Players differ, beg

Press, 10 November 1978, Page 4

Players differ, beg

PA Auckland, Papua New Guinea employed a novel fund-raising scheme to get to the international under-19 ;soccer tournament beginning in [Auckland this week-end. Players raised the last $lOOO needed to get to New Zealand by begging in the street just before the side left. “Papua New Guinea faced the biggest bill to get here i 520,000,” said its liaison officer. [Mr W. Wiggle, yesterday. "But it must have international competition if it is to become ,a better soccer nation and the team considers the cost — and the methods of raising it — worthwhile." Team preparation has been; shared between an English coach, Andy Seward, and the national :under-19 trainer. Augustine Put. The former New Zealand goal-

keeper. Arthur Stroud, has aho helped to select the side . nd h; s i given advice on New Zealand Splaying conditions. P NG. begins the tournament with a game against Australia at I Newmarket Park tomorrow. Taiwan has withdiawn from the tout name nt. “Taiwan has said it cannot plav because Austialia will m.t give visas to pass through sydnej,’* the chairman ot I tie Auckland Football Association Mr Ciiauie Dempsey, said. “We are veiy disappointed at the lateness of the withdrawal.’* said Mr Dempsey, “u means we will have to remake the d aw, cancel accommodation, boohiu-1 ;.-jnd reorganise the social func» (tions attached to this toutna* men!. Tiie tournament will begin to. morrow with a g;.me belwtctj (Fiji and New Zealand.