Shanghai made an excellent start In the series of Interport Soccer games by gaining a pronounced Yietory over the visiting Hongkong eleven, at the Stadium, on January 80, by five goals to two.
Shanghai were easily the superior team on the day's play, and would have scored more often with a little Thek, "Pote-Hunt was in. splendid form, and played one of his best games, while Duffy on the opposite ming put in a great deal of good work, Costa did some useful things without pi well as. he Tmually doe three "inside Forwards of the home team played well, Sinciair, althou much in evidence in ghe early stag subsequently improved, to show his augefulness by scoring three of the goals. Some of the movements by Snook an Doggrell were very good to watch, and much credit is due to the former for the manner in. which the kept his line moving. Turner ment across a number of good een-res, but Favacho did not reach the same form he displayed in the tri The weak display by the inside forwards of the Hongkong team was partly responsible for their defeat. Except for occasional Slashes in the initial half, Goldman did very little of note, while Gosano it inside right did not live wp to his reputation. Butcher was ithe best forward, with B, Gosano the next best. Both the wing half-Backs were hard workers, while Reeves played a fine defensive game, Rodger seaves and had very anth the shots that beat hi The teams lined up as under:—Piles Hedley, Went ad Item 7 jonskong:—Rodgery "Reeves and
men, Scotty and Butcher 'A.W. Gosano. (captain), Stokes Poig Hunt Cone a og. White, captain), Deggrelly and Turner,
and IP, kong gained a rather fortunate vie-tory over the Tientsin eleven-in the final Interport match at the Stadium on February 3. The Northern team at least deserved to draw on the xan of the play, indeed it was only a fine defensive game by Peeves, who saved at least one certain goal by. Kicking clear from the goal-line with Rodger beaten, which prevent-el them from winning. The Tientein inside forwards, were, however, prone to hesitate in front of goal, when a. quick drive may have met with success. 5 Hongkong held a lead of two clear goals at half-time, but subsequently Tientsin took sucha command of the game that the opposing forwards were only able to break sway at rare intervals. After mi ing several good chances, Tientsin levelled the scores twelve minutes from the end, only for Butcher to settle the issue in favour of Hongkong in the closing stages.
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