Four teams set soccer pace

Press, 28 May 1979, Page 32

Four teams set soccer pace

Four teams have established a clear break on the rest of the field after the week-end’s round of Rothmans League soccer matches. The four, Mount Wellington, Wellington Diamond United, Hanimex United, and Trans Tours United, all won their matches and are three points clear of the other eight teams in the competition. Mount Wellington is still well clear. It has 20 points from 11 games. Its first goal against Manurewa yesterday came off an opposing defender and a penalty from Brian Turner in the second half gave it its tenth win of the season. Kerry Hales scored twice for Hanimex for the second successive week in his team’s 4-0 win over Blockhouse Bay on Saturday. The result puts further pressure on Blockhouse, which has now conceded an average of two goals in each game. W.D.U. beat Newmans Nelson United, 2-1, at Nelson. Its two sharp strikers, Bruce Polyansky and Gary Paddison, scored the goals. Polyansky scored in the first minute, while Charlie Ure scored for Nelson three minutes from the end. In a high scoring match at Dunedin T.T.U. beat Dunedin City, 4-2, after leading

• 2-1 at half-time. Dunedin, afj ter scoring an early goal, did ■ not help its chances with a . missed penalty by Jack Me- . Gillivray. Johann Verweij, in . scoring United’s second goal, I became the first player in the I competition to reach 10 goals , this year. , Earle Thomas scored his 1 ninety-fifth national league goal to help Eastern Suburbs ’ beat Manawatu United, 2-1. . Suburbs’ win puts it level on [ points with Stop Out, Cour- ‘ ier Rangers, both of whom did not play at the week-end, and Nelson. Results: Blockhouse Bay 0; Hanlmex United 4 (Kerry Hales 2, Duncan Cole, own goal). Half-time 0-2 Dunedin City 2 (Gordon Me, Donald, Ike Nitis), Trans Tours United 4 (Frank McKay 2, Johann Verwgij, lan Marshall), Half-time 1-2.

Manawatu United 1 (Dave Stenson penalty), Eastern Suburbs 2 (Earle Thomas, Alf Stamp). Half, time 0-0. Newmans United 1 (Charlie Ure), W.D.U. 2 (Bruce Polyansky, Gary Paddison). Half-time 0-1. Mount Wellington 2 (own goal, Brian Turner penalty), Manurewa 1 (Mark Armstrong). Halftime 1-1.

ROTHMANS LEAGUE p w D L F A Pts Mt Wgtn 11 10 0 1 31 8 20 W.D.U. 9 6 2 1 13 8 14 Hanimex 10 5 2 3 20 || 12 T.T.U. 10 . ■ 2 3 21 15 12 Manurewa 10 3 3 4 10 11 9 Dun. City 10 3 3 4 IS 23 9 Stop Out 10 3 2 5 14 14 8 Nelson 8 3 2 3 8 10 8 Courier 9 3 2 4 14 21 8 Suburbs 10 3 2 5 13 21 8 B’house B. 10 2 2 6 11 20 6 Manawatu 11 1 2 8 7 19 4