SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32323, 15 June 1970, Page 13

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Two Upset i Results

Technical s surprise defeat at , home. Christchurch City’s upset victory away, were features of the depleted southern league, first division, soccer programme ■ on Saturday. Technical had all the play but ■ conceded the only goal, to allow Northern its first victory of the season, while City, expecting defeat, outplayed • Roslyn-Wakari. 3-1, in Dunedin. With the leading clubs not playing because of cup fixtures. ■ the two points it gained lifted I City into fourth place, only one ■ point behind the joint leaders, : New Brighton and St Kilda. ' In the only other first division match, the Shamrock centreforward. M. Ellis, netted three • goals for the second successive ' week, in his club’s victory over ‘ Rangers. Technical had enough chances Ito score half-a-dozen goals ' against Northern but something always seemed to go wrong at a vital moment. On the other hand. Northern was rarely a 1 danger, but 10 minutes from • the end P. Little netted the • only goal. 1 City surprised by the ease of its victory over Roslyn, leading ’ 3-0 at one stage, with goals 1 from J Wilson (penalty). D. • Wild and A. Dawe. Roslyn re • duced the arrears through M r ; Richmond but never went near •ito saving even one point. ‘ Ellis, who got three goals against Northern the previous ■(week, repeated the feat as ; j Shamrock moved clear of the I relegation zone bv its victory j-over Rangers. Another hero ini I the Shamrock side was the team's goal-keeper P. Straw 1 ’ who made several splendid saves from Rangers' eager for-' • wards. He was beaten once hv! ’ D. Torkingtnn. from a free-kick by M. Blight. . Results and the Division One; ’ table are: Division 1: Technical O' j Northern 1: Roslvn-Wakari 1. j Christchurch City 3: Rangers 1. Shamrock 3.

P W D L F A Pts RrjrM* n 6 4 1 1 17 R 9 Kilda fi. 4 1 1 15 11 9 « 3 2 1 15 9 R r i»v 73 2 2 14 11 R xvoctprn . 6 3 1 2 12 R 7 7 2 2 3 15 16 fl Shamrock 7 3 0 4 12 13 R technical 7 3 0 4 R 9 fl Ranpers .7124 R 17 4 Northern 7 115 R 22 3 Division 2: Dunedin City 3 Dunedin Technical 2; Maori Hill 2, Green Island 0.