NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS NEW SOUTH WALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 58

NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS NEW SOUTH WALES.

SYDNEY, June 21. The New Zealand footballers (AesociaHon) played a match with the Wednesday - Jialf-holiday team this afternoon, the visitors winning easily by & goals to 3. June 24.

The. test match between the New= Zealand and New South Wales Association, football teams was played at Epp'ing- Eacecourse this afternoon,' and resulted .in~ a ~ /win., for New' Zealand by 6 goal£ to 4',, - She weather was fine,. and there was a large attendance. The, New' Zealanders began welL - Shortly after the start by fine )dfibbling they carried play into New South iWales territory, and Brown, * t>y smart J)l»y, kicked the first- goal. For the remainder of- the first half the home team's hacks showed to Better advantage, displaying good combination' and unselfish At times the game -was very fast, and when the speE ended the local men had. scored 3 goals to the visitors' 1. , In the second spell,, after a lot of dribbling work in. the centre, the New Zeaflanders forced the" play into New South JWales ground, when after two unsuccessful

fekots at goal by Foreshaw and UesJher, a.{determined rush resulted in TJssher scoring Jfc second goal for New Zealand. In quick Succession, the visitors by fast play secured

Jfrvro mor& goals, one by Foreshaw and

the other by Taylor. Shortly after this, from a free kick awarded for foul play, M'Mahon placed a fourth goal to the

teedit of New South Wales, The rest of .the game centred round the New South' (Wales goal through one of the home team

lhaving .to leave the ground owing to

injuries. This weakened their side's play, -z and. the visitors had: alp the advantage. JOisaher kicked a'fifth goal, and a sixth was secured- just before • the end of the game. XTssher kicked, and Christie, . trying to >aye, put the ball through. BRISBANE, June 24.

In the football match Queensland defeated New South Wales by 8 goals to 6.