ENGLISH TROPHY GAME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19745, 19 September 1927, Page 13

ENGLISH TROPHY GAME.

CANTERBURY DEFEATS OTAGO AUCKLAND WINS COMPETITION. [by telegbaph. —pbess association.] DUNEDIN. Saturday. * Dull weather prevailed for the Association football match between Canterbury and Otago in the final game of the Football Association Trophy competition. The former team won by 3 goals to 1. The result leaves Auckland the winners of the trophy. There was no wind or sun to interfere with play, and the Carisbrook ground was in good order. The attendance was 2000. i The teams were aa follows:—Canterbury: Goal, McDougall: backs, Johnson, Muscrof't; halves. Walker, Roberts, HoWarth; forwards. Nelson, Sutherland, Trotter, McDougall, Frickleton. Otago: Goal, Caskie; backs. Coats, Anderson; I halves, Munro, Munsie. Murray: forwards, Simmonds, McHugh, Duncan, McCormack, McLean. I The first spell was fairly even, with Canterbury showing better all-round footbalL Trotter. Sutherland and Nelson, of the forwards, were prominent, with Roberts, Johnson and Muscroft best in the defence. McDougall was not seriously tested, but h'e made a brilliant save when Simmonds dropped in an awkward cross kick. Canterbury's opening goal came from a throw-in, McDougall passing to Trotter, and the latter sending on to Sutherland, who headed past the goalkeeper. Otago evened up matters shortly after. Munsie, who was opposing Trotter, with a hefty kick to McLean, enabled the winger to cross to the goal, giving Simmonds a close shot, which McDougall had no chance of saving. Canterbury returned to the attack and the Otago goalkeeper made two fine saves, from both Trotter and Nelson. Roberts was very eSective in checking Otago's advances, which lacked cohesion. Simmonds, on the right, was the only player to make headway. Following a free kick against Otagw, Sutherland received from a clearance by Otago's joalkeeper and scored Canterbury's second goal. At half-time the score was: Canterbury, 2; Otago, 1. On changing over Canterbury's rearguard played a sound game, and penned Otago in their own territory. There followed smart work by Roberts, who initiated play for Trotter. A kick from a corner was nicely placed and enabled Trotter to score Canterbury's third goal. Otago's goal then had a narrow escape, the goalkeeper having come out to clear a cross kick from Nelson. From a free kich to Otago, McDougall Baved, by conceding a corner, and play hung round the visitors' goal. Poor shooting by local forwards brought relief. Canterbury was striving hard to obtain another goal. Trotter and Sutherland were prominent with several fine shots, which the defence cleared. Although Sutherland beat Caskie on one occasion the goal was disallowed for offside. McDougall then saved bril liantly a fine header made by McCormack. Toward the end of the game Otago ral lied considerably, but the strong defence on the part, of Johnson and Muscroft repelled all attacks. The game ended: Canterbury, 3; Otago, 1.