SOCCER ASHES

Grey River Argus, 19 June 1933, Page 5

SOCCER ASHES

WON BY AUSTRALIA N.Z. Lose Second Test an exciting- game. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) : Received June IS e.t 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, June IS. At Sydney cricket ground yesterday, Australia beat New Zealand by six goals i () four, in the second Soccer Test, thus regaining the Ashes. The attendance wa> live thousand. Th-' teams were;— I Australia: jMcNr.bb; Evans. Parkes; Tennant. Davidson. O’Connor; F. Smith, Hughes, G. {Smith (captain), Cameron and (Jrowhurst. New Zealand: Zuill; Stone. Gerrard; I Stenhouse, Christie (captain), Crabb; fives, Ohapnji-n, Kershaw. Graham, Kay. The referee was Mr D. Quinn. The game provided remarkable football, a strange reversal of form by the : tourists being a pronounced feati re. Australia excelled in short passing I rushes in the first fifteen minutes, a.i d G. Smith opened the score with a pretty screw kick. The New Zealand attacks in the first spell were easily repulsed. McNabb was very safe in goal. G. Smith netted two more goals for the home team, and the. game appeared to be a walk over when Cameron and Crowhurst succeeded with two great kicks. The goals camo mostly from the right wing passes by F. Smith. At half time Australia led by five goals to nil. After the interval, the game proved a reversal. The New Zealand forwards were determined to show that Australia had much under-rated the team. They attacked from the whistle and within ten minutes Chapman, Kay and Ives had goals" from kick-and-follow-through tactics. The excitement became intense when Kershaw netted a goal from a penalty kick, and the visitors were only one behind. The All Black supporters roared encouragement when the forwards continued their aggressive tactics, McNabb being hard pressed to stave off a number of hot shots. Time was fleeting when Hughes made Australia secure by netting a luckv goal from a scrimmage in front of the net. The tourists continued to attack, and their flying effort nearly succeeded when both Ives anfl Kay just cleared the top of the bar with terrific kicks. The unanimous verdict is that McNabb saved Australia from defeat. New Zealand is an improved team since its last appearance in Sydney, the forwards combining better with the halves attacking and defending with a greater understanding. Christie. Kay, Kershaw and Gerrard played best for New Zealand. G. Smith and Crowhurst were outstanding for Australia.