AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 121, 25 May 1933, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN TOUR

NEW ZEALAND SOCCER TEAM

WIN AGAINST SOUTH COAST

United .Press Association—By Electric TeU- • utsldU—Copjrijht. ; '. . "'. .BJULLI (N.S.W.), May: 24; /. The Kew Zealand' Soccer' teijm met Soutli Coast this afternoon and 'defeated .them by 1 goal to nil. The match was played on a heavy ground. The teams were:— : New Zealand.—Zuill, Stone, Gerrard, Chapman, Christie," Crabb,: Ives, Graves, Baker, Kershaw, and Kay. ' „' : South Coast.—Richardson, P.. Ward, Thompson, Swan, Isedale, S. Ward, Shand, Murphy, ; Murray, Ward, aud Chariton. . / ■. ' ■ ■ : . South Coast kicked off, both sides press; ing hard. The South Coast side was superior in weight, which gave them an advantage in carrying the game along, but the New Zealanders had better combination, and staved oft' several attacks. Baker shot a fine goal lor the visitors. ) . In the second spell the South Coast team had the greater, advantage, and pressed hard, but were unable to break the defence, which nullified several strong attacks. The game ended without further score. '■' The best players for New Zealand were Christie. Zuill, Stone, and Kay, and for South Coast Kichardson, Swan, and I{. Ward. '■■-." The referee was Mr. H. Keay.