English Team Wins 6—1 Against New Zealand In Second Test

Press, Volume C, Issue 29537, 12 June 1961, Page 14

English Team Wins 6—1 Against New Zealand In Second Test

'The Press" Special Service

AUCKLAND, June 11.

The English team won the second soccer test against New Zealand, 6-1, in Auckland on Saturday without being extended, but New’ Zealand showed tenacity in defence, and always tried to play good constructive football on attack. In a match full of incident, a crowd of nearly 20,000 saw a feast of intricate pattern-play by the skilful English team, but New Zealand stuck manfully to its task, and was rewarded three minutes from time when D. McVey was on hand to score in an empty net after the English goalkeeper, F. Else, had parried a hot shot from G. P. Eccles.

The teams were: England.—F. Else; K. G. Hair, G. L. Shaw; R. Moore. L. Brown. C. Appleton; T Finney, J. L. Lewis, R. Charnley, J. Fantham, A. A’Court. New Zealand. —P. L. Whiting; J. Middleton, A. W. Leong; J. M. Warrender. J. G Kemp, K. Armstrong: G. P Eccles. A. Inglis, R. E. Reid, D. McVey. R. D. Ormond. Outstanding for New Zealand were P. L. Whiting (Wellington), a cool and confident goalkeeper. J. G. Kemp (Auckland), a most competent centre-half, and A. W. Leong (Waikato) at left-back, who never gave up the hard task of marking the English captain and right-wing, T. Finney. Finney was a great favourite with the crowd, and made many scintillating, swerving bursts to the goal. He scored twice, and made many opportunities fr his colleagues. J. Fantham and R. Charnley were speedy and threatening attackers for the English team, while R Moore at wing half kept his forwards well supplied with flowing passes. L. Brown, at centre-half, commanded the defence, and G. L. Shaw eave a polished disnlay at left-back. With two changes from the first test, the New Zealand attack had A. M Inglis (Wellington), and D. McVey (Otaeo), as the inside forwards, and though the line lacked a general, it worked better as the match progressed. D Ormond, on New Zealand’s left wins, shone in the first half, while R. E Reid always tried hard in his lone role as the spearhead. K Armstrong and J M. Warrender, the wing halves, worked tirelessly throughout for New’ Zealand, and were

always ready to support and encourage their forwards. Whiting made the first save after two minutes’ play when he held a hot shot from Charnley. Five minutes later, Finney gave J. L. Lewis a great chance, but Kemp blocked his shot on the line and Whiting grabbed the loose ball. New Zealand set up several attacks, and had a fair share of the early play. Leong saved a point-blank shot from Fantham after A A’Court had made a scintillating run down the left wing and drawn the goalkeeper before centring. Fantham was foiled again ajter he had cut clear for half the length of the field, when Whiting parried his shot and Kemp cleared. After 15 minutes’ play. Lewis was unended by Leong as he cut in on goal from the right, and he goaled the free kick. Three minutes later, Finney and Charnley burst through the middle with a pretty bout of interpassing, and finally Charnley outpaced two defenders to crash a left-foot ground drive into the right-hand corner of the net. New Zealand countered, and Feid put Eccles clear, but Else saved the centre from .the wing. Then in a fine move. Armstrong sent Ormond awav down the left wing, and Eccles just failed in a flying dive to get his head to the ball as it flashed across the goalmouth. English Lead The English team took a 3-0 lead after 30 minutes when A’Court. who had moved in to the centre, put Charnley away on the right wing, and was on the spot to head into an emnty net a tow return cross, which beat Whiting. After Lewis had shot wide of an open goal after dribbling past three defenders and the goalkeeper, Reid and Eccles both

went close for New Zealand, but McVey missed a great opportunity when a wellplaced centre from Eccles deceived the goal-keeper. Else, but McVey headed wide with the goal at his mercy. New Zealand had done well to hold the visitors to a three-goal lead at halfti e, and performed even more creditably after the interval to limit the tally to a further three goals. New Zealand finally set the < owd roaring with appreciation as it was rewarded for its tenacity and stamina by scoring. Finney scored the first of his two goals ■in the fiftyfourth minute when he took a pass from Fantham, sped past Leong, and then coolly chipped the ball over the advancing Whiting. The home defence was under pressure, and Middleton headed off the line to stop a Lewis shot, but in the sixtysecond minute Fantham crashed in an unstoppable drive from the edge of the penalty area, after receiving a sweet pass from Finney. The English attack, constantly switching positions and passing with unerring accuracy, kept the home defence at full stretch, while the visitors’ rearguard always contained the New Zealand attack whenever its thrusts reached the danger area. Finney’s Second Goal Finney scored his second when he neatly headed in an accurate cross from the right by Charnley and it was only some cool but determined rearguard work by Kemp, ably supported by Warrander and Leong, that stopped the Englishmen adding to their tally. The “tonic finish” by New Zealand came when the right-wing, Eccles, took a beautiful pass from Armstrong, cut inside Shaw, and rammed in a left-foot drive which the advancing Else c< Id only deflect. Inglis and McVey were up in the goalmouth. and McVey tapped the ball into the empty net for a deserved consolation goal. New Zealand attacked spiritedly until the end of a worthy match that certainly did not disgrace the side The masters may have given the pupils a lesson, but the latter showed every promise of a bright future.