Indonesians beaten by Auckland, 4-1

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33960, 29 September 1975, Page 18

Indonesians beaten by Auckland, 4-1

yew Zealand Press Association

AUCKLAND.

Auckland, led by the brilliance of lan Ormond, fought back from a goal down after 32 minutes to run out easy 4-1 winners over the visiting Indonesian soccer team at Newmarket 1 Park yesterday.

| And the Indonesians can consider themselves more than a little lucky I that the final score was not at least doubled.

Auckland took the game 'by the scruff of the neck from the outset and only rarely did the visitors show any real footballing ability or fight against a team which,once it got going, was in no mood to give in. The Indonesians were disappointing. While they looked pretty enough with their tip-tapping around in the midfield, they lacked penetration and, like the People’s Republic of China team, were really weak in front of the goal. They had only a handful of shots, and apart from the one they did score, did not at any stage worry the Auckland goal-keeper, Kevin Curtin. TRUMP CARD Whereas the Indonesians played it pretty close and were content to push the ball around amongst themselves, the Aucklanders got on with the job and threw everything at their smaller opponents. In Ormond Auckland had the trump card. He gave his marker a nightmarish time as he sliced through time and time again. He muffed his easiest chance of the game—from the penalty spot—but more

than made up for that with two good goals later on and caused the Indonesian coach. |Mr J. W. Hendriks, to remark after the game: “That ! No. 7 (Ormond) was brilliant.”

In the first 15 or so minutes Auckland had just about all the play, and although they forced numerous corners, they were unable to score.

The Indonesians first real shot at goal was a long time coming, but it did—

■ indirectly—lead to their only ■ goal. ■ Their centre-half. Suhat[man, had a long-range shot I which Curtin could only dej fleet behind for a comer The | corner was floated wide to Suripto, who in turn pushed [the ball through a gap to !Gusnul Yakin who fired in a !shot from close range. Ten minutes later Auckland should have been on the i board when Winarto, the Indonesian captain, brought ; Ormond down and Auckland

■ was awarded a penalty. ' Ormond was a fraction too wide and hit the upright. The ball rebounded out to Gary Paddison who fired a shot on to the underside of the cross|bar, but that too rebounded (clear and the defence was able to clear. ■ Two minutes later Ormond made amends. He scrambled on [to a loose pass, carted between two defenders, ran wide, beat ■ another man, and then turned quickly and whipped an excellent shot back to the far aid* of the goal, leaving the goalkeeper. Taufik. stranded. SOFT GOAL Dave Taylor had a long-range shot early in the second half which Suhatnian headed high, but backwards, and Taufik, in reaching for the ball, walked back into his own goalmouth and conceded what looked a pretty soft goal. In the sixty-fourth minute Tony Sibley raced through, fed Warren Fleet, picked up tlie return, and then crossed along the ground to the near poet from where Earle Thomas deftly backed-heeled a neat goal.

Six minutes later Ormond made space for himself by the far post and was well-positioned to head home a Taylor corner to complete the scoring.

Of the Indonesians. Suhatman and Taufik were perhaps the best, but unless there is a sudden, and dramatic improvement they wiU ready struggle against New Zealand in the two Internationals.

The game was watched by a disappointingly small crowd of about 3000. Indonesia meets New Zealand In Chriatchurch on Saturday.