Rangers keep record intact

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33568, 24 June 1974, Page 10

Rangers keep record intact

Rangers made themselves as certain as a club can be with five more matches to play of being in the Southern League play-off series when they beat their only dangerous northern section rival. Woolston W.M.C., 3-1, at Denton Park yesterday.

The result left Rat.gers three points ahead of W 'Alston, with a game in baud, and six in front of Western.

It was a hard, rugged match between two unbea'en [teams, and in which W>listen would have got closer I to the draw it might have (expected had not its captain, R. Provan. missed a penalty midway in the second naif. GOAL CAME LATE At that stage Woolston was looking for something on which to peg a figl ting recovery after G. Dacombe had scored his third Finally, when the persistent and dangerous striker. A. Schoute, did get the ball into the Rangers net. there was not enough time remaining for Woolston to save the match.

Woolston was unfortunate to lose its creative mid-field player, A. Mclnnes, a former Rangers member, with an injury. Well though his colleagues fought, they were unable to pierce often enough the solid Rangers defence.

Dacombe took all three of his goals splendidly, but the unlucky striker for Rangers was P. Mitchell, who had two shots and two headers that deserved a better fate.

On Saturday, Western renewed its hopes of overhauling Woolston with easily its most convinc. ing win of the season, 5-0, against Halswell United. Northern section: Woolston W.M.C. 1. Rangers 3; Western 5, Halswell United 0; Technical 3, Shamrock 1; Timaru City 3, University 1.

Mosgiel ID 1 1 8 9 31 3 Christchurch United reserves consolidated their lead in the qualifying competition with a resounding, 7-0. win over New Brighton reserves, and heads the[ competition by five points. Results;— Timaru Thistle 3, Riccarton 3;; Rangiora 2, Burndale United 3; !

Cashmere Wanderers 4, Northern Hearts 2: High School Old Bo\s 2. Nomads United 1; Neu Brigfi. ton reserves 0. Christchurch United reserves 7. Goals

P W D L F A Pts Goals Rangers 9 9 0 0 31 7 18 Woolston .. 10 6 3 1 28 14 15 Western 9 5 2 2 19 13 12 Technical .. 9 4 1 4 17 14 9 Halswell 10 3 2 5 15 19 8 Shamrock .. 9 2 2 5 14 17 6 Timaru 9 1 4 4 9 16 6 University 9 0 0 9 5 38 0 Southern section: Caversham 2. A.C. Otago I: Invercargill City 5, Green Island 0; Dunedin City 1, Roslyn-Wakari 0; Queen’s Park 3, Mosgiel 1 Goals P W D L F A Pts Caversham 10 10 0 0 63 5 20 Dn City 11 n 5 1 16 7 15 Qu. Park 10 T 0 3 25 16 14 Otago 11 5 2 4 20 17 12 Inv. City 11 3 2 6 18 20 8 Gr. Island 10 2 2 6 13 36 6 Roslyn 11 3 0 8 10 42 6

P w D L F A Pts Chch Utd 12 12 0 0 53 7 24 Cashmere 12 9 1 2 45 15 19 Brighton 12 9 1 2 «1 23 19 HSOB 11 6 2 .1 29 19 14 Hearts 12 6 1 5 30 30 13 Burndale 12 6 1 5 21 32 13 Kicearton 11 4 1 6 22 37 9 Nomads 12 1 1 in 17 46 3 Thistle 12 1 1 10 11 60 3 Rangiora 12 • 1 1! 12 39 1