Although crippled by the absence of their eleventh member, the Portuguese refused to show an inferiority complex and started out promisingly. They had as much of the play as the Police and during an attack in the lith minute surprised the crowd by scoring an early goal. A good centre from Machado on the right put Souza within ten yards of the goal. The latter beat Victal to the ball and drove a cross shot. Ward stretched himself, but he was unable to stop it from entering the net.
The Police tried to fight back and pushed the ball forward. However, the front line lack cohesion. Davies almost tied the score when his shot bit the upright and bounced back for the defenders to clear. Towards the close of the period Bader beat Re~ medios and crossed over a grounder, but Westwood was not in position
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