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1998
24 JUL 1998 , Edition 2, Page 3.
Town firms get soccer ball rolling
Welcome to raffle town.
Ngaruawahia, after making the last four of soccer's
Chatham Cup, has gone fund-raising crazy to get the team to
Dunedin.
Club president Maxine Williams says it could need
closer to $15,000 than the $10,000 first suggested to fly the
Northern League first division team south on August 16 to play
Dunedin Technical.
And spurred on by a $1000 donation from the Waikato
Times, town businesses have queued up with offers of cash and
vouchers.
Now club members must sell a host of raffle tickets to
make sure the vouchers help the fund.
Mrs Williams said she "just about cried" this week
after children at Waipa School, across the road from her club,
raised $50.
But it's back to bread and butter stuff
tomorrow. Ngaruawahia have a Northern League home match
against South Auckland Rangers.
30 JUL 1998 , Edition 2, Page 10.
Albany may host soccer showpiece
By: ANDERSON Ian
Albany's North Harbour Stadium appeals as the
likely venue for this year's Chatham Cup soccer final -- but
the decision may be made after next month's semifinals.
The stadium's general manager Graeme Running
said they and Soccer New Zealand (SNZ) were interested in
hosting the knockout Cup final there and a date in late
September or early October would suit.
But SNZ and stadium management may wait to see
wheher Ngaruawahia or Dunedin Technical reach the final
before setting a date.
Waikato's Cup heroes Ngaruawahia United meet
Technical away and Central United host fellow Auckland side
Metro in the August 15-16 semifinal encounters.
"If Ngaruawahia got through, we'd want to host a
final on a weekend when Waikato didn't have a home NPC
rugby match and get a whole bunch of Mooloo supporters
making the trip up to support them," Running said.
Meanwhile, the Ngaruawahia club want their
Sunday semifinal match in Dunedin brought forward a day.
Club president Maxine Williams
said Ngaruawahia would prefer the match to be played on
August 15, because that would allow the team and 50
supporters, who have plans to travel to Dunedin, to celebrate
after the game.
The club, which feared it could be priced out of the
cup after being drawn away to Dunedin, has been rescued
after a Waikato Times challenge to businesses to help with
funds.
In the latest fundraising development, the Waikato
District Council has matched the Times' $1000 donation
to Ngaruawahia.
CHATHAM CUP giant-killers Ngaruawahia United
have $4000 already in the bank with the promise of at least
another $9000 to come before the northern league division
one club heads south for its semifinal clash with Dunedin
Technical.
United needs $15,000 for the trip, and the whole of
Waikato has come to its aid. The Waikato Times kicked
things off with $1000, and Radio Sport held an appeal during
its soccer hour last week.
A Ngaruawahia request to Technical for the
2 AUG 1998 , Edition A, Page 8.
By: YOUNG Geoff
semifinal to be brought forward to the Saturday has been
declined.
Ngaruawahia president Maxine Williams said the
club was hoping to be able to relax after the game which,
because of the travel, would not be as easy with a Sunday
match.
"We're a bit disappointed, but we can see their point
of view," Williams said. "It's their home game, and they
reckon they'll get a better crowd on the Sunday."
Ngaruawahia United have their sights set on North
Harbour Stadium. The stadium has been allocated this year's
Chatham Cup soccer final on September 19.Ngaruawahia,
the fairytale side of this year's knockout competition, have
7 AUG 1998 , Edition 2, Page 12.
Ngaruawahia's goal
had their semifinal in Dunedin against Dunedin Technical
next weekend confirmed for Sunday after trying
unsuccessfully to switch the match to Saturday.
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