THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940.
PORTUGAL GIVE ENGLAND A SCARE IN CHARITY MATCH. Marques Plays Brilliant Game In Goal For Losers
Freshwater And
Hendy Shine For England
By "Referee"
LOSING THE SERVICES of A. V. Gosano, ten minutes from the start, Portugal battled heroically against England in the semi-final of the "Sunday Herald" International Charity Cup Competition at Kowloon Football Club yesterday to lose by the odd goal in five after sharing two goals at the interval.
More was expected of England. He tackled quickly and without They were the heavier team and hesitation with the result that generally better all round but the Campos had little chance against Portuguese forwards, particularly hum
Gomes and Santos, were far nip- Roughley, his partner, also play- par and gave the English defence ed well and though less conspi-
taying time, Forced to play cuous than Freshwater did
his With only four forwards they share of the work well. nevertheless came near Sering on
several occasions.
Wilkinson and Coomer
Were
Hendy Troublesome
t In the forward line Hendy was absentees from the English team the most troublesume. He scored and Britt and Saps rane into the all the goals for England. He was team. Britt hierd Wilk Frison's always in the thick of things und potion bly but Coomer's ab- spared nothing in his way. He sence in the forward line was felt led his line well and though B.
badly. Fox was played on the Gosane kept a close watch on him
right wing to permit Saw to be in at all times he was a,ways dan- the inside position, but he
was geroUS,
forward berth.
England were
ja free run.
The Scr's soccer team years when they beat China mas Day.
well!
which caused one of the biggest local sports sensations in In the "Sunday Herald" Cup Charity Competition on Chri f
Football Highlights
BY "REFEREE"
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Bankier's good all round dis- play is worthy of some recognition and it would be a horrible mis- fortune if the Army selectors were not present at this game. He de- initely came into the limelight in the second half with some good
liable under pressure. Alves had. a much easier time than Ion:- dios and wh is heel are t hupelessly out of position, and LePage and Saw tried hard to his clearance; were 10t Well though Fox sent vives good cen- make openings for their leader, placed.
in his position but on Christmas tres at times he was not the force but the former was handicapped he might have been in the centre. by Fox on the right wing, while it and often came out with thb performances in the tackling,
Maxwell was safe at right ha
"CLIPSING all other day, he was the outstanding de fender on the field with his quick was only becasionally that Bick-in his tussles with Bickfo.d a mi
good covering and A Better Move
ford, on the left, was able to get Saw
soccer world for some powerful clearances. His partner waysmith also rose to great A better move would have been i Outstanding players for Portugal Live wires of the Portugue e al-years past was Scotland's heights and these two formed a to play LePage on the wing with were V, Marques İn goal, B. tack were Gomes and Santos sensational victory over bulwark that did not crumble in Fox, as a centre-forward or in-Gosand, when at centre-half, und, They were badly handicapped
the second half against the con- side right. LePage has played on Gomes and Santos in the attack, without a leader and both worked China in the semi-final of tinued and persistent attacks of the wing before and he would Had Portugal been have balanced the forward
fitter they hard. Santos was the most troub- the "Sunday Herald" In-, the Chinese forwards. line would have casily
the lesome and in spite of his lack better.
turned
ternational Charity Cup tables on England in spite of the of weight did well against disappointing all absence of A. V. Gosano.
English defence. His positional Competition on Christmas play brought Campos into picture with near run down the Day at Boundary Street. wing and centres which
unfor- To turn a deficit of 4 goals tunately were not years
into to 1 at half time to a 6-5 account.
Alves was sadly
victory is in itself no mean practice while Gomes worked feat but Scotland, with a stages merited he applause given hard, often dropping far behind team composed for the captain of the team, knew his own Santos troublesome at times gen-
to assist an overworked defence. erally had them well marked. Britt
B. Gosano played soundly in Portugal did most of the at most part of Royal Scots players. He brought in Munro, played soundly until his
.he pivotal position and injury
though i tacking in the opening period of which forced him
the he did not 8nd time to feed his the game, A. V. Gosano playing layers, whose battalion The reserves, into the team as # to leave field for a time. Pope, on forwards as he would have liked, well in the cen re-hal, berth while team has done nothing of his right, was sound in his mark- | proved a great stumbling block to the forward line was seen in note, to eliminate a Com- ing and clearances.
the English attackers and was
bined Chinese team who Freshwater played well at left-often responsible for the
break back and proved the greatest ob- down of many a dangerous move. collision with Hendy and had for many years past have stacle to the Portugese forwards.
Neither of the backs were to leave the field but in spite of swept everything before them, is a display that will long be remembered in the annals of local foot. ball.
times. Their forwards were slow Marques, in goal, played a great were of of goal and their passes game and contributed in ne mill were often badly placed.
Only measure to Portugal's narrow de- the height and weight of the de- feat. It must have been fenders prevented Portugal from snatching a win late in the game throughout the game he was safe in since he played In goal but Bright used his head to
great advantage in the pivotal position
his handling and in the closing and though he found Gomes and
his brillant saves.
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turned
in need
some tine movements.
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A. V. Gosano was injured in
AND THAT'S WHY
FOSTER'S AUSTRALIAN
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There's an Extra glass to each bottle
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Several years ago, Scotland.
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There is no doubt that Fraser,
generally a
forward and one of
wing-half in place of Hutchinson and this player did wall.
This Royal Scot half-back line with 'Falconer In the centre-half and Clarke at loft-half berth would do credit to any. Army side.
All tackled quickly and rarely pave the Chinese forwards
chance in the second half.
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Two players. Howlett and Fer- rier, and two players only made all the difference to a forward- line that had failed miserably in all their League matches,
He
with what was considered a weak
Hossack the leader did more team, put up a remarkable fight than was expected of him. against China on the Club ground | werried the Chinese
every time, Gmy to lose by the narrowest kept his wingers well supplied margin. On that occasion
will passes and never once took The team was managed by it for granted that a ball would J. McKelvie, who also -man-
be cleared or go over the line; he aged this year's Scottish team. kent going for the leather, How far McKelvie's advice to the players contributed to China's de-much needed punch to the attack.
feat only the players can fully appreciato
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Howlett and Ferrier added
mowient used his weight judici- ously, while Ferrier was seen in some neat movements.
Fraser, with his superb display
The wingers, after u 'shaky at back, dispelled any doubts in start, improved beyond recogni the minds of Association and Army officials that he is one of tion, Marshall working well with Ferrier and Garrie and Howlett the best backs in the Cólony, It was mentioned before that he leading Ng Kee-cheong a merry does not do anything spectacular
gave up."
dance,
his absence Portugal were able to The veriture of using the Police |nold out for some time. A, -v. ground for representative, games Gosano returned and played on was a great success, The control of the right wing, his brother take the ground was excellent and the ing up his position, but he was accommodation as great as any in a passenger and in the second half the Colony, There was only one fly in the ointment, and, that was the lack of lavawory accommodal- ion within the enclosures., . Some grounds in Hong Kong are with qut these facilities but the public are aware of this fact and make "provision for this. - A remedy”, in this respect would make Boundary Street an excellent venue for big games.
Eland took the lead through Hendy But before the interval Santoseted his side on level
terms.
In the seco half Hendy again gave his side the lead but Campos equalised when fag beat Robinson with a weak shot The winning goal, did not come til late in the game through Hendy,
None wilt grudge Scotland's vic- England: Robinson; Roughley. Freshwater: Pope. Bright Brite---Fox) · foru except the POOR, Charity will Lepage, Hendy, Saw and: Bickle
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