ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 83, 5 October 1914, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

««» —^_ FIVE-A-SIDE TOURNEY. WON BY ISLAND BAY. Owing to the non-appearance of the troopers, the match between the Wei" lington representatives and the Expeditionary Force team did not take place. The five-a-side tourney for players in 'the Junior, Third, and Fourth Divisions resulted as follows :—: — First Round.— V.M.C.A. A beat Karori B by 4 goals to 1 corner; Brooklyn B beat Karori A by 3 goals and 1 corner to 2 goals and 1 corner ; Island Bay beat Brooklyn A by 2 goals to 1 goal and 1 corner; Petone beat Star B by 1 goal and 2 corners to 1 goal ; Marist A beat Swifts A by 1 goal to 2 corners ; Marist B beat Star A by 1 goal to 2 corners; V.M.C.A. B beat Swifts B by 5 goals and 2 corners to nil ; Institute & bye. Second Round V.M.C.A. A beat Brooklyn B by 4 goals to 1 goal ; Island Bay A beat Petone by 4 goals and 1 corner to 1 goal ; Marist A beat Star -A- by 3 goals and 1 corner to 1 goal and 3 corners; V.M.C.A. B beat Institute by 6 goals to 1 goal and 2 corners. Third Round.— V.M.C.A. B beat Marist A by 4 goals and 2 corners to nil ; Island Bay beat V.M.C.A. A by 3 goals to 2 goals. V.M.C.A. B and Island Bay were thus left to .contest the final, and from the commencement both teams set out in earnest to win the set of medals. The initial stages favoured Island Bay, their opponents conceding a corner. A dangerous Y.M. attack was well saved by Roberts, who sent his side away, an attractive movement ending in Wilson sending the ball honie. 1--0. Another chance was missed just afterwards, and then V.M.C.A. assumed the aggressive, this time with better results, Paton experiencing little difficulty in equalising the scores. Island Bay, however, play* ing a good spectacular game, and showing a good judgment in placing the ball, soon resumed the lead, Condor scoring. The second spell opened with strong en* deavours by the Young Men to even up matters, but these were only met by an additional reverse, Wilson again scoring for the Bay. Further strenuous efforts by V.M.C.A. were of no avail, and the game ended — Island Bay, 3 goals and a. corner; V.M.C.A. B, 1 goal. The members of the winning team were :* — J. Roberts, L. Myers (captain), F. Sweeney, L. Condor, and H. Wilson.