Soccer LEADING TEAMS WIN AGAIN IN HURLEY SHIELD GAMES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28939, 6 July 1959, Page 7

Soccer LEADING TEAMS WIN AGAIN IN HURLEY SHIELD GAMES

The Hurley Shield series was continued in ideal conditions on Saturday with the four leading teams retaining their positions on the championship table.

At Engish Park Nomads were not extended to gain a convincing win over Technical. Old Boys. Neerlandia-United went down to Shamrock at Linwood Park and Christchurch City gained a ■narrow win o er Rangers at Burwood. The championship leaders, Western, trounced the bottom team, Atlantis, at Beckenham Park. Results: Nomads 6, Technical Old Boys 1. Christchurch City 2, RanV gm L Shamrock 4, NeerlandlaUnited ,X Western U, Atlanta *9Points in', .the Hurley Shield competition with the number of gamieg played shown in parentheriO are:- . ? Mestern 14 (1), Christchurch l3 (10), Shamrock 13 (10), Nomads 1® (7), Rangers 9 (10), Technical Old Boys 6 (9), Neer-landia-United 3 (10), Atlantis 2 (9). . BCHN,C NOI£ri» r 8 Technical Old Bdys were well beaten, by Nomads th- the main Hurley Shield fixture at English Park. The final score of 6-1 was a fair indication of the trend of play, with the- Nomade forwards providing the few bright movements in a match which produced little good football The main weakness in the Technical team was in midfield, where the Nomads players held a distinct advantage for most of the match. Given an ample supply of the bah the Nomads forwards gave the Technical defence a torrid time. When in possession the Technical forwards seloom looked formidable, and weak shooting wasted scoring opportunities in front of goal. The Nomads goalkeeper, J. Joyner, made some good saves, but was seldom under pressure. B. Boskam and J. Cullen were competent fullbacks. D. Simmonds defended well at centre-half, but his distribution was often astray. Dominating midfield play was the Nomads right half, 1. Toth, who always moved fast into a gap and who passed the ball accurately. He was ably assisted by the inside forwards, P. Rennell and A. van Booyen. L McCallum played well at outside right, and centred strongly. Usually a full-back, B. Prebble showed speed and good ball control an the left flank, but had few opportunities. A* centre-forward, P. Kay made the most of bis chances, scoring three goals. K. FUnthatn stopped some particularly hard shots in goal for Technical. His agility and sure handling saved his team time and again. The Technical full-backs, C. Spinks and W. Charlton, played hard, but were outclassed by the Nomads attack. R. Graham was frequently caught out of position at centrehalf. The wing halves, W. Dunn and V. Smith, gave good support on defence, but were not so prominent on attack. The hardest working Technical forward was the inside right, I. Drewitt. who was responsible for most of his team’s attacking moves. A. Chee was energetic at inside-left, but his passing was too often inaccurate. The wings, M. Jones and I. Clarke, showed flashes of ability, but were not consistent. The centre-iorward, K. Rasmussen, was frequently too slow to capitalise on his chances. Nomads scored first after seven minutes' play when Prebble netted with a high short after a corner kick by McCallum. Five minutes later Van Rooyen split the defence and scored with a long, low drive. Technical had a spell on attack, and when Clarke centred well, Rasmussen put a hard shot past Joyner into the net. Nomads were soon back on attack, and when FUntham failed to hold a hard shot from Van Rooyen, Kay secured the loose ball to score from close .range. At half-time Nomads led 3-1. After two minutes in the second half McCallum and Van Rooyen combined to make ah opening for Kay, who beat his marker and scored with a strong, high shot In a concerted Technical attack a few minutes later, Clarke’s shot hit the post with Joyner well beaten Nomads went further ahead when Rennell scored with a powerful drive to the corner of the net, after neat play by McCallum and Van Rooyen Kay scored the final goal with a shot into an open net when FUntham was drawn out of position by a corner kick from McCallum. Mr R. W« Cullen was referee.

CHRISTCHURCH CITY v. RANGERS At Burwood Park, Christchurch City beat Rangers by two goals to one. Bangers which was on defence for the greater part of the game held the City forwards who were not shooting' well. Over the last 10 minutes Bangers came to light after R. Pearson scored from a penalty, but the City defence held to prevent Rangers making a draw. For City I, Hunter was a sound goal-keeper, especially In the last 10 minutes when Rangers were pressing. Both full-backs, R. Laby and T. Lynch, played soundly, but it was in the half line that City’s strength lay. R. Herbert and T. Clackson, the wing half, kept City on attack with their distribution. M. Wild, at centre-half, worked hard and gave a polished display in defence. At left wing, the youthful B. Sayers showed a good turn of speed but his control of the ball was not good. At inside-left, A. Trooter who usually plays wing, appeared a little lost. P. O’Toole, at centre-forward, played well and his understanding

with Bennet, the Inside right, paved the way for City’s continual onslaught on the Ranger's goal. D Worthington, at outside right, was the best wing on the field. For Rangers, W. Adams was sound and saved some grand shots. B. Cassie, at right full-back, was more steady than his partner, J. Adams. J. Pearson and J. Mills both played grandly in defence but fell down in trying to get their forwards away on attack. At centre-half, P. Cole played a grand game and kept the City centre-forward at bay time and again. J. Hinchley, on the right wing and .T. Ryan, at centre-for-ward, were the only ones to make headway against the strong City defence. D. Soder, at inside-left, and P. Farrell, at inside right, did not combine well with their wings. At right-wing, I. Pash, was not happy and appeared to be playing out of position. Soon after the start City was on attack and O'Toole drove a hard shot high which Adam failed to hold and the ball went into the back of the net. Rangers were continually on defence and it was not long before T. Clackson sent in a high curling shot which beat Adams completely Although Rangers were not combining well and were defending desperately, City could pot add to its score in the first spell, mainly because of overcrowding in goal. In the second spell City continued to attack but was still unable to penetrate the Rangers defence. Then Rangers had a turn on attack and were awarded a penalty, when R. Pearson scored. Over the last 10 minutes Rangers came to life and fought back well. Only good work bv Hunter in goal and the strong City defence stopped Rangers from scoring. The referee was Mr L. Gray. SHAMROCK V. NEERLANDIA UNITED

Shamrock made surprisingly hard work of beating Neeriandia United by 4 goals to 2 at Linwood Park, in a match undistinguished by much mediocre play Neeriandia, which was first to score, held Shamrock for most of the match. Shamrock had most of the ball, but could do little with it, and hard, bustling play by the Neeriandia defenders and two or three disputed decisions against the Shamrock forwards so unsettled them that they lost all combination. Callaghan in goal for Shamrock was always sound, but his kicking was often futile—both goal-kicks and clearances generally went into touch. Morisini had a good game at left back, but P. Flynn was below his best at centre-half. His heading, fjenerally a tine feature of his play, acked both direction and distance. His tackling was as solid as ever, however. _ . The wing-halves. P. Fletcher and H. Taylor, both worked hard, with Fletcher having a slight edge on defence. Taylor, however, and, to a greater extent. W. Yates, the in-side-right, were largely responsible for the frequent downfall of Shamrock in midfield attacks, with their wandering from position. This often led to crowding, particularly on the left, where frequently two or three Shamrock men wept for the ball and all lost it. J. Rea, on the left wing, and J. Killick, on the right, often beat their men, and centred well.

H. Hoe vers made some good saves in goal foi Neeriandia, but the backs, P. van Hout and P. Feringa, too often ballooned the ball downfield or pushed it out. K. Orsouw, at centre-half, was solid, as was J. van der Griend at right-half. Neerlandia’s two new inside forwards, H. Scholten and G. Proost, were the best of the line, and both showed they have good football brains and control. Scholten in particular worked hard, and roamed the field snapping up the loose ball. R. Campfens seemed unhappy at centreforward and lacked the drive for this position. Neeriandia started well when J. Kemp, the speedy left wing, moved in fast onto a pass and gave Callaghan no cnance with a good shot. Shamrock came back, however, when Killick broke through and passed to S. Orman, the centre-forward. Orman shot, and the ball trickled over the line through a mass of players, to make it 1-1. There was no more scoring in the first half, although both sides made some abortive attacks, but Shamrock found true form for a few minutes in the second half when Orman scored from close in after a pass from J. Price, the in-side-left, and then Price made it 3-1 with a good solo goal. The lead was reduced within two minutes, when Proost shot from well out to oeat Callaghan, but hit the bar. Campfens was on the spot to tap the ball in, to make it 3-2. Neeriandia mounted a series of attacks, but could not make up the margin, and the final score, about 10 minutes before half-time, was to Shamrock. Killick shot, with Hoevers beaten, and the ball was weakly cleared from the line by a back. Yates took the clearance right in front, and made no mistake with a rising shot, to make the final score 4-1.

The referee was Mr 1. Billcliff. WESTERN V. ATLANTIS

A depleted Atlantis side was no match for Western at Beckenham Park. Western led 3-0 at half-time, but Atlantis was overwhelmed in the second spell, the final score being 15-0 Western used the close passing game in the first half, but stubborn defence kept them out. K. Olley opened the scoring for Western with a snap shot into the roof of the net. H. Glass scored a second goal and P. Feenstra scored the third with a low, hard drive. Western changed its tactics in the second spell, using the long ball to the wings. Most of the Western goals were hit low and hard from the edge of the penalty area, giving B. Salt, the Atlantis goalkeeper, no chance. In the second half goals were scored by C. Whitehead (6). P. Feenstra (4). K. Olley and C St Salt. the new Atlantis goalkeeper, was given a severe testing against the sharpshooting Western forwards The tally against him was formidable but he acquitted himself well R. Garters, at right-back, was steady, and A. Allardyce, his partner, who had the unenviable task

of holding C Steele, never gave up. At half-back, J. McGrath, the Atlantis captain, gave his usual polished display, but J. Cameron, the other wing-half, found the task of holding the Western forwards too much. J. Hegarty had a thankless experience at centre-half. Of the Atlantis forwards. R. McDonald was the best, but as a line they never had penetrating power. The Western defence had a comparatively easy afternoon. M. Shardlow was the best of the backs, with W. Rodgers, at left-half, the most industrious of the half line, although I. Brownlie and J. Longmuir did well.

The Western forwards had a field day and the first-class power shooting of the three inside forwards, K. Olley. C. Whitehead, and P. Feenstra, was a feature of the match. C. Steele, at outside right, had a hand in most of the goals, and H. Glass, the other wing, gave a forceful display. The referee was Mr A. G. Wood.

LOWER GRADES

Robb Cup.—Hangers A 3, Celtic 0. Second Division.—Technical Old Boys 1, High School Old Boys 0; City 3, Celtic 0. Nomaos 3, Rangers 0. Western 3, University 0. Third Division.—Western 4, Neerlanflia 2; Lyttelton 3, Teachers’ College 3; Thistle 3, Atlantis 3; Shamrock 1, City I Fourth Division.— City 4, Watersiders 3; Rangers 4. Shamrock 0; High School Old Boys 3, Burnham 2; Atlantis 6, Univeisity 0. Junior Grade.—Western 4, Shamrock 0.

Fourth Grode —Christchurch West 1 Technical 1; Bovs' High School 5. Celtic 2 Filth Grade..—Section 1: Shamrock A 3, Rangers A i: Western A 4, Boys' High School 2; Technical 2, High School Old Boys 2; Shirley Boys' High School A 2, City A 0. Friendly Nomads A 3, Nomads B 1. Section' II: Shamrock B 9, Neeriandia 0: Celtic 4, City B 0: Western 8, Rangers B 1; Western B 4, Shirley BHS 2. Sixth Grade— H. 5.0.8, 13. Shirley B.H.S. B 1; Shirley B H.S. A 5. City 0; Nomads 4, Celtic 0; Technical 2. Rangers 1. Shamrock beat Western B by default. Seventh Grode.—Western A 7, Western B O' Shamrock A 5. Western C 1; City 5. Neeriandia 0; Rangers A 5, Celtic 0: Rangers B 3, Nomads 1; Shamrock B 2. Technical 0.8. 0.

Eighth Grade —City 2. Western B 0; Rangers 0. Nomads B 0: Atlantis 3, Shamrock B 0; Western A 3, Shamrock A 0: Nomads A 3. Technical Al. Ninth Grade.—Western A 10, Celtic B 0: Technical 0.8. 2, Rangers 0; Shamrock A 1. Nomads 0; Western B 1, Citv 0: Celtic A 6, Shamrock B 0. Tenth Grade.—Rangers 5, Western C 0; Shamrock A 1. Atlantis 0; Nomads 2, Shamrock B 0> Neeriandia 0, Celtic 0: City 5. Western B 0: Western A 5, Technical 0.8. B 0: Technical 0.8 A 1 Technical 0.8. C 0. Eleventh Grade.—Celtic 0, Western 0.