Germans Miss Early Chances

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30452, 28 May 1964, Page 17

Germans Miss Early Chances

For the first 20 minutes the Canterbury defence came under constant pressure while the Germans held complete control of the mid-field. The German half-backs, F. Dorr, and H. Schultz, took the ball through with menacing ease, and the Inside-forward trio—M. Pohlschmidt, H. Menzel and H. Lulka—threatened to slice huge holes in the Canterbury defence. Had a . couple of shots by the .left-wing. M. Rummel, been better directed they might have beep the forerunners of many more goals. As the Canterbury insideforwards. and wings .dropped back to cover the jnid-fleld. the German threat lessened, and jit was not until the twtenty-third mihute that Remmel’s dipping centre enabled Menzel to head into an open goal. Ballooned His Kick Canterbury's first chance to score was badly wasted. A mix-' up in the German goal mouth presented M. Clements with a clear sight but he ballooned his kick over the top. Then Chapman made two magnificent saves and Lulka sliced a shot yards wide before Rummel magnificently volleyed a cross from a short corner into the net. Canterbury’s only other scoring attempt of the first half was a long, low drive , by Frost, the ball skidding a foot wide of the post. Canterbury came out for the second half with the orders to shoot and fight—and they did the former more often and also matched all their defensive efforts of the first half. Frost had another long shot which the German goal-keeper, H. D. Feller, took at the second attempt. Torkington kicked wide, and at the other end Pohlschmidt was an inch too high with a fierce drive from 25 yards. Coal By Wing After 33 minutes of the second half Munster scored its third goal—the second from a corner kick. A low ball punched into the middle was cracked home by the right-wing. K. H. Kiss; Within a minute Canterbury had replied. A Munster defender was penalised for obstruction in the penalty area and while the Germans were arguing amongst themselves, Frost placed the pall, passed it to Clements who side-footed it' past the goal-keeper. Inspired by this goal, Canterbury attacked with the determination that until, then had been reserved to defence. One more chance came its way before the final whistle, but P.

Kay delayed his shot one stride too Long and had the ball whipped away from his feet. It was a good result for Canterbury. Munster, which plays Wellington • today, Auckland on Saturday, and New Zealand on’ Monday, never relaxed, never attempted to play' exhibition football.. There was never a doubt that the best team won, but it had not been made easy for the professionals. They had. to earn their victory the hard way. ■■ , Teams:— Canterbury.—D. Chapman; P. Flynn. A. Hawthorne; A. Gowans. G. Evans, D. Simmonds; A. Verham, P. Kay, M. Clements, P. Frost, D. Torkington. Munster.—H. p. Feller; H. Kanai, H. Tybussek-; E. Dorr, H. R. Voss,- H,‘Schultz; K. H. Kiss, M. PohlsChmidt,- H. Menzel, H. Lulka, M. Rummel. Referee: Mr-R. Cullen..