Mount holds lead
Mount Wellington scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to beat Stop Out, 2-1, and therefore maintain its exceilent record when a full round of Rothmans Soccer League matches was played yesterday.
The match was played in blustery winds and rain in Lower Hutt. Shane Rufer gave Stop Out the lead in the ninth minute, Brian Turner scored his third goal in the league this season in the eightieth minute and Billy McClure scored the winner in injury time. A 2-0 win over Blockhouse Bay enabled Courier Rangers to move into second place in the league, ahead of Stop Out.
Eastern Suburbs had its first win of the league season against Manurewa and a penalty by Jack McGillivray gave Dunedin City a win at home against Hanimex United.
The unfortunate start to the season for Manawatu United continued when it was beaten, 1-0, in Palmerston North by Wellington Diamond United. Bruce Polyansky scored the only goal in the second half.
Results. — T.T.U. 3 (lan Park penalty, Johann Verweij penalty, Steve Sumner), N.N.U. 0. Half-time 1-0.
Dunedin City 1 (Jack McGillivray penalty), Hanimex United 0. Half-time 0-0.
Stop Out 1 (Shane Rufer), Mount Wellington 2 (Brian Turner, Billy McClure). Halftime 1-0.
Manawatu United 0, W.D.U. I (Bruce Polyansky). Haif;ime 0-0.
Courier Rangers 2 (Jack Schuurman and John Legg), Blockhouse Bay 0. Half-time 0-0. Eastern Suburbs 2 (Sam Malcolmson and Alf Stamp), [Manurewa 1 (Mark Gould). ■Half-time 1-1.
A 3-0 win over Western has given Caversham a twopoint lead at the top of the Midland Coachlines Soccer League points table. A full round of matches was played yesterday and one of the highlights was the first points of the season for Cash-mere-Wanderers, when it beat Shamrock, 2-0, at Somerfield Park. Woolston W.M.C. had an important 2-1 win over Rangers at Garrick Park. It
was one of Rangers best performances but it failed io take advantage of the many scoring chances it created. t Neil Francis scored ■ Rangers goal while Graham ; Dacombe and Allan Boath • scored for Woolston. [ Papanui W.M.C. dropped a ; point in a 1-1 draw with ' Technical at Nunweek Park. Nomads United beat New . Brighton, 4-1, in the main : qualifying division match. In ; other games University had its third win of the season, beating Bumdale United, 2-1, and Rangiora beat High : School Old Boys. 2-l«
ROTHMANS LEAGUE P w D L F A Pts Mt Wgtn 6 6 0 0 15 3 12 Courier 5 3 1 1 13 10 7 Stop Out 6 3 0 3 10 7 fi W.D.U. 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 T.T.U. 5 2 1 2 9 0 5 Nelson 4 2 1 1 4 4 5 Dun. City • 2 1 2 7 io r
Suburbs 5 1 2 2 7 9 4 Hanimex 4 1 1 2 3 3 Manurewa 1 1 3 4 7 3 B’house Bay 5 1 1 3 4 8 3 Manawatu 5 1 0 4 2 9 2
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