Shore-fire Carlos does his talking on the field

New Chilean import Carlos Irribarra speaks little English, but his injection off the bench for North Shore United against Te Atatu in its first-round Chatham Cup match last Saturday spelt victory for the home side.

Irribarra arrived from Chile three weeks ago and is staying with North Shore’s Tommy Miller, who is currently injured.

“Tommy is teaching him English. But it’s a bit hard tactically when Carlos can’t speak a word, so he’s pretty much a 30-minute player,” said Shore coach Dylan Burns.

And what a great substitute’s spell Irribarra put on at Allen Hill Stadium last Saturday.

Shore led 1-0 at half-time with a late goal by Jack Anderson. An arm wrestle ensued in the second half, until Irribarra came on. After several sniping runs, he broke down the left flank beating several players before delivering a pin-point pass to Jackal Taylor to nudge the ball in.

Minutes later, another break saw Irribarra with only the goalkeeper to beat before he was brought down on the edge of the box. The resulting penalty by Jason Hicks gave Shore a slightly flattering 3-0 win.

But it was a good result when the side had eight of its usual starting line-up out.

Shore’s second round in the Chatham Cup competition will take place in a few weeks.

Meanwhile, in the league competition, Shore has a run of a few home matches, starting with Waiheke this weekend – a match sure to be full of fireworks on and off the field, with the visiting side bringing its explosive set of Argentinian fans.

All class…Carlos Irribarra (top) makes the break that led to Shore’s second goal and (below right) is brought down in the box, securing the home side a penalty to wrap up the match

Historic clock preserved

Devonport Museum has retrieved historical items from the old borough council building at 3 Victoria Rd. Among them is a control clock that was used once to manage other clocks in the building, as well as some street clocks in the old borough area.

After restoration by museum member Dennis Dowie, the control clock has been put on display, said museum president Alastair Fletcher.

“It now hangs in the museum, giving a ghostly clunk regularly!”

Fletcher said the museum had been invited by council property arm Eke Panuku to find appropriate homes for items still in the building before it was sold.

Other items retrieved included some oak furniture and chairs that the museum had found uses for, he said.