NUAFC 1968-2018

1982 Ngaruawahia-AFFCo 13th Grade A, Division 4
1982
Blair Aberhart (19 goals)
- Best Player
Clifton Newport (7 goals)
Greg Francis (3 goals)
Nigel Thorne (2 goals)
- Most Improved
Darryl Brown (2 goals)
Glen Stirling (2 goals)
- Sportsperson
David Rowell (2 goals)
- Best Player
Michael Schimanski (2 goals)
- Most Improved
Ian Frater (1 goal)
Matthew Gurnell
Peter Teehan
Glen Richardson
Rachel Patterson
Wayne Frankhouser
Rear: Roy Aberhart (Coach), Ian Frater, Michael Schimanski,
Gregory Francis, Nigel Thorne, Wayne Frankhouser, Rob Thorne (Manager).
Front: Rachel Patterson, Peter Teehan, David Rowell, Blair Aberhart,
Clifton Newport, Darryl Brown, Mathew Gurnell.
TABLE
18 Hukanui
12 Morrinsville
10 Ngaruawahia A
8 Peachgrove
6 Claudelands Rovers
2 Te Awamutu
through just 30 goals, giving the side the
best defensive record in the 92-team
league.
The touring squad will be.
Manager: David Webb. Goalkeepers:
Kenny Allen, Ian Leigh. Defenders: Phil
Brignull, Paul Compton, John Impey,
Dean Mooney, Derek 'Dawkins, Keith
Williams, Brian Mundee. Midfield:
Kevin Dawtry, Tommy Heffernan.
Strikers: Milton Graham, Trevor
Morgan, Nigel Spackman, Chris Sulley,
Tony Funnell, Andy Crawford, Howard
Goddard, Brian O'Donnell.
Galloway Park Thriller
Waikato Times, 24th May 1982
The local cup derby with
everything!
That was the only way to
describe the nail biting first round
Adidas Chatham Cup soccer match
between Claudelands Rovers and
Ngaruawahia-AFFC0 United at
Galloway Park on Saturday.
Tension, goals, controversy and
the traditional bite between the two
Waikato teams created a spectacle that
had the cold, wet crowd enthralled for
more than two hours.
Deservedly, Claudelands finally
won through to the second round of the
cup, but its supporters had plenty of
anxious moments before hero of the day
Eddie Wilson pulled it through.
Ninety minutes of normal time
and 30 minutes of extra time could not
break the dead­lock as Ngaruawahia
twice scrambled in late equalisers to
bring the scoreline to 3-3.
Then, with Rovers supporters
lining the touchlines to cheer him on,
Wilson saved three of Ngaruawahia's
five penalty shots to win Claudelands the
shoot-out 3-2.
The turning point of the game
was the ordering off of Ngaruawahia
'keeper Sean Crowe 11 minutes into the
second half.
Crowe's early shower thrust
fullback John Mohn into the unenviable
position of having to face the music at
the end.
Although Mohn saved one and
Craig Stewart missed one, it was the
class of Wilson which carried the day.
Claudelands deserved the win
because it adapted better to the soggy
underfoot condi­tions, and made most of
the play during the 120 minutes.
But Ngaruawahia earned
admiration for having the determination
to fight back twice despite being a man
short and looking outplayed.
Ngaruawahia opened the
scoring in the 18th minute when
midfielder Mackrell was left unmarked
on the far post and had time to spare to
pick his spot.
Dennis Wilson put Claudelands
level seconds before halftime when he
bent a free kick around the Ngaruawahia
wall into the top right corner.
Crowe's ordering off seemed to
spell the end for Ngaruawahia, especially
as it led to a penalty, which Murray
Branch comfortably put away.
But Ngaruawahia climbed back
to force the game into extra time with a
Geoff Tozer goal just two minutes
before no-side (full-time).
Claudelands hit the front again
two minutes into the first period of extra
time through a freak goal by Ray Dixon
which floated from near halfway over
Mohn's head and just under the crossbar.
But again it was not enough to
clinch victory for Claudelands, as Mick
Little struck back for Ngaruawahia four
minutes from the end after Claudelands
had failed to clear a Tozer shot.
In dramatic fashion Wilson
saved the first penalty, from John
McDermid, and Claudelands led 2-1
with successful attempts by Branch and
Ian Fisher against Ngaruawahia's solitary
success by Jason Cargo.
Stewart knocked Claudelands'
third attempt on to the bar, but Wilson
nullified the failure by smothering
Mohn's shot.
Dennis Wilson put one in off
the post for Claudelands and Nelson
Grandona replied_ for Ngaruawahia.
Mohn kept Ngaruawahia in
with a chance when he saved Jim
Keatkey's spot kick, but with the chance
of levelling the scores, Liddle could only
hit a weak kick straight to Wilson.
Within Striking Distance
Waikato Times, 31st May 1982
At Ngaruawahia the home side
continued its challenge for promotion
from the third division with a sound 3-1
win over Hamilton Wanderers.
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