Hockey teams qualify
Two Christchurch teams moved into the second round of the H. W. Smith Trophy national interclub men’s hockey championship with first round wins yesterday. Pegasus entered the second round at the expense of another Christchurch team, Sydenham, and Selwyn, the defending champion in the competition, won its first-round match against Wakanui at Ashburton. A third Christchurch team, Woolston, travelled to Dunedin but bowed out of the championship when it lost 1-2 to Otago University. Three other Christchurch teams, Harewood, High School Old Boys and Redcliffs, had byes into the second round. Unfortunately the draw has thrown Old Boys and Harewood together in the
second round, which is scheduled to be played by June 24. Pegasus will play United of Dunedin away, Selwyn will play Otago University, probably in Christchurch; and Redcliffs will play Albany (Dunedin) also in Christchurch in other second- round matches. Pegasus was two goals up against Sydenham at halftime yesterday and deserved its lead because it played with more control and purpose than its opponent The young Pegasus forward line played some attractive hockey in the firsthalf and the goals were scored by Phil Teague and Andrew Dove. David Grundy scored for Pegasus in the second half and Paul Gardiner scored the Sydenham goal from a penalty-comer rebound. Wpolston held Otago Uni- .//■
■versity to 1-1 at the interval but had the opportunity to be ahead 2-1. A penaltystroke was missed in the first-half. Otago made use of the let-off and Glen Elliott scored the winning goal in an even second half. Tony Neilson scored the Woolston goal. Selwyn had 80 per cent of the possession against Wakanui but could only win 10. The home team defended tenaciously and made a number of attacks that had the Selwyn defence stretched. Craig Burtt and Robin Wilson played coolly in the Selwyn defence. Richard Schoeman scored the only goal of the game, in the first half, and, although it had a number of other chances in the remainder of the match, r ■
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