N.Z. after revenge

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33965, 4 October 1975, Page 48

N.Z. after revenge

The New Zealand soccer team <eems set to score its biggest win in recent years at English Park today, at the expense of the touring Indonesians.

Two two countries are no strangers at soccer, but this young Indonesian side has already conceded six goals in matches against Auckland and Wellington and cannot be expected to withstand the full-strength national side New Zealand’s record against Indonesia has been a l-l draw at Jakarta in October. 1972, and 1-1 and 0-1 in two World Cup e innnation clashes in Australia in March. 1973. That one-goal debar at

Melbourne was an unhappy affair for Maurice Tillotson (Stop Out), who put the ball , into his own net. Tillotson, recalled to the national side, ! will be on the substitutes' ibench today, hoping his col- ’ leagues will average that floss.

PROBLEMS The Indonesians, who ar-; rived in Christcnurch yesterday. have been sorting out) their chronic tactical prob-' iiems. i Their Dutch coach, Wim Hendriks, said that a num-j Iber of factors conspired toj frustrate his young players i |in the encounter with Wei- I lineton on Wednesday — the : 'rock-hard ground, the bitter! ■old. and inexpet lence. Hendriks said that he was missing two of Indonesia’s I star men. who were offered! 'contracts by the Dutch' hampion. Ajax of Amsler-; dam, when it played in,.fa-1 karta recently "1 am a little disappointed (' •hat we haven't our best j side here," he said. “The*■New Zealanders are bigger! •and stronger, and we needed' -experience to combat this. 'TOO YOUNG’ "It will be very difficultfor us in Christchurch 1 feel | my player- are too young, |- some of them are too slow,; md I hear there are a lot of> Auckland men in the nat-, iiona! side who are good. "I just hope the pitch will ■ be better ’han Rugby League] Park where it was inipos-1 sjble to plav technical football.” ’ ’***•* •**■*****•*-**-■**-*■* »***✓*-