Lacklustre soccer

Press, 20 September 1982, Page 3

Lacklustre soccer

PA Dunedin A disjointed effort by Dunedin City was good enough to secure a 2-1 win over Hamilton City in a Rothmans soccer league match in Dunedin yesterday. In spite of moments of real quality, play regularly broke down'; and finishing' in • front of the goals was poor. The Hamilton coach. Ron Cane, demonstrated his rele-‘gation-doomed -club's financial difficulties by coming south with only I’l players.

with himself as ; a reserve. Dunedin took the lead in ■the 31st minute when Matt Eggleston did well to win possession forward and fed Pat Berry, who scored. Early in the second half. John Russell pounced on a weak clearance, and rifled one of the games few wellstruck shots past, goal-keeper Paul Meecham* to put the home side further ahead.

Dunedin defender, George Hoggan. blotted what had been a careful match by slicing a clearance into his own net for an own goal. Dunedin’s third in as many matches, to make the final score 2-1. . In Gisborne. Gisborne City and Mt Wellington battled out a scoreless draw on Saturday. Gisborne's Ken Cresswell went down in the penalty area in the. first half but to the ire of the crowd of 2500 the referee ruled the challenge fair. Mt Wellington dominated possession in the second half but Gisborne created the two best chances of the half. The game ended with Mt Wellington’s Alex Metzger getting the ball direct from a Gisborne ..,■ goal, kick, but the Gisborne defence scrambled it away.