SOCCER CODE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20571, 3 June 1941, Page 2

SOCCER CODE

KYNE CUP FINAL THISTLE’S GOOD WIN Playing under excellent conditions yesterday, Thistle and Eastern Union gave a good exhibition of soccer in the final match ot the Kyne Cup competition, under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Football Association. Thistle ran out the winners by six goals to two. Hard and fast football was seen iii the first half, Thistle pressing from the outlet, and Easton shooting, the first goal within a few minutes of the opening. Eastern Union then took up the attack, and penned the opposing team in its own end for a tiir.?, but the pressure was relieved by Oswald, who cleared his lines with a long kick which paved the way for a renewal of the Thistle attack, and a second score. Two goals down, Eastern Union pressed hard for the remainder of the half, but McCallum scored the initial goal for Union with a few minutes to go. Thistle, however, re-estab-lished their two-goal lead just before the interval. Early in the second half. Eastern Union again reduced their disadvantage, but Thistle forged ahead once more, and later added two more goals, making the final score six—nil in their favour. Schoolboys’ Tourney Keen interest was taken in the schoolboys’ tournament matches, the entry of six teams being a record, and play being of a good standard. In tile first round Brown’s team beat a team captained by A. Davis, three—two, alter a hard tusele, the winning goal being scored by Brown just before the final whistle. Dawn’s team was defeated by ,7. Watt’s team, by six goals to nil, tile seasoned High School Players having a marked advantage: and (iillgreii s team went down to (labolinscy’s in nil even match with plenty of movement. Ihe semi-finals gave Watt a victory over Brown, oy one goal to nil; and the line-up for the. final was;—J. Watt, captain, P ihompson. It. Maxwell, I). Hankcy, P, Scott, S. (iillgren, and M. Eaty; and A. Cabolinscy, captain. It. Newton, N. Walker, I>, Gray it Shields, P-. Donaldson, and S. Dawn Watt scored the first goal of the’ game and though their opponents battled hard, ana gave a good deal of concern to their deicnee. Watt’s team eventually went on to Win by five goals to nil.