SOCCER FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1936, Page 9

SOCCER FOOTBALL

TAYLORVILLE-RUNANGA GAMES.

Weather conditions were not favourable to good football on Saturday, all local matches being played in a driving rain, which made the ball greasy, and spoiled most attempts at concerted In spite of this, some good games were seen in all grades. In the Westland Cup competition, Taylorville defeated Marist by two goals to one. At Runanga, in a Heslin Cup fixture, the home team were victorious by three goals to nil. Playing at Blackball, Tech. Old Boys went down to the home side, 4—2, while at Dunollie, Marist and Runanga played a drawn game. TAYLORVILLE 2, MARIST 1. This game was played at Victoria Park, and was a poor exhibition. Neither side made much attempt at concerted play, wild kicking being a feature of the game. Taylorville fielded only ten men, and it was, therefore, a meritorious performance on their part to hold the greens, but Marist have only themselves to blame tor their defeat, as their forwards received plenty of opportunities, but frittered away chance after chance. Marist were continually in Taylorville territory during the first half, the Marist ’keeper being called on to handle only once. Despite a real feast of tho ball, green forwards did not look dangerous. Dargan and Martin put in some good crosses, but although Woods was unlucky on two occasions with headers and McKenzie nearly beat Tennant with a hard angle shot, Taylorville kept their goal intact for the first spell. Soon after the resumption, however, Marist were awarded a free kick from thirty yards out, and Marshall taking the kick, beat Tennant all the way with a dropping shot, which curled into the corner of the net. With the game apperently won, Marist began to take things easy, and, although Timlin and McKenzie were working hard, they could not again penetrate the Red defence. McKenzie was unlucky on two occasions, Tennant coming out of goal to intercept his shots on both occasions. Tennant was right on lorm and saved the reds brilliantly time and again. With only ten minutes to go, the Taylorville forwards came away. Marshall repulsed the first attack, but Cameron coming back shot from twenty yards out. The ball was going straight to the ’keeper when Anderson deflected it just out of reach for a simple goal. Marist 1, Taylorville 1. This success seemed to put new life into tho Taylorville team, and, for the next five minutes, they were continually worrying the Marist defence. Morel nearly let them through when ho dropped’ a high ball, but he recovered possession quickly and, although a. bounce was ruled only a yard trom goal, Marshall cleared successfully. Coutts then swung a nice cross across the goal-mouth, catching Morel out of position, ■ but Bateman, from only a yard out, skied the ball over the bar. Then, with only a minute to go a weak clearance by Morel gave White an opening, and he crossed smartly to Bateman, who sent the ball to the net for the deciding goal. Territorially, the game was Marist’s five times over, the reds taking control only in the last ten minutes, but the greens showed little penetration on attack. Of the Marist players. Marshall was outstanding, while Woods, McKenzie and Timlin also played well. For Taylorville, Tennant played a fine game between the sticks, and was ably supported by Leo and Miller. Coutts was tho best of the forwards.

RUNANGA 3--WAIUTA 0. Neither team turned out their strongest side tor the Heslin Cup fixture at Dunollie.. and the play was ragged. Runanga held a decided advantage in the first spell, and had scored three goals at the interval. Speakman (2), and ITewison having found the net. In the second spell, Waiuta did better, and were unlucky not to score on several occasions, but they could not penetrate the Runaaga defence, and the game ended without addtion to the score. Runanga 3, Waiuta nil. JUNIOR GRADE. In a junior grade fixture at Dunollic, Marist, fielding only nine men. held the local team to a two-goal draw. For Marist, Mulqucen scored two goals. Quinn notched both Runanga’s goals. BLACKBALL (11, TECH. f2). Theso teams met on a slippery ground at Blackball Blackball, with the advantage of the wind in the first half, quickly ran up the score, and soon led by four goals to nil. Blackball played kick and rush tactics, which were successful on the muddy ground, while Tech, owed their defeat largely to the fact, that they failed to follow the home team's example. The second half of the game was even, Tech-scoring twice, but they could not further reduce Blackhall’s early lead. Smythe and Paton were the scorers for Tech.

IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND, August 8. Thistle 2, Co" ratios 9; PonsonbY 7, Mount Albert Grammar 2; North Shore 1, Metrocollege 1. WELLINGTON, August 8. Waterside 3, Diamond 3; Hospital 7. Institute 0; Petone 3, Mar Ist 1; Seatoun 3, Swifts 2. CHRISTCHURCH. August 8. Western 5, Nomads 2; Technical 4, Western B 2; Thistle 3. Linwood 1; Rangers 3, St: Albans 2. BULLER v. WESTLAND. WESTPORT, August 9. At a meeting of the Buller Soccer Association, it was decided to accept the Westland Association’s challenge for the Peter Dawson Cup on September 6. It was agreed that the curtainraiser be a junior game, Westland v. Buller. AUSTRALIAN TEAM v. SYDNEY. SYDNEY, August 9. The Australian Soccer team, which visited New Zealand, beat Sydney by four to two, Avenging the defeat they suffered prior to their departure for New Zealand.

SCOTTISH MATCHES. LONDON, August 8. Scottish first division football matches resulted .•-Arbroath 2 Clyde 1; Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 2; Dundee 0. Rangers 0; Dunfermline 2, Hearts 5; Falkirk 3, Hamilton 2; Hibernian 1, Aberdeen 3; Motherwell 3, Queen’s Park 1; Partick 4, Queen of the South 1; St. Mirren 3, Albion 0; Third Lanark 2, Kilmarnock 1. Second Division: —Airdrie 2, Forfar 3: Alloa 0, East Sterling 2; Ayr 2. Leith 1; Brechin 0, East Fife 0; Dumbarton 2, Edinburgh 0; King’s Park 2. Dundee United 4; Morton 6, Cowdenbeath 1; Raith 2, Steuhousemuir 1: St. Bernard’s 7, Montrose 1.