Than, out of the blue, came that eleventh hour Chinese goal agit: and the Portuguese had to be content with "a drawn result" after" 120 minutes of the most " bilterl contested football yet seen season. ravages of Time cannot be shaken off even on so important an occasion as the International Cup, and the speed of the game was a tume too much for him. Rozario tackled hard, but his foul of Von cost the Portu-nese the penalty that robbed them victory two minutes from the end of the regular 90 minutes of play. Roliz, of the Police, rose to the occa~ sion " well. but his feeding of the attack left much to be desired.
Comes into His Own After two seasons of indifference L. Rozario came into his own yes: terday morning with a tireless porformance in the inside-left position for the Portuguese. Apart from scoring two of the team's three goals, Rozario created numerous openings for other members of the al lack and nad the wingers been sufficiently tye te neb et ere oon. necessary to decide the contest. Gaon wax well marked by Hwang throughout the game and the quick lacking of the Chinese defenders ye Humberto Collaco few oppor tunities to shoot, Barradlay was the better of the two wingers,, but his diminutive size Proved 100 much of a handicap in bustling game.
teams were Undoubtedly the Portuguese had only themselves to blame for. their failure. In a game where a lead of tone goal meant victory—so well matched were the combatante—the Portuguese should Lave known enough to tighten their defence on the two occasions that they were head and never give the Chinese the slightest opportunity to find an open= ing. Particularly was this move' lmtrative in the second half' of the extra time period when the Chinese forwards were almost run off their fact by the hectic pace of the match.
instead the Cup-holders played as it it were necessary for them to score the equalizing goal—not their opponents. The half-backs lay far up field instead of falling back entirely on the defensive and when LK. Tal netted the. third and equalizing Chinese goal, two minutes from the end of the game, eve Costa way in the role of an attacking, rather than a stopper, centre-half.
'With the exception' of the wingers—particularly Fonseca—the "Portus Euese showed few weaknesses, 'The defence stood up well against an attack which bristled with such formidable names az N. Z. Lee, KS. Suen, L. K. Tai and ¥. L. Chia, and though 'Souza in goal was a trifle Aisappointing, Victal and Remedios cleared with' confidence.
The halves badly. missed" Vasco Sout, Costa was. good, but. the Gosia, Molle: Fonseta, Cole isco, Gaan, Shanghai-Owned Colt Has Hurdle Practice London, Feb, 4.
Chateau Larose, the promising two-year-old owned by Mr, [Morriss of Shanghai, and trained by the Hon, George Lambton, at Newmarket, has been given practice over hurdles. It is thought that this will cause the colt to settle down in readiness for the flat next season, Chateau Larose is by Chateau /Bouscaut-Pasea, and is a half brother to Pasch, who won the Two Thousand Guineas and Eclipse Stakes, for Mr, IMorriss in 1938, He has raced only twice. He made a winning frst appearance in the Rossendale Stakes at Manchester in [October and in his next race finished fourth in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, Chateau Larose holds'a number of Important engagements next season, Among them are the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, St, Leger and Eclipse which scored a smashing 3-1 triumph over Palestine in a By their victory they have earned the right 10 h, Pecquery, Roussel, Premet, Collet.
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