Victory to Hare wood

Press, 9 August 1976, Page 17

Victory to Hare wood

Harewood has won the senior women’s hockey competition, which finished on Saturday. b\ two points.

With the result of the feature match between Harewood and Burnside having no influence on the first placing, the game larked the urgenev required to make it exciting. Harewood won the lacklustre match 2-1. effectively putting Bumside into third position.

Carlton edged into second place with a 1-1 draw with Digbys. University started strongly against Kawhiti biu could not keep up the pressure and went down, S-2. Cranmer was too strong in ail departments for Aranui and won 5-0.

Final points.—Harewood IL Carlton 9J. Burnside 9. Rawhiti 81. Cranmer 7£, University Digbys 3. Aranui 2. Harewood 2, Burnside 1

The Harewood forwards, although dominant, lost much possession through lack of control. They exploited the weaker right side of the Burnside defence, but good saves by the goalie, Elaine Jensen, kept the scoring down. At half-time Harewood led 1-0 from a goal by Linda Aldridge, who dribbled down the left flank, beat two defenders and with a well timed hit gave the goalie no chance. The Burnside forwards played as individuals, and even though their attacks looked potentially dangerous. good defence by Wendy Stock and Maureen Rankin prevented shots at goal.

Lyn Schulz put Ha re wood further into the lead with a sound shot from a corner. Bumside's goal was well deserved, as it came close to scoring on several occasions. Helen Denny dodged several defenders and with a high scoop lifted the ball over the goalie’s head. At this stage the game came alive, but Ha re wood was able to hold on and finish the season on a winning note. Carlton 1, Digbys 1 In the first half the more favoured\ Carlton team lacked urgency and cohesion and moved slowly to the ball. The Digbys team coped better with the heavy ground, showed better combination and frequently put pressure on an unsure Carlton defence.

Digbys scored first with a high shot from the centre-forward. Chris Smith. Carlton equalised minutes before half-time when the left inner, Isobell Knight, b roke through the centre a nd

•ithe loose ball was picked up by J Jane Wilson, uho made no mistake with her shot. Carlton had the better of the J second half territonahy ■ but that Jounce of luck was missing Shots I'nanowiv miaMd the goal md [i what seemed sure go.ds uetv stopped on the line. » Diane McKinnel and Bex Makinson had excellent games ; for Digbys on defence. Diane ! McKinnel s trappin was be\ond ; fault and het forceful tackles kept the Carlton forwards at •.'bay. Digbys’ attacks ‘.n the <*econd half were confined to breaks down tiw contn ‘ Barwick * well limed tackles and ' cover defence prevented any further goals being added. i Cranmer 5, Aranui 0 , Cranmer’s forwards showed' improt od < ombin.it ■<»;i Bild v. • accurate passes were able to find; gaps and leave the Aranui . defence scrambling Cranmer led' i 2-0 at half-time with goals from; ‘ Barb Koper. who hit strong I \ ‘ from the circle edge, and Sue •'Pryor, who scored after a mi>»-h i kick bv the goalie, Henrietta'' i Hall. The second half was again all!] I 1 Cranmer’s. and with fast break' ( , it was able to add three more , , goals i The nippy Sue Pryor made it-, i 3-0 when she broke through tin* » centre and picked up (he goalie •> | i rebound to Hick it in th< net , I Soon after. Lyniey Wilson I collected a well timed pass from| I corner play and beat thr goalie.'< Aranui’s attacks lacked sup port, and the forwards found it , I difficult to penetrate the sound ; i defence of Jan Wright and ■ Barbara Ovenden. Thr Cranmerh I half-line ably supported tilOil ■ forwards with good feeding and | intercepting of the long Aranui; I passes. I The final goal came when theL weary Aranui defence could not < ! contain Barbara Roper who ► broke down the left flank to, i II make it 3-o. Rawhiti 3, University 2 . University had many oppm • tunities to score down the right I flank, but the lack of finish whit h , I has been evident all season was > again noticeable. • Rawhiti took a lead after l.‘>|i minutes when Rlki Whatarau collected a cross-field pass and 1 1 i netted. University’s right-wing. Rachael;J i Fry’s penetrating run* wrre'i , rewarded when she caught tin-, 1 Rawhiti defence square and I i dribbled to the circle edge andH , scored. < 1 In the second half University*l

appeared lethalgiu and mm* often caught In pi’-st - n witl • ball Rawhiti was quick to take advantage of this and < athennr Butts at left-inner mmhi put i Rawhiti into the lead with a Rlki WhaUrau. w tin ua* thr most impressive of the K.«ulo*.i forwards, applied lrequ« ut pressure and she increased Rawhiti * lead to 3-1 UnKersirt * Julie Verdclien n a rowed the gap when five minutes before fu'ltime she scored from a penally 1 corner