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LEAGUE CUP
N L Div. 2 2002
Starts Sub Goals App Sub Gls
Bates Wayne 9 1
Bell John 22 2 2
Bell Andy 10 1 2 1
Buist Joe 1
Catley Andrew 16 3 2
Cooper Mark 4 2 1
Daly Andy 9 2 3 1 1
Elliott Shane 21 2
Frischknecht Michael 21 7 1 2
Harrison Craig 1
Hellyer Paul 7 2
Holloway Brian 2
Kerr-Bell Ryan 8
Matthews Clinton 1
Phillips Mark 1
Robertson Stewart 15 2
Rojas Roddy 12 1 2 1 1
Sherley Paul 18 2 2
Stables Philip 19 5 2
Stables Jonathan 18 2 1
Thompson Jon 17 1 3 2
Williams Jared 14 2 1 1

Ngaruawahia Facing Former Cup Finalists
by Bruce Holloway - Waikato Times, April 24th, 2002

It is axiomatic of Chatham Tournament this year, but scoring potential Cambridge are the
Cup soccer that the “wrong” team Ngaruawahia coach Mark Cooper is best placed of the Waikato Clubs to
often wins. nevertheless wary. cause a boil-over in travelling to
But it is really odd when a “It’s always difficult against premier leaguers Three Kings, who
Waikato team which has yet to win a an unknown entity where they have a are bottom of their league, having
match this season finds itself lot of history in the club and nothing leaked 12 goals in four matches.
entering a first-round tie against a to lose,” he says. Metro Motors Melville
former Cup finalist and flagship club “But the scary part is that we United have a tough task away to
from another city as hot favourite. are favourites. I think we need to Fencibles United who have already
That’s the situation show a lot more pride and passion.” beaten them once this season and are
tomorrow when Ngaruawahia united Cooper will be looking for now captained by one of their former
host 1989 finalists Rotorua City at big games from nuggety midfielder stalwarts, Greg Larsen. Larsen is
Centennial Park. Phil Stables and centre back Jared relishing the chance to secure a
While the Green Machine Williams tomorrow, but finishing - second successive victory over his
have hardly moved out of first gear or lack of it - may be his biggest old club.
this season with two draws and a problem. “I’m expecting a very tight
loss, Rotorua City have been on a In the only other home tie match,” he said. “Melville look like
stead downward slide since their Waikato Unicol will have a difficult a good young side but we are also
brief bout of Cup fever 13 years ago. job subduing a talented Mangere steadily improving. Anything could
Rotorua showed little sign of United team which leads the happen on the day.”
being capable of causing even the northern league second division.
mildest of upsets at the Cambridge Given their excellent goal-

Local 2002 Chatham Cup results for April 25th.
Ngaruawahia 4, Rotorua City 2
Waikato Unicol 1, Mangere United 6
Three Kings 4, Cambridge 1
Fencibles 0, Melville 1

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