Western again top of points table

Press, 28 April 1980, Page 23

Western again top of points table

Western moved back to the top. of the points table with a 3-2 win over Technical in a Hertz Soccer League match in Christchurch on Saturday. Western now leads Halswell 1 United on goal difference after' the previously unbeaten Halswell' lost 0-1 to Woolston W.M C. John Brand scored twice in the opening 20 minutes to give ; Western a great start but before' the interval Paul Geoghegan had' scored for Technical. ■] Ray Wild put Western two I goals ahead midway through then second half and a defensive h mixup resulted in an own goal i 1 by a Western defender near the', end. j Kevin Mulgrew’s decision to'! bring himself on midway through it the second half paid an immedi-l ate and handsome dividend for t his Woolston team. :t With his first touch of the ball,:; the former national league play-it

■er beat a defender and his cross found Richard Mulligan who scored the only goal of the match. But Woolston was a worthy I winner having almost complete • domination for much of the sec:ond half. Only fine goal-keeping by Craig Thompson prevented Woolston from picking up half a; dozen goals. He saved efforts: ;from Graham Dacombe (twice),! Michael Millward, David Hendry,! ■Fred Simpson and Mulligan to 1 keep his team in the game. ; Shamrock gave an entertaining display to beat New Brighton, 4-l,_ at English Park when Barry O’Neill, playing with a dislocated elbow, and Peter Schuyt scored twice each for Shamrock. One of' Schuyt’s goals came from the: penalty spot. | Brighton’s goal was scored by I Warren Quirke but its poor! defensive play cost it dearly and: now no team in the league is unbeaten, an indication that a close:

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,i Hearts 2 o o z i b u >■ Kults of matches in the second ipreliminary round of the Ad- ; didas Chatham Cup: University 2, , Burnham 0 (after extra time;; ' High School Old Boys 3, Avon- ! head Tavern 1; Burndale 3, Cashl mere-W’anderers 3 (after extra I time, Cashmere won on penairties); Nomads United 3, Hornby 11; Northern Hearts 4, Tlmaru ■ Citv 1; Oamaru 2, Temuka 0. •I The only match in the premier I lieague resulted in a 1-0 win for ■ 'Rangers over Christchurch ilUnited.

HERTZ LEAGUE p W D L F A Pts Western 3 0 1 10 4 6 ' Halswell 4 3 0 1 6 2 6 i Brighton 4 2 1 1 9 8 5 ■ Shamrock 4 2 0 2 11 9 4 ; Woolston 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 I; Cashmere 3 1 1 1 8 3 Technical 3 10 2 8 8 2 ;!Timaru 3 10 2 4 5 2 ,iNomads 3 1 0 2 5 8 2 I Heart £ 2 0 0 2 2 6 0