NUAFC 1968-2018

1978
defence and equalized. With 30 seconds remaining Tauranga
recommenced play, were immediately robbed of the ball
and another through ball, this time by George Paul,
saw Brown’s second goal struck past a determined
challenge by keeper Steve Ross. Tauranga had barely kicked
off again when the full-time whistle blew and United had two
hectic points.
Larry Seals, striker, along with keeper Steve Ross
and right back George King stood out for Tauranga with
everyone going well for United and some particul­arly
entertaining football being played. Mel Riches and Barclay
Magee went well as United’s attacking fullbacks with Ken
Murray causing disturbances in midfield.
This win puts United in a clear second spot, three
points clear of third place and five points behind Unicol with a
game in hand.
Ladies A Team
Te Kuiti could only field eight players in their match
against Ngaruawahia-Affco ladies ‘A’ team, played at Te
Kuiti on Sunday.
From the kick-off Ngaruawahia attacked strongly,
and although their finishing was suspect, it was obvious that
goals must come.
In the 12th minute Ngaruawahia forced a corner after
a fine move by Janice Morris and Carol Lingard. Sue
Arlidge took the corner, and Carol LeGalis scored from close
range with a rather weak shot that, although cleared by a
fullback, was judged by the referee to be over the line.
Te Kuiti lost a player through injury, but although
reduced to seven players managed to hold out Ngaruawahia
until the 20th minute when left-wing Janice Morris took the
ball down the centre of the field and slipped it through to
Carol LeGalis whose first-­time shot left the goal keeper no
chance.
After a half-time talk from coach Jeff Tozer,
Ngaruawahia started the 2nd half with more determination,
and within 40 seconds Carol Lingard slammed the ball high
into the Te Kuiti net. Te Kuiti put all seven players in defense
and apart from a well deserved solo goal by Janice Morris in
the 35th minute, managed to hold Ngaruawahia to 4 goals.
Players to stand out for Ngaruawahia were forwards
Janice Morris, Carol Lingard and Caroline Anderson,
while Dianne Fairey put on a much improved performance in
midfield. However player-of-the-day must have been Te
Kuiti’s goalie Tracy Polock whose confident display kept
Ngaruawahia from what could easily have been a doublefigured
victory.
Ngaruawahia High School Soccer
The Division 4B team scored a solitary goal from
Arthur Paul in going down by 7-1 to a superior St Johns
team.
The girls fared much better against the Fraser U13
team (3rd formers) and seemingly scored at will. Dianne
Fairey had her first game as keeper while Lynnette Karina
had a run on the field. Captain Jo Keeley was not extended
in defence, and could have lifted her game and work-load.
Final score 14-1.
9th Grade A Juniors
Ngaruawahia 9th grade ‘A’ retained their unbeaten
record when they defeated a spirited Hillcrest ‘A’ team 3-0 on
Saturday.
Hillcrest looked the better team at the start, but a goal
by Mark Abbott in the 13th minute gave the Ngaruawahia
lads more confidence. Shortly before half time it was Mark
Abbott again who crossed the ball to striker Eugene
Patterson after a breakaway run down the right wing. Eugene
made no mistake from close range. sliding the ball past the
goalkeeper despite the difficult angle. Ngaruawahia 2 Hillrest
0.
Hillcrest attacked constantly throughout the match
and only to outstanding defence by Paul Frankhouser
and David Tilston kept Ngaruawahia in the lead. In the 30th
minute Ngaruawahia added the final goal when Eugene
Patterson picked up a deflection from a long-range shot by
Mark Abbot.
With the 1st round now completed Ngaruawahia are
unbeaten and have scored a total of 23 goal for and none
against.
The Huntly Press
Wednesday 21st June 1978
Junior Soccer
After defeating Hillcrest A in their previous match it
was a slightly over confident Ngaruawahia team that took the
field against Hillcrest B on Saturday.
Hillcrest attacked strongly from the in the
Ngaruawahia defence. In the 10th minute the Ngaruawahia
full-backs were caught well out of position and Hillcrest had
no difficulty putting the ball past goalie Craig Durham to
take the lead.
The shock of seeing the ball in their own net for the
first time this season seemed to provide some motivation for
Ngaruawahia, and they soon started putting pressure on the
Hillcrest defence. Shortly before half-time left-wing Gavin
Skewes put in a good cross to Mark Abbott who slammed the
ball through a packed defence into the corner of the net to
make the half-time score 1-1.
The second half produced some exciting football but
no more goals. Both teams had scoring chances and Ngaruawahia
goal-keeper Craig Durham pulled off some great
saves from close range shots. Most of the play was in
Hillcrest’s half but a sound defence and poor finishing by
Ngaruawahia kept the final score to 1-1, a fair indication of
the game.
Outstanding players for Ngaruawahia were goalkeeper
Craig Durham, and forward Gavin Skewes and Mark
Abbott.
Northern League
Fraser managed to literally scramble a draw at home
against Ngaruawahia United.
With no score at the turn, it was a cross-field shot by
Ken Murray that put United ahead. But with 15 minutes to go
Fraser netted after an unsighted hand-ball had the defence
appealing to the referee instead of playing on. The ball had
been carried forward on the forearm of a Fraser striker prior to
striking it home with a miskick.
Sean Finn pulled off some spectacular but
comfortable saves while United had most of the play and
moved the ball about well. Fraser played a style of football
reminiscent of the old Cameron squad – with a very physical
approach. United found that to get anywhere against them, as
the referee seemed to condone this style of play, United had to
drop their standards and play in similar vein.
1st Division
Apart from two excellently taken goals by Glen
Solomon, United were hardly in the race against Hillcrest who
won 3-2 at Ngaruawahia.
Ngaruawahia’s defence held the ball a fraction to
long in the second minute and John Shaw made it 1-0 to
Hillcrest. United equalised in the 17th minute when Tony
Armstrong took a free kick just outside the area and curved it
past the goal. Andy Bell flicked it back to his brother David
and David’s low cross was picked up by Glen Solomon who
shrugged off two close tackles and powered the ball over the
head of the keeper.
Hillcrest again went into the lead in the 30th minute
when a Richard Morton cross was carried into the net by the
swirling wind. Craig Stewart made it 3-1 in the 75th minute
with an acutely angled snap shot.
United pulled one back when the Hillcrest defence
had been pulled across out of position and Glen Solomon was
on hand to net his second. Final score 3-2.
3rd Division
United kept up their good performances with a 4-0
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