NATIONAL SOCCER Gisborne hit for six

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33520, 29 April 1974, Page 24

NATIONAL SOCCER Gisborne hit for six

Mount Wellington, winner already this season of the $6OOO first prize in the Air New Zealand tournament, gave a loud and clear warning yesterday that its soccer appetite for 1974 is far from being glutted.

The favourite, too, forjt the Rothmans National* League championship ; and $4OOO in most fore- c casters’ predictions, the i Mount produced most s impressive form in over- f whelming Gisborne City, s 6-1, at Childers Road, c With this latest success, Mount Wellington retained its 100 per cent record for the season and moved into second place, one point behind' the only other unbeaten team. New Brighton. Yesterday, the seasiders outplayed the promoted side,; North Shore United, scoring! twice in each half — K. Mulgrew getting the first; two, J. Morton netting the! second two — and retained; the lead, but with one more! game played than Mount! Wellington. These two teams meet in Auckland next Sunday in the first of the season’s major i confrontations. It will be a J match of tremendous im- * portance for Brighton. j Stop Out also impressed by its 3-1 win over Welling- * ton City in a howling gale J at. the Basin Reserve on Sat- v

urday, and is in third place, one point behind Brighton. Christchurch United had its second away win in two days when it scored the only goal at Western Springs' against Blockhouse Bay and has rapidly moved up to fourth place after a disappointing start to the defence of its title. Results and table:— New Brighton 4 (K. Mulgrew 2, J. Morton 2), North Shore ( United 1 (A. Elrick penalty)— ’ half-time 2-0. Blockhouse Bay 0, Christchurch United 1 (I. Park)— | half-time 0-1. Wellington City 1 IP. Brown), Stop Out 3 (G. Paddison, S. I Boyland, R. McFadyen)—half- ; time 0-3. Eastern Suburbs 2 (J. Schuurman, D. Beck), Welling-ton-Diamond United o—half- I time 2-0. Gisborne City 1 (R. Veall), ( Mount Wellington 6 (W. de I Graaf 2, V. Hope-Ede 2, B. Turner, D. Taylor—half-time

0-4. P w Goals D L F A Pts Brighton 4 .s 1 0 11 3 7 Mt Wgtn 3 0 0 11 4 fi Stop Out 4 3 0 1 Q 4 6 Chch Utd 1 •> i n 4 5 B’house 4 2 0 6 4 4 N. Shore 4 2 0 2 8 8 4| E. Subs 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 Wgtn City 4 0 2 2 5 9 2 Gisborne 4 0 1 3 2 12 1 W.D.U. 4 0 0 4 3 11 0