N.Z. soccer captain injured

Press, 24 May 1977, Page 6

N.Z. soccer captain injured

Auckland The New Zealand soccer captain, John Houghton, could miss tonight s World Cup squad's claah with the English second division club team. Luton Town, at Newmarket Park. Houghton’s knee injury' kept him out of Mt Wellington’s away match with Caversham on Sunday and it gives him only a 50-50 ch ™P ce Playing against Luton. The coach, Wally Hughes, will give him a fitness test this morn!2r g .H* have Alec Young • Hamilton) standing bv to make his New Zealand debut. The news about Houghton folhard on the earlier blow of Dave Taylor, who wa r put out of contention by a ' /o-match suspension, Taylor, g' at off in a club match for Cour.er Rangers has not appealed against the twofrom the F ranklm Football Association. Luton Town flew in to AuekcY 1 ? from th « United ? _ t . M ’ ,?'h ere H heat the St Stars, 3-2. on Saturday J team wUI he named hut it seems likely the New Zealand team for the game, which starts at 7.30 and * ,n he .Refereed by Mr Ron Harns (Wellington), will be:— uk vi R c . urt to, Tony Sibley, John Houghton or Alec Young. o aran Ron Armstrong, “, r . lin Turner. Steve Sumner, c »mpl>«ll or Eric Lesbirel, Keith Nelson, Sam Malcolmson, Glenn Dodds. The substitutes would then be Praven Jeram. Warren Fleet and Greg Hough.