Beaten by 2-0
The Public School were—easily the better team in the final of the Skottowe Cup competition, on the Police Ground, on Saturday. and thoroughly deserved their win by 2 goals to nothing against—the Shanghai Football Club's "B" team. The Club were—outclassed on the day's play and suffered their first defeat this season.
At the start the School went straight for the Club's goal and the strong wind spoiled a good chance when Johanssen put a good shot just high enough to catch the wind. Then Dailey got the ball on the Club's left wing, took it down in nice style and gave " long pass to Clifford, who shot, but Brockett made a wonderful save. A few minutes later Nash and Clifford went down together through the School defence and Nash put the ball over the bar. Then the School forwards got together and kept Leach busy for a while.
The School had another try a few minutes later and Madar put in a rasping shot which Leach cleared beautifully. The first goal was brought about by Drake, who opened things up with a long pass to his wing. Moosa centred and the wind carried the ball down the field. Peach could not quite reach it and it found the corner of the net. The wind scored. The Club missed several splendid opportunities after this. A nice centre by Deer to Dailey, who was quite near the goal, should have gone off his head into the net, but he elected to kick it and it went heavenwards. From now on to the end of the first half the Club had the most of the play.
On the resumption of play, again looked for a while as thonga the Club would walk through the School. The general opinion had been that, to assure themselves of the lead, the School would have to score at least two goals in the first half, with the wind. With the wind behind them the Club should Rave played an altogether different game. The fault lay with the forwards and half-backs, who, instead of getting well up into the mouth of the goal, hung back the whole time and every time a chance came they were not there. Koning missed several wonderful chances by hanging back.
About 15 minutes after—the start MacMurray mis kicked amd the ball turned back. Brown tried to clear it, but it was twisting too much. Cumine came in and before he realized it the ball had touched his foot and gone into the net. Teach made a gallant effort to stop it, but he was too far away. From then on the Club made determined efforts to score and only the good work of Brockett saved the School.
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