The Archive · 1941

Tung Hwa Forge Ahead

The Chinese were all over their opponents on resumption and secured the leading point in the seventh minute. C. Remedios conceded a corner and Fei centred for Huang tó head in past the outstretched hands of Souza. Fei scored Tung Hwa's fourth goal in the eleventh minute when he converted Tai's timely pass. Souza again stopped the ball, but once again failed to hold it.

A mistake committed by Chang in the eighteenth minute gave the Portuguese their third marker. Chang attempted to dribble past Oliveira while in his own penalty zone and was robbed of the ball The Portuguese pivot snapped the opportunity and drove a grounder past Zing. The score remained without a change for "he next fifteen minutes. but in the 33rd minute Huang went through by himself after Oliveira had lost the ball to him. The Chinese player gave Souza no earthly chance with a fine shot from within the penalty area.

The Chinese made sure of the game one minute before the final whistle when Fei and Huang duplicated their feat, the former centring a fine corner and the latter heading it in past Souza.

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