Semi-Finals Before a crowd of 60,000, Preston North End defeated Aston Villa by 2-1 in one semifinal of the F.A. Cup yesterday at Bramal Lane. The Villas attacked promisingly at first and the clearance by Callaghan quickly turned into another attack ana Shell scored the opener from the edge of the penalty area in the third minute. Preston equalized in the sixth minute when O'Donnell secured a long throw-in and tapped the ball into the net, While the Villa appealed for off-side, Mutch ran on and scored a second goal for Preston whose forwards were combining splendidly. No goals were scored in the second half.
Meanwhile at Blackburn, Huddersfield were beating Sunderland by 3-1 in the other F.A. Cup semi-final soccer match yesterday. A crowd of 40,000 saw Huddersfield attack persistently in the first half. In the 19th minute, Wienand centred and Beasley half-volleyed into the net to make the score 1-0 at half time.
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