THE CHATHAM CUP

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 57, 5 September 1927, Page 4

THE CHATHAM CUP

NORTH ISLAND SEMI-FINAL

BATCTST v. ST. ANDREW'S

The most important local Association football fixture on Saturday was the game between. Marist (Wellington) and St. Andrew's. .(Palmerston North) to decide which team should meet Ponsonby (Auckland) in the New Zealand semi-final. Marist won easily. On No, 2 ground at the Basin. Reserve, Y.II.CA. beat Seatoun by two goals, in the senior competition. The other senior match, Hospital-Insti-tute, .was not played. At Christchurch, the Wellington representative side suffered i'm third defeat of the season, this time by one goal.. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Chatham Cup (North Island Semi-final.) ■Marist 4,.5t. Andrew's 0. Senior A. Y.M.OA. 2, Seatoun 0. f MARIST 4, ST. ANDREW'S 0. By defeating St. Andrew's (Palmerston North) on the Basin Eeserve on Saturday •by* goals to nil, Marist, the Wellington Chatham Cup representatives, have now .earned the right to meet Ponsonby (Auck- , land) in the North Island final of the Chat- • ham Cup competition, to be played at Auckland. ■..-,■ The visiting side was hopelessly outclassed by the Marist combination, which iexperienced no great difficulty in running ■up four goals. As far. as the standard of play was concerned, the exhibition of football given was not comparable to that Been in the local final, when the winners played V.M.C.A. The teams ■were: — St. Andrew's: Lyons; Brown, Young; 'Hanson, Burch, Kennedy; Davis, Bartlett M'Nab, Coombes, Brqokfield. ■ Marist: Hickey; .Fitzgerald, Rudolph; Pope, Thomas, Burke; Barton, M'Elligott, .Condon, Marchment, Costello. Marist kicked off and scored immediately. Thomas sent the bail out to the wing who passed to M'Elligott. The latter swung the leather ■ in, and ilarehment scored with a first-class shot. Marist 1, St. Andrew's 0. The visitors steadied, and Marist were called on to defend. Brookfield, on- the left, wing, took the leather--up to the Marist goal, but shot from a long way, and Hickey had no diffiIDnlty in saving. : The Marjst forwards ■wept down again, and St. Andrew's goalie was lucky to save.' A few moments later Barton centred; and the Marist forwards had an open goal. St. Andrew's pressed, and Hickey was called on to save several shots. Marist got away again, this time a shot from Condon hitting the uprights. Marist kept pressing, and at last Condon worked through the backs and netted. Manst 2, St. Andrew's 0. The visitors yere penalised. Thomas took the shot from about 30 yards out,' sending the ball just over the top of the net. MTJTab f.ang ntHickey with the ball on the goal™tr ,Th. c goaUe faUed to clear, and JUJNao lost an. easy opportunity of scoring with- an open goal. St. Andrew's attacked hotly, and a centre from Bartlett was deflected by Hickey. Prom Condon; the leather was passed.to M'Elligott, y&o beat the 'goalkeeper and scored MarMta third goal. Half-time was called shortly afterwards.

The opening stages of the second spell were... keenly contested, bat brought forth little that was in the nature of good football. The St. Andrew's forwards at*Sm^V d-to, force the «ame> but found ■tne Manst defence sound, Fitzgerald particularly proving a thorn in the visitors' ■Bide. Marchment and Costello missed several _ excellent opportunities of scoring ilarist decidedly had the best of the game but their efforts in front of goal left Jnuch to be desired." For a considerable period of time Marist. kepf play close to St. Andrew's goal, and ultimately 'Condon scored with a pass. received from Costello. Marist i, St. Andrew's 0. Marist continued to,attack till the end. Mr. G. Goffin was the referee. V.M.C.A. DEFEAT SEATOUN. The match between V.M.C.A. and Scatoun, on No. 2 ground at the Basin Reserve, was a typical end-of-the-season game, scrappy all the time, and at no stage spectacular. Neither team fielded its best eleven, and. altogether very little interest was evinced in the fixture, which ended in a win for V.M.C.A. by two goals to-nil.

Play was very patchy in the opening stages, and there was much wild kicking. Eventually YJVI.C.A. broke away, and Worth opened the scoring account. YM - C.A. 1, Seatoun 0. V.M.C.A. continued to press, and Seatoun experienced difficulty in keeping them out. There were a series of corner kicks, but Seatoun stoutly defended their goal and were able to transfer play to.the other end of the field for a brief spell. V.M.C.A. -were soon down to business again, however, but faulty shooting kept them from scorin"After a brief excursion by S^atoun V M°C.A. returned to the attack, and this time better fortune attended their efforts Nicolle sending the leather into the net YJVIOA. 2, Seatoun 0. V.M.C.A. kept tip the pressure for a while, but towards the end of the first spell Seatoun instituted a strong attack. This was successfully repelled by V.M.C.A., who at half-time-had a lead of two goals. There was little improvement in the ■Japdard of. play in the second spell. V.M.C.A.. continued to hold the upper hand, and Were unlucky not to score on several occasions. Seatoun attacked several times, but their kicking was wild and shots at goal went sadly astray. There ■was no scoring done in the second spell, and a poor game ended: V.M.C.A. 2, Seatoun 0. Mr. L. F..C. Cooper was the referee.