ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL N.Z. SOUNDLY BEATEN

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27441, 30 August 1954, Page 14

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL N.Z. SOUNDLY BEATEN

SECOND TEST AT BRISBANE >

AUSTRALIA WINS BY FOUR GOALS TO ONE

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (R f, C ’? p - m -> BRISBANE, August 29. Australia completely outclassed New to ea a thl he Crlc *S et _ Gr °und yesterday goals 3 !? 1 th ® secoatl Soccer test by 4

which V iSl 6r si. at no . Ji m? showed the form which won them the first test In Melb°r}J£ne a for tnight ago. v ~;5? ey rare'x showea co-ordination in atand ,**“». allowed the Australian insl Tn. m u n to dlctate the tempo ot play. u. 1 2Su? < 2 ne , sld ?'s main strength lay on w here Charlie Stewart gave tn^4i? s l e Il. y display.. Time and again he 1Ue i d *h* cr °wd with his amazing runs and clever positional play. roo* 1 7000 was present when w£d ° “ lt ° “ Str ° ng south»l» s s^i?. g S ve d“ car l y indication of its S™=?Lni tac fc when “ fed the right wing However « Charlie Stewart’s d’etene 1 ?. meeUng with solid New n+l™iJ? s n ! ® I w Australia, and persistent th? C Jn+ P H ld I°S w U h a gforious goal from SenSY t iSS‘ 1 S& + ? arry Robertson. Bob Bignell initiated the move when he beat Stewart nCe and gave to Lennard on to ?s ed .’ corner off Westerthe bah right to the goal Si th £ gf Robertson to net high. fn3?^ S ls. w ? r l. st 5 ged a brilliant solo ef{.“rt an ? drought the crowd to its feet as h= s P. ed through the New Zealand backin 1 fast n balT dreW the goalle ' and sent A long kick upfield by the New Zealand captain, Jim Hunter, gave Ollev a rigM Ce ’ b Ut the latter s fcioK struck an upThe scores were unchanged at half-time. wi?h W x Ze f la ?4 d opened the second half with a fast attack, but the Australian defence was sound. Their burst was short l+ ve *J? d jy 1 ?®? thp Australians had withagain brief onslaught the y took over

Australia went further ahead when Jim * nard swept play out to Stewart, who cut infield and returned to Lennard, who CooHy lofted a winner over the goalie’s

It was then New Zealand’s turn, when the centre forward, Ken Olley. outplayed J a c £» °f Australfe, and sent a fast ground shot to his team-mate, Allan Smith. Smith P as - 4 « d Australian goalkeeper with a score C drive and °P ened the visitors’

Near the bell Stewart secured from a 4 U lwin and hiS ShOt gaVe ustralia a

WESTERN BEATS SHAMROCK

ENGLISH CUP SEMIFINAL

Western beat Shamrock in the English £«?u^ r ?> i ‘ fi I nal « replay on Saturday at English Park after a very even mat<Ai. The ma -!£ h a J®° x counted for championship R? 1 3£ -^e^ ern 4'X ill , n ? w play Technical v? e knock-out final. In the early match at English Park Technical beat Thistle. Results:— English Cup Western 2, Shamrock 1. Championship Western 2, Shamrock 1. Technical 7, Thistle 2, . ...Ch ampi onship points are:—Technical 26, ™X rn i7 21 C I &° , ? s adS 21 ’ Shamro <* 18. AI4K WESTERN v. SHAMROCK Although it was without two of its w^t a^i ay i ers ’ , Banham and Longmuir, Western played impressively against Shamrock in the main game at English Park. There was a directness on attack that has not been apparent in recent matches. Backed by a sound defence and with the halves who had slightly the better of ™ d “fi eld pl av. showing sound discrimination in directing attacks, the forwards had every opportunit. A. Laffey took with Ralph and Mackie, and proved that a stopper back can still support his van without losing any of his value on. defence. The forwards all went well up to scoring range, bijt once again their marksmanship was faulty. Particularly was this so of the wings. On a number of occasions they had only the., goalkeeper to beat, yet placed the ball clear of the goal.

Shamrock scored the only goal in the first spell, and although its opportunities were more limited than Western’s, it had several during the match. A rearrangement of the line after the interval wasted Gentry at inside right. Gentry has not s hone as a marksman recently, but his ability to provide the openings from the wing' Dosition has always been apparent. This left J. Price the only forward likely to challenge seriously the strength of the Western defence, and he Was inadequate. The Shamrock defence, with the territorial advantage against it, did the maximum amount of work with a minimum of errors. On the whole, however, both teams handled the hard ground and light ball remarkably well, showing much better ball control and more accuracy in passing than did Technical and Thistle in the early match. ’P. Saunderson and P. Cole scored for Western and J. Price for Shamrock. Referee: Mr T. Gottermeyer. ' TECHNICAL v. THISTLE I lalr >y even first hall. In which Technical was the only scorer, both teams &s d a*t%e meta the sec ° nd speu Thistle was without G. McAnulty at centre forward, and this had a large bearing on the poor showing of the Thistle forwards. There was neither balance nor any apparent tactical plan to exploit the value of possession. Thistle scored one particularly good goal, but this was entir^ly^ai? individual effort by J. Gordon. Technical owed 4ts win to better allcohesive play. The defence was well balanced, and the flank halves always foraged weU In mid-field play. Their work, in conjunction with that of the inside forwards, ensured that the spreadhead had ample opportunities. V. Smith, at centre, scored four fine goals. K. Lucas two and W. Dunn were the other scorers for Technical, and J. Gordon and A. Bums scored for Thistle. Referee: Mr C. Sweeney. LOWER GRADES Second Division.—Atlantis 2, Rangers 0. Senior Reserve I.—Neerlandia 6, Technical 0. Senior Reserve ll.—Wigram 4. University 1; Neerlandia 2, Rangers 1. r Junior Grade.—Thistle 0, Sydenham Rovers 0. Fifth Grade.—City A 11, Western B 0; Technical A 5, St. Joseph’s 1. Sixth Grade.—Rangers 1, Western 0. Seventh Grade.—Nomads 1, Shamrock *R 0; City 8, Rangers 0; Shamrock B beat Western by default. Eighth Grade I.—Atlantis 4, Rangers 1; City 7, Celtic 0; Western A 6, Nomads 2. Eighth Grade ll.—Nomads 3, Western B 1; Shamrock B 1, Western A 0. Ninth Grade.—Celtic 2, Western B 0.

AUCKLAND WINS JUNIOR CUP

CANTERBURY BEATEN, 7-0, IN FINAL

(New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, August 29. Auckland won the Junior National Association Football Cup for players under 18, by beating Canterbury, 7-0, in the final, played at Auckland on Saturday. Although Auckland’had a grip on the game almost throughout, a three-goal margin would have been, a better indication of the general play. Poor finishing in front of the goal cost Canterbury several- chances. The cup and medals were presented to the winning team by the chairman of the New Zealand Junior Association Football Council (Mr M. A. Webley).

GAMES IN OTHER CENTRES

Auckland.—Thistle 3, Ponsonby 1; Onehunga 4, North Shore 3.

Wellington.—Petone 6, University 3; Hospital 5, Railways 1; Stop Out. 4, Seatoun 2.