Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 20, No. 8. September 14, 1956

Soccer

Soccer

Although Victoria came last in the soccer they were by no means disgraced. Otago won the soccer and the only team to beat them was Victoria by 5 goals to nil. We were unfortunate against Massey because in the closing stages the ball went through the goal but the referee did not see it. The [ unclear: ame] against A [ unclear: k-land] was also very even.

Canterbury 5—Victoria 1

Victoria started off well and after a few minutes Holland scored with a good shot. VUC played well till half time when the score was 1-2. In the second spell Victoria tired badly and Canterbury scored 4 good goals. Sun George and Ram Vilash defended well while Naidu was the best of the forwards.

Victoria 5—Otago 0

In the game VUC played really well as a team. As usual Victoria started off well. Naidu scored after receiving a good pass from Tannahill. A few minutes later George scored with a well placed free kick. In the second half Victoria held on well and defended stubbornly. Three more goals were added by Naidu, Greenwood and Holland.

George and Hudson worked very hard on defence and Gopalan made some spectacular oaves in goal. The inside forwards combined well with Naidu but perhaps they were not fit enough to keep up with him.

Massey 3—Victoria 2

VUC opened the scoring when Naidu sent in a low hard short. A few minutes later Greenwood scored with a good shot. Massey were not downhearted and fought back magnificently and got three good goals. VUC scored in the last few minutes but the referee claimed he was unsighted. A draw would have been a fair indication of the game. Greenwood and Naidu were the best forwards while George played an excellent game at centre-half.

Auckland 3—Victoria 2

This was a very even fast game and Auckland were lucky to win. They scored the deciding goal from a penalty which was awarded for no apparent reason. Victoria opened the scoring as usual when Naidu beat Davies with an "earth-scorcher." Naidu was outstanding in this game but he was too well marked to be really dangerous. Stan George was the backbone of the defence and saved Victoria many times. The forwards Greenwood, Louis, Naidu, Tannahill and Holland all went well but some seemed to be lacking in fitness. Pemberton and Hudson both played excellent games as full backs.

Naidu and George were included in the NZU side which held a strong Canterbury VI to a one-all draw. Nick Greenwood was a reserve for this match.