The centre-forward did get the ball into the net, after Loh had dropped it, but Referee Hale, for a reason that was apparently not clear to the majority of spectators, awarded a free kick for an infringement on the goalkeeper, disallowing the goal. This decision seemed to have a stimulate ing effect on the Army players and they piled on the pressure) in an effort to get a goal. The Chinese defence however, held out until the interval, the score at that time being 2-0 in Lido's favour.
On the resumption, the Army carried out the best concerted forward movement in the game, but again failed to score. McAloon initiated the movement, and Duncan, beating the full back, passed to Ross, who took a shot at Loh, only to see the goalkeeper slicing his clearance kick, the ball falling in the goalmouth with nobody in attendance to give it the final kick. After several shots had been charged down by the Chinese defenders, C. N. Chang, in an effort to stop Ross fouled the winger, and from the resultant penalty kick Thompson beat Loh with a lovely shot which kept to the ground entering the net in the left corner.
The Army kept up the pressure, and Tan was adjudged to have fouled an Army forward whilst the ball was coming over from a corner, Thompson converted this, after the referee had ordered it to be taken twice.
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