NEW ZEALAND BEATEN

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22112, 7 June 1937, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND BEATEN

* WIN FOR ENGLAND AT ASSOCIATION TWELVE GOALS TO NIL MATCH PLAYED IN SNOW AND SLEET (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEQRAM.) DUNEDIN, June 5. After a spring-like week, snow and sleet ghowers marred conditions at the Carisbrook ground for the first international Association football contest between England and New Zealand. There was an attendance of 3500. The visitors were obviously more at tome on the wet ground than were the New Zealanders, trapping, passing, and ghooting with precision. They also had definitely superior understanding among the backs and forwards, jn spite of the conditions they gave an exhilarating exhibition oi: high-grade football. The New Zealand team was sadly lacking in cohesion. The forwards could not penetrate the wellorganised defence, of which Joy was the pivot, and misdirected at critical stages. In spite of the score of 12 to nil against him, Cameron kept the goal brilliantly for New Zealand, and received strong support against an aggressive side from Sutherland, Hoggett, and Gerrard. New Zealand kicked off in driving sleet. England at once attacked, and a centre from Collins was goaled by Mathews two minutes after tne opening. New Zealand advanced smartly on the left to the goal area, but met a sound defence. Clever combination had them defending again. Joy rapping the bar with a strong shot and Cameron clearing. A stinging drive from Lewis, and clever work by Duncan and Leslie, saw England's territory invaded, but the slippery ground nullified the advantage and Joy, with a shot half the length of the field, brought Cameron out to clear safely. Three English corner kicks went amiss. By beautiful passing England travelled the length of the field, Cameron saving a brilliant drive by Finch.

I New Zealand again advanced promisingly, but found Joy invincible. The ball worked down the right wing to Collins, whose well-timed centre was headed into the goal by Thornton. The Englishmen were now getting into their stride, attacking frequently, but being Jtept out by Cameron, who saved four shots brilliantly. Several likely movements by New Zealand failed through lack of combination, the ball being misdirected at likely stages. There was one exception when Sutherland, Duncan, Wood, and Leslie threaded through to give Wood a shot which went outside. Ju=t before half-time England's right attack outwitted the defence and from a smart centre by Collins, Eastham scored with a bullet shot. In the half England's goalie had handled only twice. The half-time score was:— England 3, New Zealand 0. Immediately on resuming a dazzling movement by England's backs and forwards gave Finch a clear run to beat Cameron with a low shot. Still aggressive, Collins kicked across to Eastham, who d ouSe u Se in " After Thornton hfd llft ed the ball over the bar and Mathews had brought Cameron to the ground to clear a hard drive, Finch secured and cross-kicked to Eastham, who scored England's sixth goal. Finch crosskicked to Thornton, who brought England s second-spell tally to four in 13 minutes. A welcome change in the locality of play was brought about by clever work 3L e " ood ' and D "ncan, but Huddle find «tM B t U X 3 WGak Shot by Leslie - E»gs'ho? h,, aC^ ecJ f gain ' Came ™n cleared one coSc'Jiph f m I r * tu ™ ed and Sutherland nam Ce go e a d ,ing Penalty by fiSti " g ° Ut ' East " Koafmm, e tt land a £ 3in reac "ed England's goai-mouth, where a free-kick «, aa auemotln^f b6CaUSe °*ttvo forward attempting to play the ball while It was ™L d "? y . the goalie - New Zealand lost an ?o PP WooS ltJ b,rt h r sent the ball to nrew 'homi Slle „ and Farnam fa » e d later » a r«- e advant age. A moment wl! ■ • arnam - wh en forcing a corner wTnf th . e . field L From the clearance England went through the defence, Finch eoalinp easily. New Zealand staged three tood movements to the goal from advance! by fuUv Math W^ iCh Lesl J e closed ""success*iuny. Mathews scored again as the rp<=mt by - Fi ? ch Just a bef h ore r S S'c * a stl "ging left-footer, and fame nß endl°ng:-! So '° eff ° rt ' SCOred ' "he England 13, New Zealand 0. Mr W. P. Smith was the referee.