Big hockey win for Canty
The Canterbury men’s hockey team applied pressure in the second half to score a resounding 8-0 win over Ashburton at Devon Park, Ashburton, yesterday. Canterbury attacked regularly in the first half, but a keen Ashburton defence kept it at bay. The half-time score was 2-0 and Ashburton might easily* have been within reach of Canterbury if John Bond had not misled a penalty stroke that ityas
stopped by the Canterbury goal-keeper, Dave Stuthridge. Bond had a good game for Ashburton at inside left, but in the second half his team was overshadowed as Canterbury went on a goal-scoring spree. Within minutes Canterbury added three goals as John Radovonich and Chris Leslie spearheaded numerous thrusts with incisive stickwork, swift passing and thoughtful in-
terchanging. Greg Pierce, the Canterbury centre half, kept a firm grip as Ashburton mounted a number of attacks and to its credit Ashburton refused to surrender to the Canterbury onslaught. The left back, Andrew Allen, stood out for his work on defence. Goals were scored for Canterbury by Robin Wilson, 3, Leslie, 2, Radovonich, Peter Tynan and David Grundy. I
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