Varsity must improve

Report of matches played on 19 April:

By Chris Ellen

University was well beaten 5-1 by Miramar Rangers at Memorial Park.

The University side will have to improve if it is to finish better than last season's fifth place in the Firs Division.

Under the able guidance of coach Ray Rayment this improvement should occur.

Russell Lill scored a consolation goal for Varsity. The newly promoted Rangers side, with this win and a 5-0 victory over Seatoun, has made a good start to the season and will be hard to beat.

The second team maintained its unbeaten record with a 2-1 victory over Wellington Diamond United.

University looked the better side in the first half, and with a 2-0 lead at half-time looked set for a comfortable victory.

In the second half, however, Wellington Diamond United gradually took control and the Varsity attacks became less.

But the University defence was equal to the occasion, and it was not until the 43rd minute that he Wellington Diamond United team scored its only goal.

University was well served by its defence in which perhaps Rod Lingard and Peter Murchison were the pick.

Robin Fox scored both goals for University.

Though Naenae scored first the third team had a comfortable 7-2 victory in the Fourth Division.

In this game the whole of the Varsity forward line scored at least once, while Jock McNaught and Jeff Walls scored twice.

The Fifth Division team recorded its first win of the season when it beat Lower Hutt City 2-1, while in the early game at Kelburn Park the Seventh Division & team beat the C team 7-1.

The Sixth Division and Seventh Division A teams both lost.

Results and scorers:

Senior First Division team lost to Miramar Rangers, 1-5 (R. Lill); Senior Second Division tram beat Wellington Diamond United, 2-1 (R. Fox 2 goals); Senior Fourth Division team beat Naenae, (J McNaught (2), J. Walls (2), I. Brown. H. Lateef. Y. Mohammed); Senior Fifth Division team beat Lower Hutt City, 2-1; Senior Sixth Division team last to Upper Hutt United. 0-4; Senior Seventh Division A team lost to Stokes Valley, 0-5; Senior Seveth Division B team beat University C, 7-1 (J. Arcus (2), R. Benton (2), P. Carrigan (2), H. Russell); Senior Seventh Division C team list to University B. 1-7 (D. Wilcox).