The. Portuguese team kept up the pressure, and a header from Costa, who was playing a sterling game, nearly entered the goal, just passing to the left of the post. This was followed by pressure on the Portuguese goal, where Suen was fouled when going through. The same player placed the free kick into the goalmouth, but the ball was cleared by the goalkeeper.
Van made a good effort to produce the equalizer, when he fed Tai with an excellent pass, the latter's shot, however, passing just to the wrong side of the post. China piled on the "steam" at this period in a vain effort io obtain a goal but the interval arrived with Portugal retaining the lead of one goal to nil. few minutes from the resumption, Suen got right through the Portuguese defence and went on to beat A. Rozario, but the referee's whistle had blown for "hands" against him, and the ball was placed for a free kick. From this point, Portugal began to assume the attacking game, their forwards being admirably supported by the halves, Costa and Souza being outstanding in attack and defence.
From a corner on the left, the ball came to Bobby Favacho, who beat Chow with a perfect header, increasing Portugal's lead. In an effort to strengthen the penetrative power of the forward line, Van went to inside-left and Lee to outside-left, but despite the change, the Portuguese halves were still predominant.
Favacho further increased the lead when he hit a pass from Costa past Chow, the keeper again dropping the ball after gathering it. The best goal of the match was scored by Collaco who drove the ball into the net from. a pass by L. Rozario, China was now a beaten team, and L. Rozario scored the last goal by placing the ball just inside the left upright, Chow making no attempt to stop it. later with a simple shot ough the ball was not at all fast, Hurst failed to and at the interval the French was leading by 3-1.
"The second half proved to be a between the AS.F. forwards the Surreys' defence with an breakaway by the soldiers.
Ward scored his second goal about twenty yards, again the all travelling very slowly, but beat-Hurst, The soldiers came bac from a passing movement be-the inside forwards, Baker d for them with a nice cross which Remand could not reach.
French team however, increased lead to 5-2 when Jim Ward, the ball from the loose, hit it the goal. The end came fol-owing an abortive corner kick for the ASF. the French team running ut good winners.
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