T.T.U. takes its chances

Press, 29 August 1977, Page 30

T.T.U. takes its chances

By

DAVID LEGGATT

Rothmans National League soccer matches over the week-end were highlighted by the stunning 4-0 win of Trans Tours United over ■Mount Wellington in Auckland on Saturday. 1 In the past, the matches between these two teams have usually been hard,! tight and exciting, with i often only one goal splitting! the teams. On Saturday, United, turned on its best perform-, ance of the season, and probably the most pleasing aspect of its game was that, at last chances in front of! the goal were accepted. I The defeat was the biggest Mount Wellington has suffered since the first year of the national league, when

Blockhouse Bay, then a pow-, erful force in New Zealand, soccer, beat it by the same score. The league leader, Stop, Out, had its match against I Dunedin City postponed asi the southern side could not' fly in to Wellington because of fog. However, it still retains a! three-point lead without, having to take the field. j I Hamilton’s challenge fal-; 'tered when it was beaten at I 'home by North Shore, 1-0. A ; first-half goal by Ted EdI wards was enough to sink I ! Hamilton. Eastern Suburbs did its, , chances of playing national' 'league football next year no ; harm with a 1-, draw with Nelson United in Auckland yesterday. Eric James put Nelson, ahead in the first half and l

,Jchn Homewood equalised; .after two minutes of the second spell. New Brighton also earned; ! itself a point but should 1 ; have taken both from Block-1 j house Bay. The match finished a 0-0 draw and as! an exhibition of soccer, it I was poor quality. I Brighton did not take the ; chances which came its way 'while the Bay, with the exj ception of its " midfielder, ; Willie Clark, appeared disinterested in attacking. In Dunedin. Wellington ! Diamond United bieat Caversham, 3-0, in atrocious .conditions yesterday. It led, 11-0 at half-time. For Trans Tours United or North Shore to win the league, Stop Out will have to lose a match. I At the other end of the i table, all is not lost for

i Brighton, provided it beats Dunedin City in its final game. I i Results:— Mount Wellington 0, Trans [Tours United 4 (Francis McKay, BUI Amey, Kees Doornenbal, Richard Mulligan). Half-time 0-3. • I Eastern Suburbs 1 (John Homewood), Nelson United 1 (Eric James). Half-time 0-1. New Brighton 0, Blockhouse • Bay 0. , Caversham 0, W.D.U. 3 (Mike Stmenoff, Grant McCullogh, Dave Farron). Half time 0-1. , Hamilton 0, North Shore 1 (Ted . Edwards). Half-time 0-1.

ROTHMANS NATIONAL LEAGUE Goals P W D L F A Pts Stop Out 19 9 8 2 35 23 26 | Hamilton 19 8 7 4 27 20 23 (Nth Shore 18 10 3 5 N 23 23 T.T.U. 18 7 8 3 27 14 22 W.D.U. 20 8 6 6 39 27 22 Mt Wgtn 18 8 5 5 26 16 21 BTiouse Bay21 7 7 7 22 32 21 Nelson 21 6 8 7 20 27 20 : Brighton 21 5 7 9 24 35 H Suburbs 18 • 4 8 30 30 16 • Dun. City 19 8 7 9 14 28 13 Caversham 22 > 4 IS 14 43 to