Soccer Nomads, Technical Win Cup Games

Press, Volume C, Issue 29609, 4 September 1961, Page 17

Soccer Nomads, Technical Win Cup Games

The defending team, Nomads, made a successful start in the 1961 Eng Ush Cup soccer knockout competition with a 4-1 win ever Shamrock in a flnt-round match on Saturday. In the ether match played. Technical beat Rangers, 2-1. Nomads and Technical now move into the second round of the English Cup, where they join City and Western. City and Western had byes on Saturday, aa they had to complete their Hurley Shield programme by playing a postponed ' match. The second round of the English Cup will bo played on September 16. Nomads v. Shamrock Nomads made no bones about beating Shamrock in the match game at English Park. The final score ot four goals to one was a good indication of the superiority of the Nomads side. On both attack and defence they were the more impressive. M. Mitchel gave a tradesman’s display in the Nomads goal. Another new player, R. Worley, was also impressive at right full-back. The centre-tiaif, D. Simmonds, played a robust game, and at right-half D. Stapiey had his best match of the season. Stapiey was the most constructive of the mid-field players and gave those in front of him a lot of the ball. A van Rooyen and P. Rennell were outstanding in the Nomads forward line. Van Rooyen was always rn the right place at the right time, and all his goals came as a result of clever positional play by Rennell. In drawing the goal-keeper and giving van Rooyen an easy chance, Rennell did a good job for his side. Several usually-dependable Shamrock players were disappointing. H. Verdellan and H. Taylor were two, and the normally tighit Shamrock defence left gaps through which Nomads were quick to move. B. O’Brien and P. Barrett were adequate, but only P. Flynn played a good game. In the forward line W. Yates was the best. J. Price had a shocking match, and late in the second spell Flynn moved to inside-right and Verdellan to inside-left. J. Rea played one of his best games. < Van Rooyen (three) and I. McCallum scored for Nomads, and Yates for Shamrock. Mr C. B. Anderson was the referee. Technical v. Rangers The Hurley Shield winners. Technical Old Boys, were uncomfortably close to' an early exit from the English Cup, a goal in the dying minutes giving tnem a 2-1 victory over Rangers at Ensors road. Rangers have given die home team several close tussles on this ground in recent seasons and in this match there was a long period in the second half when an upset appeared liktiy. The half-time score was 1-aiL Both goals came late in the half after Rangers had had a clear territorial advantage for the first 30 minutes Their quickness to the ball ‘ and direct methods disrupted Technical’s passing but as ■ usual the forwards could not capitalise on the many balls which came through. Technical’s defence was unsettled and persisted in long clearances upfield, well past the forward line in position to receive the short pass. In

the second half there was much more combination but poor finishing kept their supporters on edge until four minutes from time when E. Chariton ran on to a long through ball and put it past the advancing R, Coates. Charlton scored both his side’s goals but. like the rest of the Technical attack, he mixed good with bad play. Perhaps the most consistent, if not brilliant, was the leftwing. R." Higham, who has settled down weH into the first division side. A. Bertram was not as polished as usual and W. Shannon had several spectacular misses. K. Hendy and G. Jones could not gain control in midfield, necessitating long clearances by the full-backs. The type of football Rangers played made them a difficult side to beat. For long periods they had Technical pinned down in their own half but the forward problem remained unsolved. The line needed a competent pivot to bring some order into its attacks but unfortunately neither D. Anderson nor A. Inglis, the two candidates, could be spared from defensive work. Inglis’s form has improved markedly in recent weeks and he is approaching his last year’s standard. In the backs J. Adam held Charlton well, and P. Farrell got through some hard work. Charlton scored twice for Technical and Anderson once for Rangers. Mr L Tointon was the referee. Lower Grades Third Division.—Watersiders 1. City 0. Fourth Division.—H.S.O.B. 2, Shamrock 1; Lyttelton S, New Brighton 3; City 2, University Fifth Division.—Thistle 1, City 1. Fourth Grade.—Celtic A 4, S.B.H.S. A 1; Shamrock A 5, Nomads B 2. Fifth Grade.—Western A 10. Nomads 1. Sixth Grade.—Shamrock 6. Rangers 0; Nomads 10. S.B.H.S. 4: Shamrock B beat Tech. 0.8.. by default; Wanderers 2, Nomads B 1. Seventh Grade.—Wanderers 2. Shamrock A 1. Eighth Grade.—Rangers 10. City B 0; Shamrock A 2. Wanderers 1. Ninth Grade.—Section I: City A 3. Shamrock A 2: Technical A 6. Celtic A 0; Western A 6. Wanderers 1. Section IlTechnical B 4. Shamrock C 1; Celtic B 1, Western B 0; Technical C 1, City B 0. Tenth Grade—Section I: Technical A 2, Rangers 0: Western A 0. Neerlandia 0; Wanderers 2, Celtic 0; City A 3. Shamrock A 0. Section II; Technical B 1, Western B 0; Brighton 1, Western C 0; Technical C beat City C by default. Eleventh Grade.—Western 1. Celtic 0: Nomads 3, Shamrock 1; Wanderers 2, Neerlandia 0.