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THE AGE, Monday 26 November 1990 31 Sport Extra 3 Picture STUART HANNAQAN I'- Murray named as coach of world team loses tat Mkes tropliy I Ml. centre-half, Jay Stacy at right-half and Mark Hager at centre-forward. It is the first such selection In the team for Wark and Stacy. A panel of journalists traditionally names the world team after each international tournament. Soviet goalkeeper Vladimir Ple-shakov joined Airapetian in the side.

Two Germans were named, the captain, Andreas Keller, at left-half, and Michael Hilgers at outside-right; two Dutchmen, Inside-left Taco Van Den Hondert and outside-left Gijs Weterings. and Pakistani inside-right Tahir Zaman completed the side. Weterings was the leaJirfg goalscorer in the tournament with nine, and also runner-up in the voting for player of the tournament with six. Britain was the only country not to have a representative. Murray praised the selection of the four Australians, Wark and Stacy in particular: "It's a great compliment lo them.

Ken's was long overdue. We've long thought him one of the best fullbacks in the world." Stacy scored three goals in the lournament from penalty corners. Murray said his selection "showed how far he has come-In By LEN JOHNSON Four Australians were selected in a World XI hockey team named yesterday at the end of the Champions Trophy competition. And Australian Frank Murray was named as coach of the team. Ironically, the 3-2 loss to Germany In yesterday's dead rubber was the first time Murray had coached a losing side in the competition.

He took over after the Seoul Olympic Games. Sos Airapetian, from the Armenian capital of Yerevan, was voted player of the tournament. Airapetian. who played as sweeper in the Soviet team, had an outstanding series, winning best-on-ground twice, plus one second and one third vole in the Soviet Union's first four games. The only match in which he did not poll was the 2-1 win over Britain yesterday.

Airapetian, 31, said at the weekend thai he would retire after next year's European Cup. Asked why he was stepping down when Australian veteran Craig Davies planned to continue lo the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Airapetian replied, through an interpreter, that he had three children at home and his wife was getting tired of looking after them all the time. The Australians selected in the World XI were Ken Wark at right-back. Warren Birmingham at ''''t It 1 i i v. 4.

1 I 1 MM 3 4 Hi i. i. i tr scorer, and Hans-Henning Fastrich stan's goal just after half-time. Goals by Sergei Pleshakov and Vltall Kholopov gave the USSR its win, with Jon Potter scoring Britain's goal from a penalty stroke. After his team's loss, Pakistan manager-coach Isiahuddin Slddi- t.

tA Australian netballers too good for England London, Sunday Australia cruised to a 60-34 win in the third and final netball Test against England yesterday, taking the series 3-0. England started well and restricted the Australians to a 14-1 1 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Australia put on the pressure to move to 26-19 during the second quarter before storming to 44-25 in the third. Both teams played fast and powerful netball, showing considerable skills, particularly with interceptions, but it was the Australians who made the best use of their chances. I it 1 ,,) i i Germany compete for the ball in yesterday's Champions Trophy match- It was a case of happy losers after the final game of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament yesterday. Despite a stirring finish, Australia went down 3-2 to Germany, Just falling to go through the five-game tournament undefeated.

But the Australians were happy, because an unexpected British victory over Pakistan on Saturday had ensured that the host nation would win its fifth Champions Trophy- The Germans retained their status as Australia's bogy team having lost only once to Australia since 1985. As the result of yesterday's match was not crucial to the outcome of the tournament, both treated it as a one-off international. That did not change the feelings of the coaches afterwards. '''German coach Bernhard Peters, who a week before the 'tournament was in Pakistan as Coach of the German youth team, was happy. His team had overcome the disarray that afflicted it 'in Its 6-3 drubbing at the hands of Pakistan a week earlier, and avenged that one loss to the Australians in five years, which came in the playoff for third and fourth at the World Cup in Lahore earlier this year.

"It was only Important for us to have a very good match," Peters "to try to make a good showing, and good tactics." good tactics included efficient marking of Australian centre-half Warren Birmingham, man the Germans clearly saw as the key. Cutting Birmingham out of the game was important, said Peters, because of his key defence-attack link role. Peters certainly got the response he was looking for from midfielders, Andreas Keller, Hans-Henning Fastrich and Christopher Gerber, the latter playing his first game in the tournament. Australian coach Frank Murray Was disappointed. The loss was his I THE FIRST SERVE The first serve can be used weapon.

However, hitting the hard is of little use Jf it does not go in. There are several points to consider when hitting a first service, which will give you more power. Have a good knee bend Tilt your shoulders 0 Point your left arm tnwarrls thei hall Having a good rhythm L. with the above points will help to gam a good hard first service. To have an effective first service, aim at 70 success.

Use targets in practice and don 't forget to use the serve wiiuimi" him www NEXT WEEK: THE SECOND SERVE Pat Cash coaching video available from Hoyts Polygram as II TENNIS SUPERS1R George Cross new breed salvage draw IN 'THE AGE' In this edition ol SPORT EXTRA we present the first in the great new series of Pat Cash's Coaching Tips, the winning way to tennis by one of Australia's all time champions. Each week in SPORT EXTRA, Pat will give valuable advice on all aspects' A I HOCKEY LEN JOHNSON first in 10 Champions Trophy games since taking over from Richard Agglss after the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. "You're only as good as your last game, and we didn't produce today," he said. Murray did draw some solace from a tremendous fightback in the last 10 minutes. The period brought one goal from a Jay Stacy penalty corner conversion, and climaxed with another attempt crashing against the crossbar of the German goal.

"We got 3-1 down through chasing to level 2-2," said Murray. "But in the last 10 minutes we absolutely hammered them. It's nice to know people have got that spirit. They didn't give up, they just kept fighting." Australia bad taken the lead In the fifth minute of the game when Greg Corbitt crashed home a shot from the right of the scoring circle. It was his fifth for the tournament, and the Perth 19-year-old was Australia's leading scorer.

But the Germans equalised 17 minutes later when Keller converted from another penalty corner. The Germans then stunned the crowd with a second penalty corner goal from Frederick Ness 14 minutes into the second half, and a field goal from Thomas Reck six minutes later. In the day's earlier games, the Netherlands ensured second place with a 2-1 win over Pakistan, and the Soviet Union took its first points for the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Great Britain. The tournament's leading goal- a matches by straight sets and her liking for grass was expected to carry her to ultimate success at Royal King's Park. The loss was a disappointing blow for the talented 17-year-old, who was in Australia's Federation Cup team this year and who won the US Open junior doubles with Klrrtly Sharpe.

American John Stimpson caused the second upset of the day with his three-set win over Australian Sandon Stolle in the $10,000 men's event. It was a remarkable victory for Stimpson, who was competing on grass for the frst time. the past 12 mghjm Mjrt Hjqrr Au.trjlul. Tjiu Honpfl iNetnortjndl). Gill WHnngi 'i hjhb47 Ahmjd (Piki-PjisUnl.

Frodcirk Neil (Gr- (Auilrjlu). They consistently capitalised on even the smallest of England's errors throughout the second half, moving the ball quickly up the court before their opponents could recover. A tussle between England captain Sheila Edwards and the Australian goalkeeper during the third quarter did not help England, and Edwards was replaced for the final quarter. Australia's consistency in gel-ting the ball into the circle, allied to Its scoring acruracy, continued during the final quarter when England was denied any real opportunities. beginners and regular players to Jsqu ARE VOA 66o3oo of good tennis play to help both improve their game.

jtrjtHr iff CI V- nmm.mumm3S -J To celebrate this new series in The Age', SPORT EXTRA is giving away tickets to the premier event in Australian tennis, the Ford -Australian Open tournament at Flinders Park. We have double passes to day matches and 35 for night games. To be in the draw, just fill out the coupon below, answering the question, and send if to PAT CASH TENNIS COMPETITION, The Age', GP0 Box 1224k Melbourne 3000. i- A Greg Corbitt. Australia's leading scorer, Gijs Weterings, secured the Dutch win with a crashing penalty-corner conversion in the second-last minute.

He had also scored in the first half, giving him nine goals for the Champions Trophy. Shahbaz Ahmad scored Paki Doubles win to Forget and Hlasek The French-Swiss combination of Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek yesterday beat Spaniards Emilio Sanchez and Sergio Casal 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-4 in the ATP world doubles final at Santuary Cove. In a match lasting two hours 53 minutes. Forget and Hlasek earned a collective pay cheque of $390,000. Their win made them the No.

2 ranked duo for 1990, just behind South Africans Pieter Atdrich and Danie Visser, who failed to make the semi-finals in this tournament. Forget and Hlasek, who shaved their heads after learning that they had made the cut for the $1.25 million tournament, had to make a Houdini-like escape in their semi-final to win a berth in yesterday's final. They fought their way back from two sets down against Americans Scott Davis and David Pate on Saturday to level the match before bad light stopped play. The deciding set was played yesterday morning, then Forget and Hlasek had to start the final only two hours later. But they were too strong for the French Open doubles champions, taking the first set after Sanchez served a double fault at 15-40 In the 10th game.

Casal served for the second set at 5-4, but two volleying errors allowed Forget and Hlasek back into the set. "We lost a really good chance in the second set to keep the match alive," Sanchez said later. Casal was obviously disappointed to drop serve at such a crucial point, but said Saturday's marathon semi-final effort might have robbed him of some energy. The Spaniards fought back to take the third set, breaking Forget in the 12th game. But they were always playing catch-up In the fourth after Casal was broken in his first service game.

They had chances to break back on Hlasek's serve in the fifth and final games, but their opponents were too solid on the big points. Forget and Hlasek, who teamed as regular doubles partners for the first time this year, said they planned to holiday in Hawaii for two weeks before returning to Melbourne to prepare for the Australian summer circuit. qui, complained about his team having to play twice within 24 hours. Tournament executive manager Dennis Morgan said that the draw had been approved by the International Hockey Federation. NSl STANDINGS MARCONI SM-HELLAS 4 MAKEOONIA 4 MEL8 CROATIA 4 WGONC CITY 4 Svd Croat.

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In Sydney, South Melbourne Hellas lost its first game of the season 2-0 to APIA and was displaced. at the top of the ladder by Marconi which thrashed Sydney Olympic 4-1. Melbourne Croatia was a man short in the second half of a 1-1 draw with Heidelberg after striker Joe Caleta was sent off In the 42nd minute. Joslp Biskic shot Croatia into the lead but Stuart Cannell equalised with a penalty. Oetjili: Sur.sh.r-Oor Cross 1 (KelsJIrirM).

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Mlu Eitfts H'twrg Alt-tinder, Adel Olf St SPORT EXTRA 4: Injury-time qua-Ntor thwarts Uvarpoot. Entries must reach us by Friday 7 December and the draw will be made at 12 Noon. Winners will be notified by mail and their names published in the public notice section on Monday 10 December. The first 30 correct entries drawn will win day passes and the second 35 passes to night matches. Here is your opportunity to see Pal Cash and the other stars of Tennis this summer.

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Compared with past stars such as Vedran Rozic, Jim Patikas, Zarko Odzakov, Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold and Graham Jennings, the Sydney Croatia players who came to Melbourne yesterday were a rather anonymous bunch Velimir Kupresak notwithstanding. Anonymous would have been one of the gentler adjectives used to describe George Cross during Sydney Croatia's glamor years. Boring, tedious, crude and tiresome would have sprung to mind more readily. But going into yesterday's match George Cross was the NSL's major talking point. The negative players and tactics of the past had given way to a pack of roaring young lions who had been rampaging through opposing defences with barely a thought for their own safety as they scored and conceded goals with equal abandon.

The underdog had got out from under and uncommitted fans were starting to speak about Lo-renz Kindtner, David Clarkson and Craig Foster the way they once had marvelled at Patikas, Slater and Arnold. Sydney Croatia coach Tony Vrzina, whose tactical shrewdness and managerial skill benefited many Victorian clubs before he moved north, said before the match he would rely heavily on defenders Kupresak and Ned Zelic preventing George Cross from adding to Its haul of goals. Kupresak, who won the 1989 Gold Medal and Bill Fleming Medal as Victorian player of the year while he was with St Albans Dlnamo, had his hands full with livewlre striker Gary Hasler, the busiest player on the field. As early as the seventh minute, Hasler soared above the defenders, got his head at a cross from Damian Mori and sent the ball crashing against the post. VMtlerMte I Hamas a wage raraw n.vii.

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