soccer news 1949 august 6

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Special Souvenir Edition..~~al Orga~ of the Victorian Soccer Football AsSociatio.:~~

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..... . c - , ...hmd the ~oals. Whust the refereecannot actu- At each end of the ground are two rally stand a man against a wall and have him angular sections marked in front of the gshot, there is .little else he cannot do, including The outer one is known as the "Penalty Aresending a man off the field should he think it Any major infringement in this area by anecessarv. Being sent off the field in Soccer fending player calls for a penalty kick, whis a ti::rrible stigma"and the man on whom such is taken from the ':Spot" right in front of a sente 1cefallsi~ seldom receivedat home again. goal by the side's best "Shot:' The unforIt has beeA suggested hat is the reason fot the nate goalie has to stand and take it.appearanc~of so many Scots in Australia, but Soccer s i..uite aga Ile. From now on this is incorrect. are on youro~n and ,the Proprietors of The two fellows with the little flags on the Jorlrnal, wish you a verypleasarit afternoonside lines are the linesmen, who are tolerated rby the referee n ~aseswhere the ball is "Out:'During the rest ,?fthegame he ignores the~, as A t I. Y I .befits a man with so much power. . us ro 10 versus ugosovlo.The ball is propelled thropghout the game Twenty-fi~e th,?usand saw Australia do m~almost entirely.w,~th he ~get.by- ll playersex- i of th,e attackmg m the early part of the

cept the "Go~he, who IS smgularly favour~d Test, at Sydney Showgrounds, l~st Satur.(some say unfairly) to use his hands or any Vukas (outside-left) who, faued to sother part of his anatomy to stop the ball. dowlJ early,. was jeer~d by sectio~sof the croThe only other portion of the body which whe~ he mlssed,5 easy shots with only goplayer~may use is the head. Heading the ball Jenkins (N.S;W.) to beat..ha been developed to a, fine art in England, ~Jugo-Slavia again played the third back gthough the of (repeated statement that this is due with a fourth m.an falling back to help to the thickness of the Engli~h heads s without ,~efence. Australia's tactics to overcome foundation; The expression; "Kick it with system broke down.your head Choom" is regarded by Soccerplayers Ten minutes from the start Vukas croas extreme1ybad taste, and it is hoped that you, a low ball to Lustica (inside-right) who scSir (or Madam), will not be guilty of such an easy goal. From then the Jugo-Slavs a misdemeanor; Any attempts by players other tacked steadily, but Jenkins prevented than the goalie to handle the ball, pick it up or further score until palf time, J ugo-Slavsconvey it up or down the ground in the pocket Austral~a .O.are frowned upon and calculated to bring down Austraha'.s first goal came 4- minutes athe wrath of the "Good Feller"or "Robber" the resu~ptlon,. when Nunn (centre-forwa(as the casemay be), who will then award a lured Beara (goalie) out and then lobbedfree kick. Other infringements are:-Being beauty over his head into the net. Nunn,offside, tripping, charging in the back, ~ick- this stage, was playing brilliantly.in teeth, hitting a player, telling the referee he Twenty-five minutes later Johns (insiis a "wart," etc. ' right) put Australia ahead with a powel

Play commenceswIth each team lining up in shot in the top right hand corner.its "own half of the ground in three lines-5, . Further Australian effort to take comm.forwards, 3 half-b~cks and 2 full~backs, with began to peter out' as the visitors once mthe goalie between the sticks. "Pl1e ball is took control. Ten minutes from time, Maskicked off by the centre forward to another (right-back) conceded a corner ;and Vukaplayer of his ow:n side and the efforts of each kick, falling ~hort, was miskicked in cleateam are then directed toward "taking" the ball by a defender to Lusticai who gave Jenkinsdown the ground within scoring distance of the chance.opponent's goal, It will be seen as the game With the Referee ooking at his watch, Juprogresses hat no useful purpose is served by Siavia went into attack again and centre~"Belting" the ball indiscriminately up the field, ward Andrijasevicput in a shot which Jenkas some "Stinker" will merely ."Belt" it back palmed but f~iled to hold. Vukas then kicagain. When an attacking player receives he it. from his hands into the net for a Ju'ball he must have an opponent and the goalie Slav victory-3-2, in one of the finest gabetween him and the goal, or he is offside, in seen in Australia for many years.which case a free kic;k is awarded to the de- As forecast in Soccer News, Nunn wafenders. success at centre-forward, whilst Gibb at ...


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,h~lfwastoo slow ~nd has been dropped,for th~ the back in the area. 1.n eath 'case a penaltyrle~t Test.- Marshall (outside left) also was was awarded and left.;back Ivo Radovnikovica bit out of his- class and failed badly-his sank both. Mann, after this, changed hiscentreing being particularly poor, unique style to something more ol;thodox, but

Sanders (outside right), from whom much it was too late, ,and in the second half Lusticawas hoped.. played brilliantly. 'Team for the I arid Matosic scored one each.second Test. at Melbourne Cricket Ground ~s:- The Jugo-Slavs exploited the third back

Goal: Jenkins (N .S. W.) . , game and their defence Wa$ seldom troubled.Backs: Marston (N.S.W.) , Drummond I When Broketa and Koneza (bull backs). were

(N.S. W.) . beaten Kajinic {centre-half) was always thereHalf-backs: Lawrie (Queensland), Wilson to Qreak the forwards' rushing tactics.

(N,S. W.), Drennan (Vic.). Of the Jugo-Slavs, Syd Blake (well-knownForwards: Sanders (N.S.W.).. Johns Sydney Soccer identity), writes:-'fThe foot~{N.S. W.), Nunn (QueensI(nd) , McMahon ball they dished up' was real champagne and

(N:S. W..), Barr (Vic,) what they do not know about every trick is notTh~re are th~ee cpanges in ~he team with two. worth knowing. Their short passing P?uts

.. ~onans commg Into the sIde-Angus Dren- from erip to end made them masters of poSltlon-~ of Sunshine in place of Gibb, and Alec al play. Our lads made a great game of it rightBarr of Brighton replacing Marshall. Drop- to the finish and their speed and rugged J?layping Hughes (inside-left) who for some years made up .a lot of)eeway, bu.t t~e compansonhas been one of the mainstays for Metters was the dIfference between thepol1shed and un-(N.S. W.) will 'come as a sqrprise to many, but polished article." .against Jugo-Slavi;l he missed the boat.. giving Afte.r the Soutp CoaSt game the lads wereinsufficient support to his defence and thereby entertamed a~ a dmner., The Ju~o-'Slavs sa.ngunsettling his wing. H~ is replaced by sever;al of theIr own. songs and fimshed up wIthMcMahon.' Tipperary in excellent English.

Alec Kerr, Chairman Victorian Selectors, V. J. M. Dixon.says: "Thereis a treat in store for the Victorianpublic. These lads play the best football I OUR VISITORShave seen in Australia in 20 years. Their ball .,'control is amazing and their headwork some- If the,tounsts continue as they started, therething to be seen to be believed-but I fancy neepbel~ttle fe;lr for the success of the tour. TheAustralia can find an answer to them. lessons m footbal~ t~ey gave N.S. W. and

"The game was one of the cleanest I have N.S;W. Southern DIstncts only. a few days afterseen, with no unpleas;lnt incidents. Referee leavmg the plan~,. speak for themselves.Chidgley did an excellent job." Party Compnses:-

V. J. M. Dixon. 'Managers: Ivo Raic. M;ilenkoKrstulovic."" - Trainer: Luka Kaliterna. ,~';OSLAVIA v N.S.W.(SOUTH COAST). ~layers: ~rane atosic (Captain and insi~e~

"'--- . left). Art International, aged 30, and leadl.ngA record crowd (8,000) for a South Coast goalscorer for Jugo-Slavia,., a constructive

Soccer match saw Jugq-Slavia defeat the local player anq exceIlen,t shot. ,lads by 4-1 at Wollongong on July 27. Con- Bozo Broketa, mternational left-half, agedditions were diffi{;ult, the refer~e having to stop 26; a quick-thinking, versatile player.play several times to order spectators from the Bernad Vuk;ls, 22, international left-winger,

.field. amazing dribbler and considered in continentalSouh Coast handled the heavy going bett~r circles the best outside-left in Europe,

than the visitors but missed several easy chances. Vojko Andrijasevic, 26, inside-right, greatBeara (Jugo-Slavia's wizard goalie) was not constructive inside man.playing. His substitute, Vidovic, received a Miljenko Batjnic, outside-right. They saycertain amount of ;lbuse from his team mates he has a terrific drive.for a goal Drain scored with a ground shot, Vladimir Beara, goalie, 21 and baby of :'ide.which Vidovic 'let go through his legs. acrobatic pla:yet and can hold almost anything.South Coast'.s chance of a win was ruined Sla:vko Lustita;utility player, 26. 'by the excessive enthusiasm of full back Vic Ljubomit Kozeka, 29, right-back. A mastetMann, who twice pushed outside-left Vukas in with his head, with a hard kick in both feet.


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~"Second Test Match, Saturday, 6th August, 1949, at M.C.G

AUSTRAL~~71~~ ~~ .JMarston 2-:-C. Dummond (C ~;~Pt..S.W. ~~~~ N.S.W.. La'";"rie ~ 4-Wilson ft ;~~ -DrennenLD N.S.W. VIC.

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Referee-F. WestleyM.~ :,I'J/-96 - C4'-9C/,I. 8~

, Linesmen-J. Baker and J. HadfieldII-Vukas 9-Vidjak 7-Drvodjelic

100Matosic (Capt.) 8-Lustica6-Mrcic 5-Katnic 4-Radovnikovic

3-Broketa 2-KokezeI-Beara

YUGOSLAVIA-Colors, White and Blue.

Branko Vidjak, 29, centre-forward. wonder- Sweden in the final. They were Vukas (ou'fful dribble.r, terrific kick in both feet. .. h side-left), Frane Matosic (c~ntre-forward) ~Ivo Nrclc, 27, speedy half-back. Style Sl~l- "Bozo Broketa (left-back). \ Of the oth~lar to English play. '- Bcata (goalkeeper), whose antics deli-p:hted

Ervin Katnic, 28, big centre-half, steady and N.S..W. crowds is also an international, asure footed tackle with great ability with his Jvo Radovnikovic is reputed to have playedhead. many international games.

Ivo Radovnikovic, 31, international haJf- 'Mr. W. Thomas is managing the Victorianback, clever defender with excellent disposal. part of the tour on behalf of the V.A.S.F.A.T onci Radovnikovic, 24, brother of I vo, is and is arranging accommodation and- handlin-p:

a spare forward and reputed to be as clever as of baggage The party is staying at the Metro~the others. pole Hotel, where requirements are being catered

Dragutin Drvodjelic, ,23, clever right-winger. for by ex-fellow countryman Ivan Kuketz.Ante Maldinic, 24, forward. The party will be in Victoria from Tuesday;~Ant Vulic, 23, forward. August 2., until Wednesday, August 1O, whenAndrija Krstulovic, 22, forward. they will leave for Adelaide. Two -p:ames wThree members of the team played in the be played there-against an Australian eleve

Oly~pic Games at ~e~bley, where Jugo- (n~t a Test match) and one against South Auslavla defeated Great Bntam and was beaten by tralla. .

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C"THE VICTORIANS. " Stoddart (centre-forward) . f South Yarra.'W . ( 1) f P k R e PIa ed f'iom Blaenau Festiniog (North Wales). Dash-aite "goa , 0 a~ ang r~. ~ "mg type of player from Merchant Navy.three" seasons as an E~ghsh professIonal '-:l~th Wilson (inside-right) , of Park Rangers.Southampt?n, and dunng the war for BrItIsh Fine constructive young player. Admits heForces versus french. owes much to the training of Alec Mackie with.. Ke?nedy (ng.ht-back), ofMo~eland. Played South Melb. Juniors in.'war years.ScottIsh,. professIonal ,footbal~ wIth Clyde ~nd Barr (outsde-left), of Brighton. One of thelat~r wIth. last year s Enghsh Cup finahsts, trickiest merchants in Victorian football.Leicest~r CIty. .. Played Juniors with Benburg Club. Glasgow,WhIte (left-back),


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