Shanghai, Feb. 10. GHANGHAL retained the Hongkong Telegraph Tnterport Cup at the Canidrome on the afternoon of Feb. 8 in fine weather before a crowd of 15,000 when the local eleven trounced the Colony footballers by two-nil.
'A stubborn defence and rare opportunism were responsible for the victory.
Vincent "Blondy" Roboostoff and Freddie Foyn, the city's two speed merchants, each scored to Keep the coveted trophy in the possession of the Shanghai Football Association for at least another twelve months.
Tt was a scrappy game in which neither side was able to combine well as a team. Shanghai showed more aggressiveness and held the upper hand throughout the ninety minutes of play. In the first half the invaders were kept mostly on the defensive and it was only Jack of finish among the local forwards that prevented Shanghai from having a lead of more than one goal at the interval.
Hongkong played a losing game at the very beginning. It appeared that the visitors had made a big mistake in putting A. V, Gosano, the captain and a very fast raider, at centre-half just to keep a close watch on Roboostoff. The versatile Portuguese star did a remarkable job in the rear, but his absence in the front line was so keenly felt that there was little life in it, 16,000 Watch Lido Draw with Colony Shanghai, Feb. 10.
Rallying in the ist stages, after losing a penalty goal, the Shanghai Chinese, represented) bye entire Lido team, held tke Hongkong interpoters to 2 Tau "area the Canidrome yesterday afternoon in the sec-Sod grime of te current series The game was packed with action trid it was eonadered. more interesting than the match the day before, A crowd of 16,000 watched the contest. Both sides were keyed up to a high pitch because, of the closeness. The Hossack, the centre-forward, put ina lot of ard work, always Tying' to break his way. throug However, ne lacked the' support of Goseno. and. foughtly desperately fo avail, Ernie Strange. the outside~ Tutt also played a hard same, but he experienced too much dimeulty in Bae ge on cei, se, ni is Secs
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