Umbro soccer title to Gladstone

Press, 21 August 1979, Page 21

Umbro soccer title to Gladstone

Gladstone has won the first, division title in the Umbro International Sunday soccer league competition. On Sunday it beat Provincial 2-0 to make certain of the title. It’s closest rival. Avonhead Tavern lost. 4-1, to Foresters. North Beach’s 3-1 win over Mastagard was marred bv a bad injury suffered by a Mastagard player. Gary Grant. It Is believed that his leg was broken in three places. He underwent surgery at Christchurch Hospital and was reported to be in a satisfactory • condition. e Smiths United’s 3-2 win over Conley and Blyth in the second division means that Smiths is almost certain to win the competition. Ron Davis scored three times tor Grenadiers in its 6-0 win over Avonhead C. - Results:—

First division.—Gladstone 2, Provincial 0; Pharoahs 1. Condor 1; Foresters 4, Avonhead A 1: North Beach 3, Mastagard 1. Second division. — Smiths United 3, Conley and Blyth 2; Woolston Foundry 6, Fire Brigade 0; Sunnyside 3. Avonhead B 2; Music Machine 2, North Beach B 2. Third division.—Ashburton A 3. Ke neo 1; C.S.B. 3, Air New Zealand 0; Bam 3, Grosvenor 0. Fourth division.—Ashburton B 2, Lyttelton 1; Andersons 4, Addington 0; Grenadiers 6, Avonhead C 0. Points:—

FIRST DIVISION Pts P V L D F A Gladstone 13 1 1 1 41 13 23 Avonhead 13 2 2 26 12 20 Foresters 13 4 0 34 14 18 Nth Beach 13 4 3 29 21 15 Mastagard 13 7 1 21 28 11 Pharoahs 13 7 3 17 31 9 Condor 13 9 3 12 34 5 Provincial 13 11 1 12 38 3