VICTORIA BEATS SOUTHLAND

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26492, 6 August 1951, Page 3

VICTORIA BEATS SOUTHLAND

MARGIN OF FOUR GOALS

(New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, August 5. Hie touring Victorian Association football team scored a convincing win over Southland by 4 goals to 0 at the Invercargill Show Grounds on Saturday afternoon. The match was played in fine weather before a record attendance for a Southland match. Had the Victorians been better accustomed to heavy grounds, the score would undoubtedly have been higher. The Victorian forwards sent in many wide and high shots at goal because they found difficulty in keeping balance bn the rather greasy ground. For Victoria, D. Stoddart, the centre forward, scored three goals, and J. Wilson, the outside right, scored one. The half-time score was 2-0. The Southland forwards had few opportunities of scoring. In the second half, the Southland forwards saw a little more of the ball. A goal made and scored by D. Ottley. the outside left, was disallowed by the refereb, Mr E. Tombs. Ottley having kicked the ball from Scott’s hands. For most of the match the Victorian forwards were attacking. The Southland defence played strongly. R. Morrison, the captain and centre half, was outstanding, and B. Pope, the Southland goal-keeper, played brilliantly. He effected some very difficult clearances with seeming ease and made the most of a long kick. The Victorian forwards were always dangerous near the goal, but their, shots were far from accurate. Stoddard seemed to be the most accurate and kept Pope on edge throughout the match. Alec Barr (captain), on the left wing, and Wilson on the right were fast and their centring kicks were good. Wilson scored one goal in the first half, but many of his other shots were well saved by Pope.

PETONE IN NORTH ISLAND FINAL

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 5. By beating Technical (Wanganui) 8-0 on Saturday Petone won its way into' th-5 North Island final of the Chatham C’<p competition. It will now meet Eastern Suburbs (Auckland). Petone was by far the superior team, only good work by the Technical goalkeene*, E. Gould, preventing the seore reaching double figures. Although defending for most of the game. Technical held Petone for the first quarter-hour but thereafter goals came at regular intervals. The Petone scorers were W. Hewitt (4), J. Kramwinkel (2), G. McClelland and R. Quickenden.

IN OTHER CENTRES

Wellington.—Seatoun 6, Diamond 1; Marist 2, Railways 1; Institute 5, University 0. Dunedin.—Mornington 4, Mosglel 1; Technical 3, Green Island 1; Northern 6. High School Old Boys 1: Watersiders 4. Roslyn-Wakari 1: University 12, Southern 5; Maori Hill 4, Caversham 2. Auckland.—Onehunga 2, Mount Albert 1; Eastern Suburbs 8, Comrades 1.

ASHBURTON BEATS KAIAPOI

An Ashburton representative Association football team had no difficulty in beating a Kalapoi side in a match played at Ashburton on Saturday, winning by 6 goals to 1.