Article: Shore looking to beat Blues

NORTH SHORE United coach Kevin Hagan will be hoping his side can beat the Blues this afternoon, as the Smokefree National Soccer League leader takes on Napier City Rovers, at the Hawke's Bay club's Park Island ground.

Shore's 2-1 win over previous leader Wellington United last week means it has the most sought-after scalp in the league. However, those four points came at a price -- Michael Legg, Shore's most influential outfield player this season, will be missing for a few weeks with internal injuries received in the top-of-the-table clash.

How Shore performs in his absence could well determine its fate for 1996.

Napier, known as the Blues, comes into the match keen to put to rights a ...

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