WANGANUI SOCCER TEAM RETAINS THE BROWN SHIELD

Wanganui Chronicle, 21 August 1950, Page 7

WANGANUI SOCCER TEAM RETAINS THE BROWN SHIELD

Defeating Taranaki by 8 goals to nil the Wanganui soccer representative team retained the Brown Shield in a match played on Cook's Gardens, Wanganui, on Saturday. The winners registered four goals in the first hall and a similar number in the second. The visitors lacked the co-ordina tion and positional play of the Shield holders and at no stage of the game did they look a serious threat to the Wanganui team. The combined efforts of the backs and forwards of Wanganui were a constant menace to Taranaki, who had no counter to the home s'de’s purposeful attacks. The Wanganui halves, Breed, Kendrick and Hessell, played effectively, with Breed' playing one of his best games this season. The whole forward line went well and made several penetrating movements which often had Taranaki in a tangle. The Kidd brothers, with Mutimer, Scott and Wellwood, were often in the picture with deft moves. Patterson and Springer made the most of their onnortunities, and the goalie, Gould, did not have a strenuous day. Th? two best nlayers for Taranaki were Thomnson, the goalie, and J. Shaw, the right wing. The game opened' on a buoyant note for Wanganui for J. Kidd found th P Taranaki net with a powerful long shot after 45 seconds’ nlav. With the score against them 1-nil. Taranaki set un a determined attack, end ,f. Shaw, the right wing, centred to his brother, R. the latter's shot went over the ton of the goal. Good work bv the Wangdnui halves saw Taranaki concede ground and in turn •T. Kidd. Wellwood and Scott, tested Thomnson with accurate shots, hut Thompson was alert and' saved Ms side well. Mutimer and Scott put Wanganui in a strong attacking Position. but success eluded them. Wanganui were now calling the tune and were giving Taranaki no respite. Later Mutimer netted, following a corner kick bv A. Kidd.—Wanganui 2, Taranaki 0. Breed was toiling tirelesslv for Wanganui and was being supported on all occasions. Try as thev might. Taranaki could not make headwav against the robust nlav of Wanganui. A good scorin', chance went hoggin" when Wellwood missed the ball comnletelv in front of the Taranaki goalmouth. Wellwood made amends later when he netted after a good niece of romhlnea nlav bv Kendrick and A. Kidd. TM-s .success was followed bv ■T Scott netting after a deft move, and hal" time came with the score—Wanrrrnt 4. Taranaki o.

There was a stir at the opening of tho secorfl half, when Patterson broke un a Taran’kl attack and Mutimer rained noSsession and raced through the deforce to net in the left-hand corner.— Wanganui 5. Taranaki 0. Taranaki -allied and were unlucky when ,T. Shaw’s shot hit the unrivht The name had now slackened in race, hut what was golnr was alt In Wanrannl’s favour. Twice in nulck succession Tho—ns >n. the visitor's goalie ■"on anniauso with sneciaculay save' Before the game ended further for Wcnrarni were reMstered bv .7. Kidd. A. K’d ll and WeKwnnd, the came ending—Wanganui 8, Taranak’ 0. The teams were:— Wanganui: K Could. K. Patterson. A. Snrineer. R. Kendrick. R. Hossa” M. ”reed .T. T'futimer. .T g-ott, G. Wailwnod. .T. K‘da and A. Kidd.

Taranaki: ,T Thomnson a. Garvin. TT Hutton. ,T. ■grown, G, HAwarfla, C. vsoiig tt. whlmhurst. H. Oninland, N Vf-whf. R. Shaw. ,T. Shaw. Referee: Hr T> Ross. CURTAIN-RAISER

Tn a curtain-raiser Taranaki B beat a Waneanui senior B team bv 6 goals to 2. The half-time score favoured Taranaki 2-nil. Goals for Taranaki were scored b-r Tellar (2). Miles (21, Shennard a”d White one each. For Wanganui Whitlock and Hanna scored goals.