SEVEN TO MIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 8

SEVEN TO MIL

TOURISTS' EASY WIN DEFEAT OF WELLINGTON (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. In the second match of its New Zealand tour the English amateur team defeated Wellington at soccer at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon by seven goals to nil. Displaying excellent understanding, the visitors were never in danger of being beaten, and the crowd of 10,000 people were delighted with the exhibition of fast and clever football.

Though they led by only three goals to nil at half-time, the Englishmen had had much the better of the game, effectively smothering any Wellington attacks before they became really dangerous. The visitors played a stopper-back game, Joy at centre-half being outstanding as the third defender. Collins was most aggressive, the English forward's speed and footwork enabling him constantly to penetrate the' Wellington defence. His centres wero well picked up by Mathewb and Thornton,

Wellington showed themselves to be quite as fit as their opponents, Todd, right-half, and the fullbacks, Miles and Haines, being outstanding! on defence. Peppered with shots from all angle* Wyatt in goal, saved many more than he let p.'tst.

Thornton scored after nine minutes' play, and two goals registered by .Mathews gave England a lead by three goals to nil at half-time. Mathews (2), and Thornton and Finch scored in the second spell. Leslie, the Wellington and New Zealand centreforward, was so well marked by Joy, the English centre-lialf, that comparatively little was seen of him during the after noon. Recognised as the best amateur in England, Joy played an outstanding game, and so effective was his defence, that all the fullbacks, Strasser and Robhins, had to do was to work the opposing wing men. This they did to such '.rood effect that Huddle,' the toll English goalkeeper, was not often troubled.