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Chatham Cup Tie a Thriller
Nelson United scored one of the major upsets in the first round of the Gillette Chatham Cup, when they beat National League side Wellington City, 1-0, in an exciting game at Neale Park. As a spectacle the encounter was not consistently bright, but it did reach an exciting pitch when United proved they could more than match their opponents. A corner from Willie Carr was pushed into City's net by their own keeper, Graham Yuile. At the time of writing, United had just won itself a place in the quarter-finals after soundly beating Kiwi United (Palmerston North), 4-0, in the second round.
United 'keeper Mel Heath scoops the ball from the feet of City forward Steve Nemet. At the rear is Jack Woodfine
City's Bobby Craig (No.9) and United's Jack Woodfine engage in a heading duel
Kevin Mulgrew clears the ball under pressure from City's Paul Cameron.
Cameron leaps high to repel a United attack. On the ground is Alan Smith and partly obscured is David Brydon, United