(RB), Campbell (IF), Smellie (CH). Duncan (RF), Fraser (OF), Aitkin Over the Cross-bar Lido took the offensive from the kick-off. Lee directed two shots which sailed over the cross-bar. The Seaforths had difficulty to settle down as they could not control the ball The soldiers' defence put up a stubborn fight to keep the goal intact until the 23rd minute when Chang cut in to beat Atkinson with a well-placed shot.
A few minutes later Aitkin nearly equalized as his shot skinned over the bar. Lee netted Lido's second goal in the lst minute following a melee. The scorer received a pass from Kiang and fired for the goalkeeper to effect a partial clearance. A scrimmage took place which ended with Lee driving against the inside of the post for a 2-0 lead.
Upon the resumption both sides made changes. Spiers took the place of Aitkin, playing centre-half and Smellie moved up to centre-forward.
Shah replaced Kiang as left forward. He proved his worth by scoring a pretty goal before the second half was one minute old.
The Seaforths became desperate and gave all they had in the attack. Spiers almost broke the egg as his shot hit the cross bar.
Chang put Lido four goals ahead in the 8th minute after receiving help from Shah. Twelve minutes later the latter tallied through his own efforts by eluding Cheney and using clever footwork.
Seaforths' Threat Removed Smellie missed two golden opportunities at the other end of the field.
Spiers drove out from Fraser's corner kick. Having removed the threat the Chinese forwards again showed skill and in the 28th minute Chang increased the lead to 6-0 on a solo effort, wending his way through to beat the helpless Atkinson.
Fraser had the misfortune of missing a sure goal by a few inches. The Scotsmen were seen rallying strongly
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