Soccer Western And Nomads Win Cup Semi-Finals

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28921, 15 June 1959, Page 8

Soccer Western And Nomads Win Cup Semi-Finals

The local semi-finals of the Chatham Cup were played on Saturday and resulted in good wins for Nomads and Western. Nomads got little opposition

from Atlantis, but Western was forced to play hard against an improved Technical Old Boys team. In the Hurley Shield competition Christchurch City beat Neerlandia-United easily at Spreydon Domain, and Shamrock gained another two points in the match against Rangers at Burwood Park. Results:— Chatham Cup.—Semi-Finals Western 6, Technical Old Boys 0. Nomads 6, Atlantis 2. Hurley Shield Christchurch City 8, Neer-landia-United 3. Shamrock 2, Rangers 0. Points in the Hurley Shield series (with the number of games played shown iri parenthesis) are: —Christchurch City 11 (8), Western 10 (5), Nomads 10 (6), Shamrock 7 (7), Rangers 7 (7), Technical Old Boys 5 (7), NeerlandiaUnited 3 (8), Atlantis 1 (6). TECHNICAL OLD BOYS V. WESTERN A superior forward line and solid defence gave Western a 6-0 win over Technical Old Boys in a Chatham Cup semi-final at English Park. The match was played in ideal conditions and, notwithstanding the large score in Western’s favour, was hard fought throughout. Technical matched its opponents in midfield play, and the first spell especially produced some of the best Soccer seen at English Park this season. A lack of shooting ability wasted Technical’s scoring opportunities, and in the closing stages of play its defence united in the face of concerted Western attacks.

The Technical goalkeeper, H. Mathews, received a fierce bombardment from the sharpshooting Western forwards, but played courageously throughout. At left full-back, V. Smith defended solidly, as did the centre-hall. R. Graham.

The outstanding wing half on the field was I. Drewitt, who was constantly probing the Western defence with constructive passes which seldom went astray. The left-half, K. Hendy, began well, but lost touch in the second spell. On the right flank A. Chee and M. Jones combined well. Chee often beat his marker, the experienced Western left-half, W. Rodger. The left wing, S. Mahommed, centred well, but was too slow to the ball and seldom attempted to beat his opponent. Although taking some time to reach top form, the Western forwards all played well, frequently puzzling the Technical defenders with swift passing and clever ball control Outstanding in this powerful combination was the left wing. P. Saunderson, who received good service from K. Olley, at inside-left. The centre-forward, C. Whitehead, was well marked by Graham and seldom breached the defence. The Western wing halves,, W. Rodger and J. Lonemuir, met strong opposition in midfield, but pushed some good passes through to their forwards and defended well. At centre-half. A. Laffey played his usual sound game, with good support from the full-backs, M. Shardlow and R. Durant. The Western goalkeeper. H. Langley, saved well when necessary, clearing the ball powerfully, and Intelligently. The match opened at a fast .pace, with Technical on attack earlv. Western scored first when Whitehead headed Saunderson’s centre to Olley, who ran in to beat Mathews with a hard drive to the corner of the net

Technical was still getting a fair share of the ball, but Western went further ahead when Oller passed to Saunderson, who beat two defenders to score with a lofted drive. At half-time Western led 2-0.

After two minutes’ play in the second spell Western was awarded a penalty. but Mathews saved Durant’s shot brilliantly. A few minutes later Western attacked down its right flank, and neat play by T. Glass and C. Steele resulted in Saunderson heading Steele’s centre into the net from close range. The next goal came when Whitehead took an indirect free kick and tapped the ball to Rodger, who nut a powerful shot into the net. Two minutes later Laffey passed to Steele, who centred for Olley to with a neat header. With Western leading 5-0 half-way through the second spell, the game became scrappv. and Saunderson scored the final goal when be -lammed a loose ball into the net five minutes before the final whistle. The referee was Mr I. Billcliff. ATLANTIS v. NOMADS The Chatham Cup semi-final between Atlantis and Nomads at English park resulted in a comfortable win for Nomads by 6 goals to 2. A more cohesive forward line and a distinct superiority in midfield play gave Nomads a territorial advantage and assured its spearhead of a feast of the ball. Consequently. Atlantis was defending desperately for most of the match, although a reshuffle of positions at half-time resulted in a more evenly-contested second spell. J. Voogt, the Atlantis goalkeeper, had plenty of work and brought off some fine saves. At right back J. Cole was the best of the Atlantis defenders, breaking up many Nomads attacks with good anticipation and speedy recovery. Although Atlantis was outplayed In midfield, there was a big improvement in the second half, when A. Condie (inside right) and R. McDonald (right half) switched positions to good effect. McDonald showed up as a fine footballer and combined well with the outside right, A. Chippendale. Chippendale made the most of his chances and. with the centre-forward. J. Collins, was the best of the Atlantis spearhead.

The Nomads goalkeeper, J. Joyner, had few opportunities to show his ability and was beaten only at close range. Prominent defenders for Nomads were the right back. B. Ros Kam, and the centre half, I. Graham.

Capitalising on mistakes by their opponents, the Nomads wing halves and inside forwards dominated midfield play. The right half, I. Toth, and the inside right. A. van Rooyen, had more of the ball than the left flank players and distributed well to (heir spearhead.

At outside right. D. Simmonds made some good breaks and centred strongly. The left wing. J. Bouhwis. was well marked by Cole and had fewer opportunities. P Kay. the Nomads, centre-forward, was always formidable and a threat to the Atlantis defence. Noinads swamped Atlantis in the opening stages and. after * scoring two goals in the first five minutes of play, added another three before the interval. Early in the second half Nomads scored again, but Atlantis, playing much better football than it did in the first half, replied with two good goals. Scorers for Nomads were van Rooyen (3), Bouhwis. and Kay one goal each, and one by an Atlantis defender. For Atlantis goals were scored by L. Wells arid L. Terode. Mr T. Gottermeyer was referee. SHAMROCK V. RANGERS In a rather scrappv hard-kicking game at Burwood Park, Shamrock comfortably beat Rangers by 2 goals to 0. Shamrock went ahead in the first minute when P. Getcum beat two defenders and scored from close in. Shamrock, with the wind behind it, was dominating the play and A. Adarh,- in the Rangers goal, was called upon to save good shots in ouick succession from J. Killick. W. Yates and G. Rae. Once Getcum was right through, beat W. Adam to the ball, only to see his shot just clear the bar. The lively ball and bumpy ground were not helping good football but the young Shamrock side adapted Itself to the conditions better, and added to its tally in tho second half When Yates cleverly changed plaees

with J. Killick and completely beat the Rangters goalkeeper with a leftfooter cross shot.

Although doing most of ihe attacking. Shamrock could not increase its score This was mainly because of the superlative keeping

For Shamrock, J. Callaghan had a very quiet match, and F. Oram was the better of an efficient pair of backs. The Shamrock half-backs. H. Taylor, P, Flynn, and P. Fletcher, broke up the Rangers attacks before they looked really dangerous, also finding the time to feed their forwards.

N. Yates and J. Killick, the young Shamrock right wing, combined splendidly. J. Price, at inside-left, worked hard both on attack and defence, and was a constructive link between backs and forwards.

J. Rae, the young partner, showed promise, and P. Getcum, at centreforward, welded the forward line together with good positional play, always looking dangerous when in possession.

Rangers did not impress. W. Adam, in goal, undoubtedly saved them from a heavier defeat, with a brilliant display. Rangers’ defence was overworked by the inability of the to retain possession. Even allowing for this the service was often misdirected and spoiled by ballooned kicking. A Hinchley, at centre-half, positioned himself well on defence, but his clearing left a lot to be desired.

The Rangers’ forward line did not move smoothly. P. Cole, at centreforward, was wasted, although, he tried hard. T. Ryan at inside left did many good things, but J. Hinchley, at outside left, was never in the game. T. Smith, the other wing, was fast, but ineffective, because of poor ball control, which allowed the defence to intercept his runs. The referge was Mr J. Gourlle. CHRISTCHURCH CITY V. NEERLANDIA UNITED Christchurch City had the better of a poor game at. Spreydon Domain, beating Neerlandia United 8-3. Both sides lost numerous opportunities in front pf goal through wild shooting. City had strength in the backs and halves, but its attack broke down again and again when in sight of goal. All the forwards were guilty of missing shots at goal, and any sort of co-ordination was generally lacking. D. Worthington and E. Bennett worked hard on the left, and Worthington crossed beautifully, but often to little avail. J. Quickenden seemed slow at -centre-forward, while P. O’Toole, playing his second game for City, was not at home at inside-right. When be was shifted to centre-forward, and Quickenden went to the wing, O’Toole seemed much more at home, scoring three goals, for the second week. A. Trotter, at right wing and then in-side-right, put across some good corners. The City back line of R. Laby, M. Wild, and T. Lynch was solid, while G. Richards in goal made few mistakes. Most of City’s troubles seemed to come from the lack of linking up between the wing halves, T. Clackson and R. Herbert, and the forwards, although both were strong on defence. Neerlandia showed even, less combination than City. Jts was enthusiastic but ragged, with P. van Hout, at right-back, and J. van der Griend and G. Tabak, in the halves, showing up. In Hoevers, in goal, suffered from a lack of covering, but made some good saves. Neerlandia continually gave away possession with hurried, indiscriminate passes which more often than not found the wrong man. G. Kemp, on the right wing, was the best of the Neerlandia forwards and showed a fine turn of speed. His goal, scored with an overhead kick, with his back to the goal, from well out, was a gem. R. Campfens and J. van Hout toiled busily, but Neerlandia could not score from orthodox play. Goals for City were scored by O’Toole (3), Bennett (2), Worthington (and one from a penalty), and Herbert. For Neerlandia. Campfens scored from a free-kick and J. van Hout from a penalty, while Kemp scored the third goal. The referee was Mr C. Anderson. LOWER GRADES

Second Division.—Technical Old Boys 3, Nomads 1; City 2, Western 0; University 6, Celtic 0; High School Old Boys 5, Rangers 1. Third Division.—Western 7, Atlantis 1; City 4, Lyttelton 1; Neerlandia 4, Teachers’ College 3; Shamrock 4, Thistle 4. • Fourth Division.—City 2, University 1; Watersiders 7, Shamrock 1; Technical Old Boys 2, Rangers 1. Fifth Grade.—Section I: Nomads A 3, Rangers A 0; City A 8, High School Old Boys 0; Shirley Boys’ High School A 5. Western A 2. Section II: Shamrock B 4, Rangers B 0; Celtic 7, Neerlandia 0; Western C 3, Shirley Boys' High School B 1; Nomads B 2, Western B 0; Boys’ High 11, City 1. Sixth Grade.—High School Old Boys 4. City 0; Nomads 1, Rangers 0; Shirley Boys’ High School A 3, Technical 1; Western A 3, Shamrock 2. Seventh Grade.—City 4, Western C 1; Western A 5, Rangers B 0; Shamrock B 3, Neerlandia 1; Technical Old Boys 6, Celtic 0; Shamrock A 3, Western B 0; Rangers A 3, Nomads 0. Eighth Grade.—Western A 8, Shamrock B 0; Shamrock A 2, Nomads B 2; Nomads A 3, Technical Old Boys B 0; Celtic B 4, Atlantis 0; Celtic A 11, Technical Old Boys A 0; Rangers 1. Western B 0. Ninth Grade.—Western A 3, Shamrock A 0; Western B 2, Celtic B 0; Nomads 0, Shamrock B 0; Rangers 2, City 2; Celtic A 4, Technical Old Boys 0. Tenth Grade.—Shamrock A 0, Technical Old Boys A 0; Neerlandia 1. Technical Old Boys C 0; City 4, Technical Old Boys B 0; Rangers 6, Western B 0; Western A 1, Nomads 0; Shamrock B 5, Western C 0; Celtic 6, Atlantis 0. Eleventh Grade.—Western 3, Celtic O. Team For Jones Cup Canterbury’s team to play Otago in the Jones Cup match at English Park next Saturday was announced by the sole selector (Mr W. Carruthers) as follows:—J. Callaghan (Shamrock); I. Graham (Nomads), M. Shardlow (Western); W. Rodger (Western), A. Laffey (Western), H. Taylor (Shamrock); C. Steele (Western), P. Feenstra (Western), A. van Rooyen (Nomads), P. Rennell (Nomads), D. Worthington (City). Reserve: W. Yates (Shamrock). This is the same team as that which drew with Wellington 2-2 on May 16. Mr Carruthers also announced two additions to the Canterbury training squad. They are J. Collins (Atlantis) and J. Bouhwis (Nomads).

Results In Other Centres

Wanganui.—Settlers 11, Technical Old Boys 0.

New Plymouth.—Mt. Albert Grammar 6; New Plymouth Boys’ High School 1.

Dunedin.—Technical 4. RoslynWakari 2; Maori Hill 4, Continental 1: Green Island 2, H. 5.0.8. 1; Mosgiel 2. Northern 2.

Wellington.—Diamond 7, Western Suburbs 1; Zealandia 3, Stop-out 3; Petone 2, Northern 0; Miramar Rangers 0, Seatoun 0; Railways 2, Marist 0. In a Chatham Cup elimination Swifts 2 beat Miramar Rangers B 1.

Invercargill.—United 2, Hotspurs 1; Brigadiers 3, Queen's Park 0; Rovers 2. Thistle 1.

Nelson.—Athletic 5, Thistle 2.

Auckland.—E.F. A. Trephy: Auckland 3, Waikato 1; Flyger Rose Bowl: Waikato 3.