LAST-MINUTE GOAL DECIDES TOURNEY

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31134, 10 August 1966, Page 17

LAST-MINUTE GOAL DECIDES TOURNEY

A soccer match with the only goal 30 seconds from time gave King’s High School (Dunedin) a narrow tournament victory over i Shirley Boys’ High School at I Shirley yesterday. j Three of the six matches were drawn. King’s won the soccer I and cross-country, and Shirley j the debate. The Bugby match fell off ! badly in the second half and ■ finished a 6-all draw. Shirley I had only itself to blame be- ' cause, repeatedly, promising 1 movements broke down with I poor handling and passing. | The first half was quite bright j and flowing and both teams attempted to use their backs but . play only muddled along in the ! second half. Both full-backs, M. Abbott (Shirley) and P. Sharrapoff, ! were impressive on defence, and the Shirley half-back, P. Baker, was a real live-wire,! especially early in the game The King's captain, P. R. Smith, was probably the best of, the forwards while P. Hazeldinei I <line-outs) and P. Ravenwood (scrums) ensured King's a large 'share of possession. i

J. Doyle, the Shirley wing, scored a try and W. Miles kicked a penalty goal for the home team. Smith and B. Haines scored tries for King’s. The soccer was dominated almost throughout by King’s but desperate defence, in which D. Phillips (goal-keeper) and M. Suggate (left-back) were outstanding for Shirley, thwarted their efforts. The King’s halfline of S. Luke, G. Boomer and S. Ovens (who scored the goal) was prominent throughout. The greater skill of the King’s players was matched by a determined Shirley hockey team and the result was a fair, two-all draw. Shirley made too little use of Its right-wing and, on defence, owed a considerable amount to the left-back, G. Jones. B. Rollo, who was second, was Shirley's only major placegetter in the cross country arid King’s with B. Duncan first and taking the third, fourth and fifth placings, won easily. 13-23. The chess was drawn. 6-all. and Shirley, taking the negative, won the debate: "That New Zealand is stagnating." The margin was 288-265.