Sport Under-14s have good chance

Press, 14 June 1978, Page 21

Sport Under-14s have good chance

The final trial to select the Canterbury under 14 representative soccer squad to compete at the national tournament in August was held at Burwood Oval at the week-end. The tournament will be contested at New Plymouth and. with the taient at his disposal, the coach, Mr John Maguire, must have a fine chance of success.

The Hornby goal-keeper. I Neil Caswell, had a good ■ match while the two New ■ Brighton defenders. Chris ■ Smith and Steve Gordon, and > the midfield players, Logan Glass and Scott Sinclair, ■ gave intelligent, sound dis- ' plays. II The Canterbury under 161 I i side will be competing in an : invitation tournament at ’ Rotorua. This tournament has ; replaced the official under 16 j ’ contest, which will not be I ) 1

held this year though the lack of a venue. The problem of steel posts and strands of wire at Haglev Oval and Burnside Park continues to plague Canterbury Junior Football Assocation officials. Although there has been an improvement in the protective devices used at Hag- ! ley Oval around the cricket i pitches, there are stilll

occasions but solid defence from Jason Rea, the son of the Shamrock senior coach, Mr Jim Rea, Andrew Spence, Tony Mitchell and Derek Bell, prevented further goals. | After surviving intense pressure for the opening 15 minutes, the Nomads under i 13 team scored twice and 'eventually beat Shamrock, 2-1. i Danny Halligan, one of

! I will be held at Elmwood Park f on Sunday. A total of 3000 . entry forms were distributed , and 43 boys have been chosen ; to contest the final, from . which six boys will be ? chosen to compete for -the i title of New Zealand's most '■'skilful young player. *! The national final will be ’held at Auckland during ( either the Adidas Challenge