The Archive · 1940

Foyn's Brilliance

Shanghai, Dee. 27.

Wasting none of his attempts, Freddy Foyn, tie S.W-X. star who replaced Robodstoff and played for the first time as a centretorward, scored five of the six goals for the Foreign 2X1 In yesterday's annual Marine Engineers Cup charity match at the Canidrome. against the Chinese XT. The Anal margin read 6-2, with the Foreign side leading by four clear goals at half-time, Foyn scored two hois In the frst two minutes to put the Chinese completely out of stride.

"A milling crowd of well over 18,000 watched the contest, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British" Ambassador to China, was present at the game. Ikieked off for the Chinese and later presented the trophy to Adidi Costa. captain of the winning team, Besides the substitution of Robooat off, Al Symons of the Rees was also tunable to thru out owing to leg. me Juries. His place was taken by Pte. A. Paget of the East Surreys. The Chinese missed the valuable services of NZ, Lee, the Lido star who was iso on the injured list, and his non~ appearance caused a big shake-up, K,'S, Suen Billed the left-back post and TF V, Lo stepped into the forward me.

Following were the teams:—Ward (Pottce), short end of a 21 score, the SIN. Police received their eighth successive defeat in the current SF.A, League. The law ollicers were in the worst of form and had only themselves to Blame for inability to break into the winning column None of the three Portuguese vete~ rans, namely Adidi Costa, Louis Marcal and Humberto Collaco, was there In the game and the Civb had to Use several reservists. Before the match got under way the Police were generally expected to win their Ost game of the season, but the whole team fared disappointingly ena in the seventh minute gave the Portuguese a F-goal lead.

Both teams were weak in shooting fas many chances went begging In the Jgoal-mouth. Louis Oliveira, the Clube, pivot, and Varsco. Souza, the Clube inside-toft, were the Kkeymen jon the winning ' side. The former' in view of their convincing victory; twenty minutes before Ward returned over the Seaforths two weeks ago. The defence looked shaky and there was no danish in the forward line. "As matter of fact, the French team had more of the play and were able to ut the ball forward when playing against the wind in the first halt. Richard, the inside-left, missed a "cortain® goal that would have given the ASE. a 20 lead. If this shot had been converted the Saints would have found it much more dificult to ght back.

Following were the teams— pdinric Seated: RSE Bove Futian, Backer, Petterson: Karo-Soa aS. eh.

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Scoring two goals in the first half} and adding four more in the. second session, the Surreys hod no difficulty defeating a greatly depleted Lusito where he began, Smith was then assigned the outside-left position and the team held the Chinese well in. check. justice to the Police eleven, the Chinese goal should have fallen at Toast once or twice. Towards the latter part of the first half and for greater part of the resuming Session the law officers utlackea vigorously and only bad Tuck shooting robbed them of quite a few ood chances to break the silence. Duffy and Chooklantzeif had the mis fortune of driving wide of the posts by the narrowest of margins. 'The latter had an open goal before him In the second half, but he slammed against the outside' of the upright.

"Tung Hwa also fielded a weaken ca side, with L, K, Tal, Eugene Chang and'S. M. Teal missing.. V. Lo has returned "to Honskong and his absence will be a long one, The sides were:—

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