Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 19, No. 8. July 1, 1955
First Soccer XI Show Improvement
First Soccer XI Show Improvement
After a series of disappointing failures the seniors turned in two outstanding performances in trouncing Petone 7-1 in a Chatham Cup Local Quarter-final and Marist 6-2 in a Championship game. At last the scoring potential of the talented forward line was revealed in gratifying glimpses of superb football. Nearly all the 13 goals scored in the two games came from passing moves, speedy following up, intelligent positioning and deadly shooting. All five forwards have played well with Naidu and Phillips perhaps shading the others in pace and shooting ability. The most pleasing shading feature of the games was the combination of the forward line which showed that by moving the ball about the players can keep the opposition guessing and at the same time conserve their energy for the sporadic dashes when an opportunity is presented.
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