Soccer Shamrock New Leader In C.F.A. 100 Tourney

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29905, 20 August 1962, Page 13

Soccer Shamrock New Leader In C.F.A. 100 Tourney

With a 3-2 win over City on Saturday, Shamrock took over the top position in the C.F.A. 100 competition. Shamrock leads by one point from City, Rangers and Nomads, but City and Rangers have played only five matches to the others’ six.

A further drawn match on Saturday, this time between Technical and Western, has brought the total prize monev for first place in this competition up to £54.

Results were: Technical 3, Western 3. Shamrock 3, City 2. Nomads 5, New Brighton 2. Rangers 5, University 2.

TECHNICAL V. WESTERN Western's reserves gave a good display to hold Technical to a 3-3 draw in a C.FA. 100 match. Although Technical las not been consistently good this season, the side should still have been able to defeat a reserve team. That Western forced a draw speaks of the ability of several of the club's younger players. B. Sharpe, in goal for Western, was very safe. and D. Duffy, m front of him. played an energetic game. The 1960 New Zealand representative, W Rodger, at centre-half, held the strong Technical centre-forward. R van Dalsum. for most of the match. In the forwards, D Glass (inside-right) was the best.

In the Technical forward line, A Verham. a Canterbury representative for the last few seasons, showed that he is regaining his best form. Injury has held Verham back this season. but on Saturday he moved with freedom and was a constant threat when near the penalty area. Other Technical players to impress were the goal-keeper. K. Flintham. and the wing-half. J. Verham (two, including a penalty) and van Dalsum scored for Technical, and D Glass, Rodger, and J. Wooders netted for Western

Mr J. G. Gourlle was the referee.

CITY v. SHAMROCK City surrendered the top place in the C.F.A. 100 competition table to Shamrock when it squandered away a two-goals lead and loot, 3-2. to Shamrock at Spreydon, A draw might have been a fairer result, for there was little difference between two undistinguished teams, neither at full strength. The fir* four goals had cancelled out each other's efforts, and the manner in which the game was decided with 10 minutes remaining was a miserable way to win or lose a match. Defensive and attacking errors rad marked both team's lack of Progress, and a point apiece was as much as either might justifiably have expected when t< e City goalkeeper. I. Hunter, unaccountably dropped the ball at the feet of H. Taylor, standing a yard from the goal. There were flashes of individual talent and occasional cohesnt movements, but they were r are and never sustained for long enough to give one an ecge over the other. Throughout, there was more than a suggestion that the end of the siason was just round the corr.en and that the - warm sun and hard ground were more conducive to leas strenuous exercise.

M Dean. W Yates, and H. T „*°° red ter Shamrock • nd H. Nelson and P. Devine for City. , Mr W Richards wee the referee.

’■ NEW BRIGHTON The CJA. 100 soccer match, played at Rawhitl Domain on Saturday, resulted In a eon-

vicing wtn for Nomads over New Brighton by 3 goals to 2 Nomads, without six of their

regular first team players, were fully extended during the first half—as the score of two goals each at half-time Indicated—but after the change-over. Nomads added three more goals. The game never reached any great heights, due mainly to indiscriminate kicking ard Inaccurate passing. Although both sides were guilty of this. Nomads deserve marks for an earnest endeavour to keep the play as constructive as allowed The most prominent players for jhe winning combination were W. Young (centre-half). D. Stapley (wing-half), and the outside right. L McCallum. Young proved most competent, displaying clever anticipation in breaking up many promising New Brighton moves. Astute ball control and sound use of the high cross pass made McCallum a player that always required close marking. For New Brighton the two wings J. Smit and J. Kemp, were impressive, but lack of coordination with the inside forwards limited their efforts to mostly solo efforts.

Scorers for Nomads were R. Muirson (2). R. McLean, P. McParland and I. McCaTum. while D. Shuck and J. Lineham scored for New Brighton. Mr J. Sheffield was the referee. RANGERS v. UNIVERSITY Rangers were untroubled in gaining a comfortable 5-2 win over University at Ham. Sei-

dom spectacular, but always interesting, the match provided good, open football on a playing surface that encouraged soccer of a high standard. Probably Jaded after a week of tournament football, the University players were slower than their opponents and they seldom won possession in a race for the ball. Once in possession, however, University produced some neat movements, but lacked the necessary dash to penetrate the rugged Rangers defence.

The most impressive feature of the match was the swift, positive play of the Rangers wingers R. Creedy and D. Anderson. Creedy's three goals all originated from Anderson's wing, as did the second goal by E. Breero. A. Bottomley gave Creedy good support, and the steady play of R. Durant consolidated Rangers' midfield advantage.

G. Lewis and J. Campbell were the most energetic and effective of the University attackers and it was fitting that these two should score their team's only goats.

University could not match its opponents in midfield play and as a result the defence was often hard pressed. D Bloor and A. Ross did their best to halt the Rangers forwards, but even the experienced Ross was forced to kick for touch frequently. Mr L. Tointon was the referee.

Point* ar*:— P. W. L D. Pt* Shamrock I 2 — 4 8 City 5 3 1 1 7 Rangers 5 3 1 1 7 Nomads 6 3 2 1 7 Technical « 2 2 2 6 New Brighton 6 1 3 2 4 University 5 2 3 3 Western 5 • 3 2 2