The Archive · 1937

SHANGHAI SOCCER ASP, Beat S.F.A, In Charity Match

A Crowd of over five thousand attended" the Canidrome Charity ome between the ASF. and the SA, which ended in' ws for the Langue Champions by seven goals to four, At half-time the Select led by three goals to one, and had they Loyals beat Ree The Loyals swamped the Rees in a Jieague encounter played on the Race Course on Dec. 27 when the soldiers scored six goals without reply. from their opponents. The Rees held the Jarmy side to a goalless draw in the first half, and this was due to the fine defence work 0" Burgoyne, Marshall and Turner with Marshall gould have made full use of the Soldiers ran riot, and scored (reely, Passewed "o ecntnererward, who outstanding, In the sevend hale the Trang: through prasey sent down the elting no less than six goals at al-middle by Doth Talbot. and. Jack, {most regular intervals of five minutes. they would have turned over at hall 'Whiteing and Feeney were out-time with a bigger lead. 'The game standing for the Loyals, the wing halt way replete with thrills, and once failing a fine display' of half-back auiain the ASP, demonstrated what acties and giving his forwards num~ 41 dangerous side they are in the jerous opportunities for scoring. The second half, when they' pressed con-Loyals' front rank, confronted with a unally for the first" twenty-five stone-wall defence in the first half, minutes, during" which time' they attempted to, work the ball right scored five goals, giving the defenders ample opportun-'The Select half-buck tine played repulse attacks. The crossbar strongly in the first half, but lost its Jand posts constantly" stopped shots, from "the Loyals' front line, which zip in the second half: Victal played fine game throughout and was easily kept the crowd constantly on ity toes, Madar and Symons adopted a "W" the outstanding man in defence, formation with the result that the Collet again proved a reliable de-Recs front line was not a strong at-fender constantly saving his side, and tacking force, Ryan put over a hho showed fine anticipation in moving fntumber of good crosses but Jackson forward to Intercept passes. had no difficulty in clearing these.

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