Impressive display despite weather

Press, 15 July 1980, Page 20

Impressive display despite weather

The bad weather last week-end did not detract from an impressive display by the Canterbury junior representative soccer teams in the annual Canterbury Day event at Rangiora. The under-11 side provided the first upset result of the day when it beat the under-12 regional side, 3-2. | Stephen O’Connor, Stephen 'Adams and Michael Sayers, with a fine lobbed shot, were the under-11 goal scorers. Shane Hoanl and Michael Forgie scored for the under-12 team. The under-13 team was too big and fast for the under-12 national tournament team, winning 6-0. Grant van Dalstim scored three times, Graeme Fennessey, Ryan Sharkey and Mark* Oorschott once each. i

Although well beaten, the under-12 side gave a determined performance, with Lee Germon and Vince Le Huray defending tigerishly, and John-Pierre Andre in the midfield worked hard.

t The under-14 team of i Eddie Brownlee was beaten bv a speedy under-15 side, • 4-l % Wayne Thomason scored , a hat-trick and- Gordon ■ Whitelaw added the fourth while Eddie Rennel scored • for the under-14 team. The Canterbury under-15 team, which will compete in the world youth tournament i in Canada later this year, was beaten, 1-0, by the under-16 team in a very even match. Allan Munro scored the only goal of the game when he latched on to a throughball and lobbed the ball over the advancing goal-keeper. Andrew Rutledge, until he left the field injured, was the most impressive under--16 attacker, and was well ! supported by Simon MilliIchip and Chris Smith. Neil Caswell, the goal-keeper, 'gave a competent display, [showing whv he is regarded las one of the brightest goal- ’ keeping prospects for several years. I Graeme McNicholl and

f Kevin Calder stood out for i the under-15 team in defen- , give roles While Danny HalI tigan, Michael Mulcahy and i Robert Stanton showed some r fine ' touches in the front--1 line. . , ‘ The Christchurch United i twelfth grade side was well beaten by Shamrock, 7-0, on : Saturday. Darren' Rea Avill remember the match for a : long time he scored five times, ably supported by Lindsay Stewart and Craig Millar. Stewart Blackbum and Chris Adams picked up one goal each. Shaun Holden and Paul Jones worked purposefully for United but without success. Superior teamwork enabled S.A.S. to beat Cashmere, 4-1, in a tenth grade game at Centennial Park. Timothy Brooks scored twice Tan McMurdo and Lyndon Smith once each for S.A.S. while Hamish Leech, in addition to being Cashmere’s best player, scored his team’s only goal.