Tournament success I to Canterbury

Press, 29 August 1977, Page 23

Tournament success I to Canterbury

■ Canterbury’ ha, von the 1977 (seasons New Zealand under-12 j soccer championship. In a thrilI ling final, at the Basin Reserve, (Wellington. Canterbury beat (Auckland, 1-0, the only goal combing direct from an inswinging,! (left-footed corner kick by Lindsay 1 ( Barnes. I Ironically Auckland was the I only team to which Canterbury | lost in the tournament. Tills was ' in the opening round of section i play when Canterbury went down (play when Canterbury went down, 2-3. From then on Canterbury 1 was invincible, beating Nelson, (5-1, Hutt, 1-0. Mana, 7-0. and (Western Bav of Plenty, 4-0. ( At the end of section play.i i Canterbury’ finished runner-up to (the unbeaten Auckland, and met (Wellington, champion of the other

’ (section in a semi-final, which Can- j !■ terbury won 2-0. Auckland beat] -1 Hawke’s Bay, 1-0, in the other I ,(semi-final. The outstanding player in the' • tournament was the red-haired. Danny Halligan i.N’omads United),) (who was described by tile Can-! terbury coach (Mr I. Steer), who) ■ has had charge of under-12 teams) (for many years, as “the finest, i. player of any team of which l| i have had charge, and that in-) i! eludes the two Trans Tours): ,)United stars, Mark McNaughton) land Richard Mulligan.” , Another who played well was . 11 the goal-keeper. David van Voorst ' (New Brighton) who, after con,l ceding four goals on the first day, > i allowed not another shot to beat ;(him for the rest of the tourna-)] ■ ment. )i