Unable to check the movements of Huff Cochran who scored all five goals for his team, the Recreation Club were defeated by the P. T. H. in a First Division match on the Race Course yesterday afternoon. The School team finished victors by the odd goal in nine in a scrappy game in which neither side showed any constructive play.
Cochran performed a hat trick in the first sixteen minutes when be broke the Recs goal three times in succession. The School team did not play brilliant football at all; the defence of the Recs was responsible for the loss of the first three shots.
It took Cochran only four minutes to bring the Recs goal down, He received a pass from Collaco and dribbled through to break into the scoring column. In the 10th minute he scored a second one and then six minutes Jater netted a third shot.
The losers tried to reduce—the margin by swinging the ball from one side to the other. The wingman were rather weak so most of the work was left to the inside forwards. Seven minutes from half-time G. England passed to Kapustin for the latter to break his way through and beat goalie Tivoniuk with a well-placed shot.
Immediately after the resultant kick-off, the Recs cut the margin down when Brodd countered a. fast drive, thus putting the score at 3-2 during the intermission.
Two minutes after the re-start the Recs tied the score through Kapustin. The scorer worked his way into the School citadel before his opponents had found their feet. The defenders were caught napping when the raider fired into the net to equalize.
However, the School came right back. The forwards threatened from all angles and the bombardment resulted in Cochran netting the next two shots. The fifth and last one was a beauty. He received good help from MacCorkindale on, the left wing.
Towards the end the Recs gained an undeserved goal when goalie Tivoniuk slammed the ball against Leriou in the goal-mouth in an attempt to clear and saw it roll back into his own net, making the final score read 5-4.
The teams were P.T-H.:—Tivoniuk, H. Kidby, Katemopeules, Griffith, Leriou, Caro, Collaco, E. ay: Cochran, Passikides, MacCorkin-Recs:—Mousasticéff, Jack, Greenberg, Fensham, Bulldeath, Zellensky, Oppenhelm, Brodd, C. England, Kapustin, Ryan.
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