NUAFC 1968-2018

1993
THE CHILLEANS
The first game on the park took place in late January with a
Chilean team arriving from Auckland for a friendly against a mix-andmatch
group from Ngaruawahia and Hamilton. The match was won 12
-1 by the Narra locals.
CLAUDLANDS ROVERS
The second run was mid-February at a Thursday evening
practice session where Claudelands Rovers brought an A and a B squad
to run with the greens. Our A's won 3-0 and our B's won 1-0. A feature
of the A game was the official referee packing it in ten minutes before
time and going off home!
James McCaig and Tracey Kerr-Bell.
KAWERAU TOURNAMENT
On the last Weekend in February (27th) the team travelled
to Kawerau to play in what turned out to be a Round-Robin
competition against Melville, Wanderers and Kawerau. The Club found
it a long way to travel for just such a small tournament, as they were
lead to understand that Claudelands Rovers would also be competing.
Immediately upon arriving at the ground they were informed
that the game against Wanderers would be starting immediately and
that it would be followed straight after by the Melville game!
Narra drew with Wanderers 0-0, Melville 1-1 and Kawerau 2-
2_ With all other games being drawn as well the winner was found in
the final round-robin match when Melville beat Wanderers 3-2 to win
the tournament. Narra were second, Kawerau third and Wanderers
4th.
CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT
As has been the custom in the past the club entered two
sides in the annual Tournament. The year the total entries had
dropped to 23 with two further late withdrawals, which left a few gaps
in the games schedule.
The "A" team played Melville B and struggled to find form on
a small pitch but winning uncomfortably 3-0. The next match was
against Matamata (a 4-0 win) in which a Matamata player was sent off
in the 5th minute and the Matamata Coach earned the displeasure of
the referee.
The final pool match was a dour struggle with a very lively
Ngongotaha (won 1-0) to leave Narra on top and a place in the quarter
-finals the following weekend.
The "B" team, under the stewardship of George Sunnex, had
a harder row to hoe, especially with the withdrawal of East Coast Bays
and only two matches were played. Each remaining team in the pool
were given a 1-0 win over ECB.
Forest Hill/Milford came up first and the lads were within 4
minutes of a 1-0 win but had to settle for a 1-1 draw when a late
angled shot took a late bounce to find the net over the diving body of
Carl Allen. The last game was against Melville A for a 0-1 loss but a
dynamic performance anyway.
Melville coach Steve Williams watched with some
consternation as his young son Matthew put pressure on his team's
goalmouth in the last game. It would have been considered an
extreme embarrassment for Mat to find the net against Dad's team!
Brian and Helena Harding.
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