NUAFC 1968-2018

1982
Huntly pulled one back right on
the stroke of half­time when Flowerday
sent new Ngaruawahia 'keeper Jim
Barry the wrong way with a penalty
after he had been pushed by Dick
Plume.
Huntly, which had almost given
away the midfield in the first half, came
out in the second and closed it down to
the point where players were falling over
each other in the crowd.
The tactics worked and
Ngaruawahia seldom threatened over the
final 45 minutes, although Foran was
forced to make several courageous saves
from dangerous through balls.
Midfielder John McDermid
went close to mak­ing it 3-2 when he hit
the post after a goalmouth scramble, but
Flowerday replied for Huntly when his
blinding direct free kick forced a brilliant
diving save from Barry.
Shocks and Upsets
Waikato Times, July 12th 1982
Shocks and upsets galore were
the order of the day in Country Foods
northern league soccer on Saturday.
The biggest was Ngaruawahia-
AFFCO United's crash to a 1-2 defeat at
the hands of middle of the table
Cornwall.
But Ngaruawahia coach Dave
Hall refused to concede the upset result
put his side out of the three-way chase
for the two third division promotion
spots.
"I think the lay-off last week
affected us, but the lads are so
determined we are going to win
promotion this year," said Hall after the
game in Auckland.
"We still have matches left
against Otara and Oratia, and if we don't
win those we don't deserve to go up".
Cornwall rocked Ngaruawahia
with two goals in the first 10 minutes,
and for 80 minutes the greens struggled
to pull the lead back.
John Cyples gave Ngaruawahia
some hope when he got one back in the
20th minute, but although it was oneway
traffic in the second half the
Waikato side was all at sea on the
narrow Cornwall pitch.
Ngaruawahia's hopes took a
further knock when Otara Rangers sent
Oratia United tumbling to its first loss of
the season, 3.1,
When the dust settled at the end
of the upset weekend, Otara held a three
point lead over Oratia, with
Ngaruawahia another two points further
back.
Oratia and Ngaruawahia both
have two games in hand over Otara, but
the crucial matches will be the return
games between Ngaruawahia and the
two leaders.
Fans Warm to Chilean
Waikato Times, 19th July 1982
Chilean midfielder Nacho
Reyes was the man of the moment at
Ngaruawahia's Centennial Park on
Saturday.
Reyes slammed in two goals in
the last four minutes as Ngaruawahia-
AFFCO United staged a stunning comeback
in a Country Foods League third
division soccer match.
After falling behind to a second
half own goal, Ngaruawahia trailed arch
rival Oratia United 0-1 after 86 minutes,
its hopes of promotion apparently dashed
for the season.
With one of the best defensive
records in the league behind it, Oratia
had looked unlikely to concede a goal to
the struggling Ngaruawahia attack.
But Reyes gave the home side a
new lease of life when he nipped in for
the equaliser with just four minutes left
on the clock.
And in injury time it was the
darting Chilean again, slotting the goal
which could see Ngaruawahia on its way
into the second division next season.
Otara Rangers went out to a
five point lead with a comfortable 4-1
win over struggling Kelston West in
Auckland, leaving a two-way race between
Oratia and Ngaruawahia for the
second promotion spot.
Saturday's win gave
Ngaruawahia a slender one point
advantage over Oratia, and its chances
will rest on next week's vital away clash
with Otara.
1982 Ngaruawahia-AFFCo 11th Grade O, Division 9
Saul Tressider (18 goals)
Jason Todd (18 goals)
Michael Brown (5 goals)
Best Player
Anthony Urlich (5 goals)
Nigel Everleigh (4 goals)
Marchal Head (1 goal)
Most Improved
Peter O’Leary
Jason Forrest
Julian Pope
David Derecourt
Sportsperson
Mahuta Mahara
Tony Wade
Joanne Jeffcote
Stephen Owsley
Rear: Bob O’Leary (Coach), Saul Tressider, David Derecourt, Anthony Urlich, Jason Todd,
Michael Brown.
Front: Julian Pope, Jason Forrest, Nigel Everleigh, Peter O’Leary, Mahuta Mahara,
Marchal Head, Tony Wade.
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