SOCCER YOUTH

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32667, 24 July 1971, Page 25

SOCCER YOUTH

It must be especially pleasing for a club such as Western, so richly endowed with top-class players in the past but now going through a patchy periad, to have such a talented side coming through, such as that which represents the club in the under 14 grade.

This side has beei together, with its coach, M Merv Hamlin, for the last sc years, and the understandinj the players have gained dur ing this period is now evi dent in every game they play And it is no wonder that sit of the team have this yea won representative honours Last Saturday, the Westen boys proved far too stronf for Shirley-Nomads A, win ning 8-0, with Paul O'Gormai (4), Wayne Newsome (3), ant Mark Lewis scoring the goals It is acknowledged bj Western that this is one ol the most outstanding boys teams to represent the club So far this season it has scored 66 goals, concedec only seven, and must be i great favourite to carry ofl the grade section one title. It was no disgrace, there fore, for Shirley to be beater by such a well-drilled side and it contributed its owr part to the game, ever though being outclassed Peter Woods, its linkman Paul Noble, Peter Benyon Alan Newton, and the goalkeeper. Michael Stokes, all had excellent games. * « * Breathing down the necks of the Western boys in this grade are the two teams Rangers have in the top section. Both won their matches against Shamrock teams last Saturday and now share second place on the points table The battles of the clubs’ A teams were very tightly contested. Rangers fighting back to a 2-1 victory, although greatly helped by the aware of a disputed penalty. Shamrock scored first when G. Rennell netted frotr close range, and was unluckj not to increase the lead, s splendid shot by G. Moodj rebounding from the cross bar. Rangers equalise* shortly before half-tim< through a well-taken penaltj by Robert Corschot The second half was dost and exciting. Rangers inchet ahead with its second goa scored by Steven Kett, ant then defended dourly against all Shamrock efforts to savt the match. The Rangers linkmen Michael Kett and Robert Campfens were the backbont of the team, and the defenct also took a good deal o credit for the victory, wit! the full-backs. Murray Hun dleby and Scott Dickson, out standing. For Shamrock, the little M Macdonald gave a sterling performance in defence, anc P. Wilson’s forceful attacking play gave the Rangers de fenders many anxious moments. It was a different story in the clash of the club’s E

n teams, Rangers winning this; lr one with ease, by 8-1. Jamie x Andrews and Bruce Scott g each scored three times, and -- Robert Schofield and Peter i- Ede got one apiece. Robert r. Neville is the schemer in the x B team, but the strength of r the side lies in the defence 5. of Colin Royce, the goalfl keeper, and Bruce Scott and g Malcolm Home, the fulli- backs. n ♦ ♦ # d The way in section two of the under 14 grade is being v led by another fine side, f Christchurch City A, which i> overcame Halswell 5-2, last Saturday. s But Halswell did itself j proud by leading 2-1 at halfj time in a fast-moving, enterf taining game. The fact that City finally established its . superiority was no reflection 1 on the spirited play of the . losers. Halswell’s goals , were scored by Gregory van ! Grandelle and R. Gaugan. Brian Hendry and Chris ' Henget, with two goals each, ’ and Grant Hasson, with one, . were the spearheads of many I City attacks, and they were well served by the left wing, Len Bielawski, and the 5 centre-half, Stuart Stevens. 5 i City’s defence had a fairly 5 easy match and its sweeper, .-Graeme Kirdy, was always . master of the situation. « «s * .1 The race is on to be the , -first team to score 100 goals J this season. The Christ- . I church City under 15 A side 'ihas the inside running, with total of 97 to its credit.! j The Shamrock under 17 A has 91 and the Rangers under! t l7A ?' , « I J The former New Zealand; goalkeeper, Derek Phillips, of! ’ New Brighton, who played an; ’ outstanding role in his club’s, j victory over Christchurch; “lUnited in the Gillette Chate. ham Cup last Saturday, will ’ have a different part to play e d Moratorium ends I d President Marcos has ended t the two-year moratorium on e capital punishment in the Philippines, and this is expected 1,1 to mean the execution soon t'of 56 convicts. “The general e reprieve has contributed to e the decadence of order in our f penitentiaries, especially tn among those sentenced to i-i life, because they know they :■ cannot suffer any higher penI alty regardless of the number [. I of killings they commit,” the g Secretary of Justice (Mr Vic--1 cente Abad Santos)—on g whose advice Mr Marcos - acted—said. Another 485 - convicts are under sentence of death, but await a judii cial review of their cases.— 3 Manila, July 23. ;

I this week-end—as the “Aunt Sally” for the first semi-final of “The Press” penalty-taking competition.

Phillips will take over in goal at half-time in the Rothmans National League match between Christchurch United and Mount Albert-Ponsonby on Saturday. One of the three who will be trying to beat Phillips is a goal-keeper himself, 15-year-old J. Scott, of Halswell, who plays in his club’s senior second division team. His rivals are Grant Price, aged 13, who has scored 13 times for his Shirley side this season, and Anthony Steer (Christchurch City), aged 15, a Canterbury under 16 representative this year. $ #

The Cashmere-Wanderers under 13 grade C team continued its winning way by beating Rangiora B, 3-0, last Saturday. Cashmere’s prolific scorer, Terry Johnstone, was not available for this match, but the bustling centre-for-ward, Peter Hill, took over his mantle by scoring all three goals and rewarding the efforts of the hard-work-ing inside-forwards, Steven Lawn and Timothy Karst. Fine positional play by the left-back, Mark Bottomley, saved his goal-keeper. Dale Jackson, from being unduly bothered, although Jackson handled surely whenever required. Rangiora had started off well in this match but after missing several reasonable ; chances found itself 0-2 down iat half-time. The main enicouragement for Rangiora i was the fine ball control of -Vivian Rowe, the smallest boy ;on the field. However, Cash- ! mere’s greater fitness told in ;the end. I :S >S *

Rangers junior teams will be receiving visiting sides from all directions. Requests have been accepted from Western Suburbs and Petone, of Wellington. Evelyn United ; of Oamaru, and Buller High School, at Westport. The results of the recent i junior referees’ examination have now been announced, and top marks were gained ’ by Robert Oorschot, of Rangers. who earned 95 per cent ■ in the oral section and 89 per ’ cent in the written. The other successful can- • didates, with oral and written ■ percentages in parenthesis, s were: Alan Davis, Shamrock ■ (90. 89). Peter Shuyt, Shami rock (95, 83), Peter Hunun : (Shamrock (81, 85), James i Sheehan. Shamrock (90, 79), : Anthony van der Kroon, Rangers (85, 76), Mr Colin Craib, ■ New Brighton (85, 89), David Craib, New Brighton (90, 84).