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Seniors Promotion Slips wickedly off his boot and screw around
keeper Bruce Williams to put Metro up
Away
2-0. In the final minutes Vaughan Jones
In the final match of the
flicked his foot under a cross and saw it
season (a postponed game) against
arc high over the Metro keeper and
Metro), Ngaruawahia had to win to into the net for his first goal of the
take the second promotion spot. An season.
excellent crowd attended with a large With Greg Larsen sitting out
representation from the Melville AFC,
the third week of his four-week
Waikato United AFC and Metro FC
suspension and Craig Wallace having
supporters as well as a large number of ruled himself out by gaining a surplus
local supporters. New Zealand Director of demerit points in the previous game,
of Coaching Alan Jones was there to
Ngaruawahia had gained the services
see the result and to watch his son
of Eden defender Craig Stevens to
Vaughan gain Narra’s consolation goal.
replace Wally at the back. “Chats” had
In the opening sixty seconds a been a regular at Ngaruawahia during
clearance from our defence that 1992.
rebounded goalward off the head of
Ngaruawahia remains in the
Paul McMillan, was quickly pounced
Northern League 1st Division for the
upon by Metro, who centred across 1994 season, to be joined by
the goal and three red shirts tossed for Claudelands Rovers and Cambridge
the opportunity to put the greens from the 2nd Division. Melville and
behind.
Onehunga Sports were promoted to
Late in the first half Brent
Division 1.
Rodgers saw his clearance deflect

DIVISION 1 RESERVES, 1993

Rear: George Sunnex Jnr, Brian Harding, Karl Allen.
Middle: George Sunnex (Coach), Phillip Van Houtte, Regan MacDonald, Adam Dysart, Mark Phillips, Grant Short, Peter Morris (Manager).
178 Seated: Andy Bell, Chris Barakat, John Bell.