SOCCER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 127, 31 May 1937, Page 4

SOCCER

CROWD DELIGHTED ENGLISHMEN’S SECOND WIN DEFEAT OF WELLINGTON OUTSTANDING CENTRE-HALF 1 Ter Pres? Association. I WELLINGTON, May 30. In the second match of their New Zealand tour the English amateur Association football team defeated Wellington at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon by 7 goals to nil. Displaying excellent understanding, the visitors were never in danger of being beaten and the crowd of 10,000 were delighted with the exhibition of fast, clever football.

Though they led by only 3 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 plaj ed a stop-per-back game, Joy at centre-half being outstanding as third defender. Collins was the most aggressive of the English forwards, his speed and footwork enabling him constantly to penetrate the Wellington defence. His centres were well picked up by Mathews and Thornton.

Wellington showed themselves quite as fit as their opponents, Todd (righthalf) and the full-backs, Miles and Haines, being outstanding on defence. Peppered with shots from all angles, Wyatt, in goal, saved many more than he let past.

Thornton scored after nine minutes’ play, and two goals by Mathews gave England a 3-nil lead at half-time. Mathews (2), Thornton and Finch scored in the second spell. Leslie, th? Wellington and New Zealand centreforward, was so well marked by Joy, the English centre-half, that comparatively little was seen of him curing the afternoon. Recognised as the finest amateur in England, Joy played an outstanding game, and so effective was his defence that all the full-backs, Strasser and Robbins, had to do wiv to mark the opposing wing men. This they did to such good effect that Huddle, the tall English goal-keeper, was not often troubled-. MATCH AT CHRISTCHURCH TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND i Per Press Association. J CHRISTCHURCH, May 30. Following is the Canterbury-Bul-ler Association football team to meet England in Christchurch on June 9: D. N. McCrae (South Canterbury), G. Roberts, A. McMillan, M. A. Gordon, A. K. F. Fordon; forwards, A. Almond, R. Smith, G. Smith, D. Souter, M. Burnand. W. Sutherland is twelfth man.