During the first ten minutes, the Forces took command with impressive forward rushes, but although the ball was taken dangerously near the Club line on three different occasions, in all of which Hall and Evans showed up well, the civilian side, by dint of hard play managed to keep their goal intact.
The Club then took a hand in the proceedings and from a scrum just inside the Services' half, in which the ball was got back to the Service threes, Hutchison intercepted a pass intended for Toomer, and evading two tacklers, made a very good run of 25 yards to ground the ball under the posts. Rigg had no difficulty in converting.
A little later Hutchi: n was given possession on thè right and after making several yard: and finding himself hemmed in, correctly cross-kicked for Aucott to gather and make straight for the line. He was pulled down with two yards to go and from a resulting scrum, the was pulled down with two yards to go and from a resulting serum, the Forces were penalized for off-side. Rigg increased the score with an accurate kick from an easy angle.
The Club then became very prominent in the attack and only poor positional play and fumbling at the critical moment prevented further scores. Shortly before the interval, however, the Forces' backs swept down the field after having kept the ball in their opponents' 25 for several minutes, and Yeo put the finishing touches to a good movement going over far out. The kick, taken by Hamlin, failed.
The Club attacked soon after the resumption, taking the ball 70 yards down the field in a very aggressive foot rush, but it came to nought and the Forces drove them back, A good movement by the Forces' outsides in which the reverse pass was successfully exploited, had the Club backs in a tangle, but Toomer dropped the ball in a favourable position, CLUBE "LUSITANO:—Braga, Victal, Gonzales, Collaco, Oliveras' Xavier, Souza, Costa, L. Rozarro, J. Rozarro, Remedios.
AURORA:—Wolfin, Lieou, Walker, ff, Hiu, Wong, Lin, Yuen, Tchang, Teheou, Bisel Referee:—Sinclair.
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