NUAFC 1968-2018

1976
and the ground heavy.
Philip Jerry drove in the first
goal for Ngaruawahia when the solid
four-man defence line of St Pauls let a
ball slip through and Jerry was driving
through to put the ball away. St Pauls
equalised from a well-constructed
through ball and Ngaruawahia found
themselves, at half time, still lucky to be
in the game.
A slight rearrangement at the
turn, with Kelly coming on for Farrell
and a shuffling of positions, saw
Ngaruawahia drive in seven more. Kani
Te Wiata had moved out to the right
wing with the halfback line adding
Kelly; Barakat moving from halves to
backs.
The switch brought immediate
results with Te Wiata netting a fine
oblique shot from a good Jerry pass.
Alistair Bell maintained his good
scoring momentum with one, and Kerry
Barakat topped off the eight.
Perhaps the hardest of the
competition to come is Hamilton Boys
High and this match will probably lower
the Ngaruawahia 7-1 goal scoring
average. Grant Prendergast (Jumbo)
has shown improvement in each game
and should provide formidable
opposition to Boys High strikers.
The Huntly Press - Wednesday, June
23rd 1976
Ngaruawahia High School
in Double Draws
Both Ngaruawahia High
School soccer teams had their progress
in the Secondary Schoolboy soccer
competition slowed by Hamilton Boys
High on Saturday with draws.
The third division were down 3
-4 with goals from Peter Harrop,
Grant Cathro and Andrew Bell, and
with only a few minutes remaining it
was the 18 metre drive of Glen
Solomon that earned the boys a match
point.
The second division squad had
a similar situation, again with Hamilton
Boys High leading 3-2 with only
minutes remaining. Philip Jerry had
opened the scoring from halfway with a
lob shot, with Dean Haggie netting the
second to have Ngaruawahia trailing 2-3
at the turn. Captain Alistair Bell
received a pass from the wing to earn
his team’s single point in the dying
stages.
Results: 3rd div: Boys High 4,
Ngaruawahia 4. 2nd div: Ngaruawahia
3, Boys High 3.
The Huntly Press - Wednesday, June
30th 1976
Abysmal Display of Football
Victory to Affco Rangers but
points to Ngaruawahia United! That was
the story when Ngaruawahia defeated
Affco 7-0 in the Waikato 3rd division
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soccer competition.
Affco commenced the game
with eight men, that later dropped to
seven when injury dropped one man,
and almost outplayed a full United team.
Affco provided the sparkle as they
played 100 percent football for the full
90 minutes while United adopted their
ineffectual “kick-and-rush” technique.
Affco, despite being outnumbered, were
seldom pressured for the ball, and were
allowed to control play for sustained
periods.
At one stage “Paddle Paws”
Dennis was nearly caught napping and
pushed away a snap shot from Affco for
United to clear.
The match against Teachers
this week promises to be a walkover for
Teachers if the same style of play is
adopted by United.
The Huntly Press - Wednesday, June
30th 1976
Ngaruawahia H.S. Still
Undefeated
The Ngaruawahia High School
first 11 soccer team remains undefeated
after six games in the Waikato
secondary school’s second division
competition. Four wins and two draws,
places them one point below
competition leaders Otorohanga, and
one point clear of Boys High.
Otorohanga came to
Ngaruawahia as the favourites, almost
assured of two match points, and had to
be content on Saturday with a 2-2 score.
Captain Alistair Bell scored twice for
the home team and with a little more
finishing could have beaten the visitors.
Ngaruawahia must go into the
second series of games as favourites for
the title, as long as they do not drop a
single match point. Their first hurdle is
meeting Fairfield at home this Saturday
at 9.15. The previous encounter
favoured Ngaruawahia 5-2.
2nd 11 Fall to St Pauls
The second 11 (3rd division)
were trounced 0-7 by St Pauls, who
fielded many players from their first
division squad. The Ngaruawahia team
height averaged half that of St Pauls.
David White, Ngaruawahia’s keeper,
excelled himself under the pressure that
was put upon him.
The Huntly Press - Wednesday, July
7th 1976
U/13 Soccer Reps to Play
Ngaruawahia
The Waikato under-13 soccer
team will play a Ngaruawahia under-13
squad at Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia,
this Sunday, July 11, at 2.30 p.m.
This will be an excellent
opportunity for the Ngaruawahia boys to
put their skills against a representative
team, and to find out how much junior
football has progressed over the two
years it has been in existence in
Ngaruawahia.
The four primary schoolboy
teams will undoubtedly expand over the
following seasons and provide players
for the higher grade teams.
The Borough Council have
commenced the erection of changing
sheds on the ground and the United
Club have now the clearance to begin
the erection of their clubrooms nearby.
The Huntly Press - Wednesday, July
28th 1976
Ngaruawahia High School
Defeat Te Kuiti
The Ngaruawahia 1st 11 High
School soccer team continued its
unbeaten run of games in the Waikato
Secondary Schools competition with a
hard fought away win over Te Kuiti.
Having taken Te Kuiti 5-1 in the home
game, Ngaruawahia was determined not
to spend three hours travelling time on
Saturday, without something to show for
it.
For the first 50 minutes
Ngaruawahia pressured the Te Kuiti
goal, but near misses and some steady
keeping kept the score at 0-0.
Ngaruawahia keeper G. Prendergast
had little to do but keep tabs on the
game and supported his fullbacks in all
situations.
The first netted ball came when
Phillip Jerry received a pass from Phil
Van Houtte and wove through to score,
but had it disallowed by the referee who
ruled the initial pass offside. The
travelling team were getting worried
when three-quarters of the game passed
with no score, although a tonne of
territorial advantage was theirs. Then
Alistair Bell clicked and fired home
three well-hit goals in the last 15
minutes for the 3-0 win to Ngaruawahia.
2nd 11 win over Fairfield
Having taken Fairfield C
soccer team 4-0 in the first encounter,
2nd 11 Ngaruawahia let them take the
initiative with an early goal before Glen
Solomon, Jeff Gray, Grant Cathro
and Alistair Bell (2) sewed up the
match for a 5-1 win away at Fairfield.
The Huntly Press -
Wednesday, August 4th 1976
Ngaruawahia United
Wins Bruising Match
The big soccer match in
Ngaruawahia on Saturday was that
between the two first division teams of
Ngaruawahia United and Cameron,
played at Hopu Hopu, Cameron’s home
ground. The previous encounter had led
to a 2-1 win to United.
The game commenced as it was
destined to continue. Cameron