Everton, Aberdeen with late draws

Press, 11 March 1985, Page 29

Everton, Aberdeen with late draws

NZPA-Reuter London Everton, the holder of the Football Association Cup, and Aberdeen, winner of the Scottish Cup for the last three years, both grabbed late draws in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition on Saturday. The league leaders, Everton forced a 2-2 draw with Ipswich thanks to an eighty-fifth minute effort from the central defender, Derek Mountfield, while Aberdeen’s Eric Black was responsible for his side’s 1-1 survival at Hearts. Manchester United, like Everton, kept alive its hopes of completing an English league and cup double by beating illness-affected West Ham, 4-2. Ipswich, playing its third cup tie last week, fell behind to a Kevin Sheedy free kick in the sixth minute but fought back to take a surprise 2-1 lead at half-time with goals from Kevin Wilson and Rome Zondervan. But Mountfield’s late strike, after Ipswich’s Steve McCall had been sent off, means Everton is still on course for its third appearance in a final in two years. Manchester United played five forwards against West Ham and this attacking attitude paid dividends in a thrill-

ing game. The Welsh striker, Mark Hughes, opened the scoring for United but an own goal by Graeme Hogg made it 1-1. Then Whiteside, who has not been able to gain a regular place in the United side recently, took a hand scoring one goal before half-time and completing a hat trick with an eighty-seventh minute penalty. West Ham, which had lost' a clutch of key players because of influenza, scored a late consolation goal through Paul Allen. Luton and Watford had fought out two draws already last week but Luton-born Wayne Turner guaranteed his side a quarter-final berth with a fine fifty-seventh minute goal at Kenilworth Road. In the first division sixthplaced Arsenal could not take advantage of the absence of Everton and United, drawing 0-0 at Sunderland, but Southampton jumped to fourth place after beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Celtic’s Maurice Johnston, who played for Watford in last year’s FA Cup final against Everton, appeared to have booked his new side a semifinal place after scoring in the sixty-seventh minute against Dundee. But an equaliser five minutes later by John Brown meant the sides will have to play again this week. ENGLISH F.A. CUP Quarter-finals.— Everton 2, Ipswich 2 (replay Wednesday); Manchester United 4, West Ham 2. Fifth round second replay: Luton 1, Watford 0. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one.— Chelsea 0, Southampton 2; Coventry 3, Queens Park Rangers 0; Leicester 3, Shffld Wnsday 1; Norwich 2, Aston Villa 2; Nottingham Forest 0, Newcastle 0; Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0. Postponed: Everton v. Liverpool, Tottenham v. Manchester United, Watford v. Luton, West Bromwich v. Ipswich, West Ham v. Stoke.

Division two.— Birmingham 2, Notts County 1; Cardiff 0, Fulham 2; Carlisle 1, Grimsby 1; Crystal Palace 0, Wolverhampton 0; Leeds 0, Huddersfield 0; Manchester City 1, Middlesbrough 0; Oldham 2, Blackburn 0; Portsmouth 1. Wimbledon 0; Sheffield United 1, Oxford 1; Shrewsbury 1, Charlton 1. Postponed: Barnsley v. Brighton. Division three.— Bournemouth 3, Lincoln 1; Bristol City 2, Bradford 0; Burnley 0, Reading 2; Gillingham 2, Brentford 0; Hull 3, Derby 2; Millwall 1, York 0; Orient 1, Newport 1; Preston 1, Bolton 0; Rotherham 0, Plymouth 2; Walsall 3, Swansea 0; Wigan 3, Cambridge 3; Doncaster 2, Bristol Rovers 2. Division four.— Aidershot 0. Northampton 0; Bury 1, Blackpool 0; Crewe 2, Stockport 1; barlington 2, Halifax 0; Exeter 0, Chesterfield 1; Hartlepool 3, Torquay 1; Peterborough 1, Rochdale 1; Port Vale 2, Swindon 0; Wrexham 2. Mansfield 2; Colchester 1, Chester 1; Scunthorpe 2, Southend 1; Tranmere 0, Hereford 1. SCOTTISH F.A. CUP Quarter-finals.— Dundee 1, Celtic 1; Hearts 1, Aberdeen 1; Motherwell 4, Forfar 1; St Mirren 1, Dundee United 4. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division one.— Clyde 1, Ayr 0; Falkirk 0, Clydebank 0; Kilmarnock 1, Hamilton 1; Meadowbank 0, Partick Thistle 2; St Johnstone 3, East Fife 1. Postponed: Forfar v. Brechin, Motherwell v. Airdrieonians. Division two.— Albion 1, Stranraer 2; Alloa 2, Queens Park 1; Arbroath 1, Dunfermline 3; Berwick 0, East Stirling 0; Cowdenbeath 0, Stenhousemuir 1; Queen of the South 1, Montrose 1; Raith 2, Stirling 4. NORTHERN IRELAND CUP Ards 0, Ballymena 1; Distillery 0, Glentoran 3; Glenavon 0, Coleraine 4; Portadown 1, Linfield 2. NORTHERN IRELAND LEAGUE Larne 1, Cliftonville 4.