SOCCER FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 172, 23 July 1928, Page 15

SOCCER FOOTBALL

I « 'j FALCON CUP SURPRISE. | J CORINTHIANS BEAT NORTHCOTE. I TRAMS DOWN BELMONT. | Tin' surprise of the second round of the | ; Falcon Cup tie- on Sat unlay afternoon j was the defeat of Northeote liy the I I junior team Corinthians, on Blandfurd ; I'ark. The panic was c'osely contested ' all tlie way and the winners showed nice j combination and balance. Northcote, | however. i i/is-ed several ea-y chances. I Otlier two junior teams were contenders I in the (up ci uii pet it ion. While Poiisoj ibv were pre-sed In Metro to jmll through | two c?<iaN. North Shore liad a com- | pa rat i vely ea-\ trip against Manurewa Ij and won by live goal-. j The replayed first round tie between J ram ways and Belmont rc-ulted in a I decisive victory for the corporation side k by four goal.-. ' JUNIOR TEAM WINS. | Corinthians brought off a surpris • u::.\in-;t Northoote. lor alter .1:1 unpromising Mart. A arid Holme.,- having .r«•< 1 for tin- s"i,i.Ts. II tliey pulled themselves together. Mid 1 <<1 shot by Nicol enabled ' l:etn I<> -ji.i-li the | tirst half even. In the s'>con.l half both ' sides missed changes bef..i-■ Nit-.i] lo.n lied (Uiis second goal. Despite desperate efforts. \ortheoie failed t u turn tie- .-.-.aand the game ende<l :— I Corinthians Nor;heote j f GOOD TRY BY METROPOLITAN. Against Poiisonhy the Metropolitan juniors put up a good ;ame. Th rottghont the fir-t half they held their own. and would have finished even if they had made the best of their elianees. As it was a goal by Wilson jrave Ponsonby the lead. In the second half the juniors were penned down t.i defence, anil limes added another goal, the game ending Tonsonby -j Metropolitan o NORTH SHORE'S BIG WIN. North Shore hail the mea-ure of Maim-r.-wa pretty well throughout. Moor.- ;md Bush put 011 goals in the tlrst lmlf. and in the second half Ki-ii-liuw got tlin-i- and Jay on.', to a clngle goal by L. Williamson. The game ended: — Norili Shore 11 -Manurewa _ 1 TRAMS BEAT BELMONT. In the cup-tie replay, between Trams and Belmoiil. the younger team made a good showing in the tirst .half, who-h they linishej one gf.al down, a goal hy Sp.-n. 'r. Tramways took charge in the* s.-eond half, and adib-d two im.re L-oals ,-unl 1»a vis me. ihe game ending:- — Tra 111 ways t Belnioii; o DICKSON CUP MATCHES. Thi-tle and Kii-hnioiid iih-i in 'In- se. ..nil •0111111 of the !>icksoii Cup. From the kick-nflf 1!).- »*\ eli a n i;es wr-r- fa>: and willing. There »a< nothing in jiiek and choose between th" 1 e;iins, and what advantage there was lay with Ki.-hiie.n.l at lie "start. The latter, however, failed in front of the goal and the teams changed eti.ls w.ih This; If ieading hy tl"..- o.hl goal in three. uhi'-n rath.-r flatter.-.I ih.-m ~n 1h ■ ■ run of the play. In the second spell K1 moml faded out through la.-k of condition and Thistle took full advantage, ridding three L'otils. Near the close Richmond scored with a penalty. r.on At-eord defeat.-d Celtic h.v 1; goals to 3, alter a stubbornly contest'-d game. JUNIOR RESULTS. SECOND (iRADE Tamtlki beat I'onsnnby A 1. Philomel beat Birkenhead - Hangers 'J. beat Newmarket I 1 fricndlv game). THIRD CKADE OI'KN V.M.C.A. beat Swanson t. I'oiisonby 2. he.i t Belmont I. Mount Albert beat New I.ynn 1. THIRD (iKAIiK INTERMEIH ATI: Mount Albert beat Burnley North Shore u. beat Rangers 1. All Saints' L'. beat l'onsonby A O. I'onsotiby B 4. beat (.'otnrmi.-s o I KOI'KTH ijRAItE. j ilb-n Eden -. Iw-at Eden Rover- 1. Tamaki betit North Shore 1. 1 Belmont 0. beat V.M.C.A. 1. I Comrades B J. drew with V.M.C.A B 1. | FIFTH lilt A DK. ! North Shore -t. beat Curl ton o. Belmont liejit Tamaki J. Comrades A L'. be;it V.M.C.A. A 1. Unehunga 7. beat All Saints' 0. SIXTH GRADE. Comrades A o. beat Mount Albert A 2. North Shore o. beat Carlton 1. Belmont beat Tamaki 1. Mount Albert B 4. beat Comrades B 1. SEVENTH GRADE. Beltno.it A tt, beat Carlton it. Belmont B :J, beat V.M.C.A. 80. W.V.M.I. 1, beat Comrades B 0. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SENIORS. Grammar tj. beat Mount Albert 80. St. Stephen's 1. beat Technical B 0. Mount Albert A t>. beat Technical A 1. SECONDS. Technical B 1. drew with liowhai 1. Mount Albert B 2. beat Technical C 0. Technical A .">. beat Northcote ". Takapuna ]. drew with Grammar 1. Mount Albert A beat Mount Albert C 0. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. WANGANL'I. Eastbrooke 4. beat K B. 1. Thistle -. beat Workshops 1. FALMEHSTON NORTH. Athletic 'J, beat St. Andrew's 2. Flock House o. bc.-it K.s.A. 1. WELLINGTON. V.M.C.A. beat Institute 1. Hospital 3. beat I'etone 1. Marist 0. beat Seatoun ;i. Thistle i 5. beat Diamond -. GREVMOUTH. Buller 2, boat West Coast 1 CHRI-TCHCRCH. Thistle 2. beat St. Alban's o. DL'NEDIN. Maori Hill o. beat High School Old Boys I. Northern 0. bear Seaoliff 2. Mornington •">. beat Mosgr.-l o. V.M.C.A. - bejit Teehnleal Old Boys 1.