ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 432, 24 June 1922, Page 6

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

, WELLINGTON 4. ALAXAWATT 0. There was an attendance of about 9COO people to watch the first repie-entative "soccor” match of the season, played on the Showgrounds yesterday afternoon, hetween Wellington and Mam: want. The visitors were slightly heavier than the home team, and gave a last, clean exhibition ol the game, their passing being excelh nt. The teams were as under: Wellington (black).- Goalkeeper, Ewing; right back, McKen/.io (eapt.); hdt back, 'J aylor ; right half, McArthur; centre halt. McGirr; left halt'. Auld; inside right, .McMillan; inside left, Gilbertson; right wing. Thomas; centre forward, Unssell; hit wine. Dick.

AJanawaiu (green and while). Goalkeeper, Talbot; right hack, Dick (capi.); left beck, Lock; right halt. Wesl; cellin' half, Coombs; left half, Birch; inside right, Randall; inside left, Hearsay; right wing. Taylor; centre forward, Bell; left wing, ’WilgiUlf I ’. Wellington kicked off with the sun at their back.-, and their forwards soon took tin- hull to the home goal, where Talbot saved at the expense of a corner kick, which was fruitless. Several times the black forwards were within shooting Hi - - lance of the Mafia wain goal, hup the sale play of Dick ami Lock nullified their effort-. Faulty passing spoiled many ol the groin forwards' rushes. Clean loot work on the part, of the local team gave them a chance. Inti inaccurate shooting spoilt it. Lack ot leant-work on the pan ot (lie Alanawalu forwards combined with the sate tac-ura of the black backs, lost a good opportunity for the former. The visitors !o-i Russell, their cenire-lonvard. just before half-time, as he Intel to retire following on a collision with Coombs, as both were going to head file ball. Half-time saw no ,-tore on either side. Tantrum, a home re.erve. replac'd Rns.-ell in the second half, plating oniside-righi lot (he visitors. The -Wellington team's superiority was evidenced immediately on resumption of play, good pas-inc by the forwards resulting in Gilbertson finding the net. Directly afterwards Dick, Yellingion’s left wing, shimmed in -a fast shot. The home defence was sorely taxed for some lime, but they sent their forward line up in good style, resulting in Hearsey shooting Jess” than a foot outside the po-t. Again they rushed through, but failed to score. The visitors secured their third score alter a scramble in the local goal area, Thomas's kick giving the goalkeeper no chance. Shortly before the full-time whistle Gilbertson netted his second goal, making the score Wellington 4, Alanawalu nil. Few in the home team displayed (heir host form, while the Wellington Lacks’ drfence was splendid and they combined well yith their forwards. Mr D, Pastier refereed.