Australia Beats New Zealand 7-0
CHRISTCHURCH, Mon. (P.A.) Giving a magnificent display of ball control, anticipation and combination that New Zealand could not match, Australia won the second Soccer test by seven goals to nil at Lancaster Park on Saturday. Australia wasted few passes and often'collected those of the New Zealand players.
Individual cleverness was also I shown by the Australians, one of the j many examples being when Hodge | beat four defenders in as many yards j to let Hughes in for a comparatively ; simple goal. The failure of the New j Zealand halves to find the forwards was the tragedy of the game.
Much of Australia’s success was achieved by the halves. Goals for Australia were scored by Parsons (3), Hughes (2), Johns and Cunningham.
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Northern Advocate, 30 August 1948, Page 3
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