Final Soccer Games Today

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29016, 3 October 1959, Page 5

Final Soccer Games Today

The 1959 soccer season will conclude this afternoon with the final round of the international tournament at English Park for the Goldsmith Cup.

England, successful last season again seems the likely winner and! will meet Scotland in the final.! The New Zealand and Holland: teams, which were both beaten 3-2 by England and Scotland res-1 pectively last Saturday, should, provide an interesting curtain-! raiser.

Players from all Continental' countries are entitled to play for : the Holland team and although' the majority of members are' Dutchmen the side includes footballers from Austria, Hungary j

and Italy. Irishmen are included |in the Scotland team, and players! ■from Wales and Commonwealth countries other than New Zealand! I are entitled to play for the 1 i England side. I Last season this tournament was ! played in the evenings at Hagley' Park and it proved so popular | that the Canterbury Football As-! Isociation decided this year to hold 1 [these games at English Park as ; ia finale to the soccer season. Under the rules of the tourna'ment there will be no extra ■spells in the event of a draw at full-time. Instead, three different 'players of each side will each! take a penalty to decide the j match.