Big hockey wins to Canty

Press, 3 September 1980, Page 38

Big hockey wins to Canty

From KEVIN TUTTY in Auckland ■?.?•/;■

Both Canterbury teams continued their progress towards the semi-finals7t?in their sections, vzith good wins on the third day of the Newman’s-Adidas national men’s hockey tournament at Auckland yesterday. For the second successive day Canterbury B scored eight goals in its India Plate pool and the A side' scored the same number against Nelson. The first surprise results in the Challenge Shield section came yesterday and South Canterbury was one of the sides that surprised, beating Manawatu, 2-0. Northland succumbing, 1-2, to a gritty Wanganui* was the other upset. Canterbury A started tentatively against Nelson and it was Nelson which made the initial attack 1 , forcing a penalty-comer in the first minute. . It was the only, corner it got in the half, however, as Canterbury started, to take control to the extent that it forced eight penalty-comers in the remainder of the half.

Conditions -were difficult Persistent rain before the start-of Jhe: match made the surface greasy, andi the ground at . /Avondale was below the high standard of most of the others used for the tournament.

At- times the Canterbury defence looked shaky, especially when having to turn and chase, but fortunately for it, the Nelson forwards were unable to capitalise on the weakness: Nelson did have some success in the second half. It forced two penalty-strokes, one of which went wide, the other being converted by Tony , Penketh, and three minutes? from full-time Graeme Strickett scored from a penalty-corner. The Canterbury towards, once .they gained confidence with their footing, played some outstanding hockey. By the interval the side was ahead, 5-0, and Balvant Bhana had pushed a penaltystroke into the goal-keeper’s pads. George Camoutsos scored first after dribbling the ball from the top of the circle past several players and into the goal-mouth. He scored

another superb individual goat in the second half. Ross Ambler; scored twice in- the’ first half from corners, ' Selwyn Maister converted Va penalty-stroke, and Mark Burtt scored a cheeky goal. He took a rebound off the goal-keeper’s pads, ran around him, and pushed the ball- into the het. - t . Two minutes into the second half: Carnoutsos set Barry Maister up for a goal and late in the-game Maister got a second when his brother Chris dribbled 'into the circle and along the back-line before making a neat-reverse stick pass, to his. brothei* in front of the goal. : , „ „ •Canterbury B was only- 2-0 up against..- Rotorua at the interval, but in the ■ second half it ran .the Rotorua team ragged to score six more goals. lan Hill, lan Riach and' Ross Thompson again had fine: games, dribbling with speed and - control in the forwards. They/ were given’ plenty of ball, /by Geoff Deakins, . at insideright, and Dick Pettit, at centre-half, and used it wisely. ’ : - •’ ■ ■ ■" ■ ' Riach, Deakins and Hill

(two each) and Greg Barret and Thompson scored the goals. Manawatu i had a distinct advantage against South Canterbury in the first -half of. their' match but could not score. After the interval South Canterbury improved its passing and control and scored two quick goals midway through the half. The first was a Murraykßrown penalty-corner, then Chris Leslie scored a ?.penaltystrolcQj •* .-/<■? ’<• Wanganui -deserved' to be 2-0 ahead of Northland at half-trine but struggled to hold a revived Northland team after the interval. Paul Tomich scored/for-Northland with 10 minutes left,. and two, minutes /from' fiill-tiihe : Ted Salmon had an /open goal but pushed ;,the' ball wide,. ... „ . , In the ; Newman’s Trophy (second section) - Marfwir; ough had-its second 1-0 loss. Yesterday-it was beaten by Hamiltori? Ashburton ;tobk .a valuable pomtj /iris'popL/B/df the same section. Jeff Spicer scored from a penalty-stroke with eight minutes remaining to give Ashburton a 2-2 draw with Taranaki, '