The Archive · 1941

Shanghai Football

SPORTS (Continued) — Russian Regiment Triumph 2-1

Shanghai, Feb. 24.

Playing with determination for the ninety: minutes of the game's dura-ion, the Russian Regiment Became the eily's first. Russian team to eapture the Tsz Ling Cup when they defeated the highly-favoured Three Cultures by 2-1 before a crowd of approximately 4000 spectators at the Canidrome yesterday morning.

The Chinese displayed better tactics than the Russians, but the latter's defence rose to the occasion every ime 0 stop a dangerous movement, Sesko and Braman played well in the defence, notwithstanding the fact that both were crocked, The Culturists had a smoother machine on the whole, but their finishing touches were very weak, and even K. Suen, the veteran of veterans, was without his shooting boots, In fact, the Russian defence paid less atten? ion {o the Olympic star than they did to other forwards, Russian Rogiment:—Goloobeff, Brama Sesko, "Medvigus, Meteshko, ° Chem Andréom, Sokoloit, Kuluguriet, siiest Three, Cultures:—Z. 1, Wang, La.

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