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THE CHINA: AIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1987.

SHANGHAI WIN SOCCER CLASSIC

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BUT HONG KONG FAILED TO

UTILISE OPPORTUNITIES INDIVIDUALISM TRIUMPHS OVER

"FINESSE"

OALS were needed for victory and the Northern team obtained them yesterday on the Royal Naval ground at Causeway Bay, where Shanghai beat Hong Kong by 4 goals to 3 in a very thrilling Interport encounter before thousands of spectators, who packed the ground.

ALTHOUGH SHANGHAI WON, THEY DID SO MUCH AGAINST THE RUN OF THE PLAY AND IN SPITE OF LEADING BY THREE CLEAR GOALS AT THE INTERVAL, CRACKED UP BADLY IN THE SECOND HALF WHEN THEIR DEFENCE ALL BUT WENT THE TO PIECES. PACKING THEIR GOAL AND TACKLING WITHOUT HESITATION, NORTHERN DEFENDERS ROBBED THE COLONY FORWARDS TIME AND AGAIN AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO SHOOT."

Hong Kong played football, but I cannot say the same of Shanghai. Shanghai's defence Their inter- was erratic and they were lucky not to have been in arrears at the interval. mediate line was very weak with the exception of Jack Ward, in the pivotal berth, who gave a polished and unharried display, taking his time about things and above all giving Lee Wai-tong, the Colony-leader, very little scope for his breakaways.

SHANGHAI SOCCER XI REVIEWED

The Shanghai forwards, es-1 pecially the wingers Foyn and Jim Ward, were very dangerous, while Bossuet came into the pic- ture with excellent feeding.

RECORD INTERPORT

GATE RECEIPTS

The gate receipts of the Inter- port soccer game yesterday. be- tween Shanghai and Hong Kong at Causeway Bay was $7,600 and con- stitutes a record.

The result of yesterday's match proved that finesse does not always pay. The Hong Kong forwards, The following are brief pen especially Fung King-cheong and sketches of the Shanghai Interport Yeung Shui-yick, on the right-wing, | munERSTKUTARKKUULULITUEELTANENISESABINDZIKRO222|A321#1#KAHVES

were brilliant at times with their

team:

F. Foyn: Plays for the St. Francis short passing game, but it led Xavier's College team. Has represent- ed Shanghai against Tientsin, at Tien-nowhere. Where the Colony were tsin, last season. Right-wing.

grossly at a loss was in the need H. B. Cochran: Plays for the Shang-for five good bustling marksmen in hai Recreation Club. Left half. Has the attack. never played Interport before.

S. Greenberg: Plays for the Shang- hai Recreation Club, either inside-left

against Tientsin last season.

"Andy" Wilson, of the Club.

by sending the ball into the other- half, was his biggest fault.

Boissezon, the Shanghai custo- dian, gave a very sound display between the sticks for the northern team, and was very good with any- thing overhead, but as I suspected, he was not very confident with grounders.

SHANGHAI HALVES POOR Shanghai's wing-halves, Collet and Cochran were very poor. Collet, who came to the Colony as a centre-- forward in 1933, did nothing but boot the ball aimlessly, very rare- ly sending Foyn away with a clear. run. Cochrane, on the left-flank, was in similar form and Bossuet. the inside-left, had to drop back and forage for the ball, making the openings for Jim Ward and Roboo- stoff.

PIVOTS FAILURE - Another feature of the game was Jack Ward, in the Shanghai cen- the comparatively poor display of tre-half berth, was to a great extent Campbell, the Colony pivot Un-responsible for Shanghai's victory. fortunately Campbell does not play Very cool and sending lovely

PAU UNFORTUNATE

the same type of game as the rest ground passes to both wingers, he There were failures on both sides of the side and where, as his wing-foiled Lee Wai-tong at practically or right. Represented Shanghai and in many departments of the halves covered considerable ground every move, in both halves.

M. Belinky: Plays for the Shanghai game. In the Hong Kong team, before disposing of the ball, he The Colony wing-halves played a Recreation Club, inside right, left or Pau could not have done anything dilly-dallied and invariably slipped magnificent spoiling game, Evans centre forward. His first Interport. to prevent the goals scored against the ball to one of his flanking play

V. Roboostoff: Plays for the Asso-

He was unfortunate in the ers, who were by then well covered ciation Sportive Francis (A.S.F.) as centre forward. First Interport. Icase of the second Shanghai goal, by their Shanghai opposites. Had

keeper.

him.

The victorious Shanghai Interport football team, E. to L. (back-row) J. Parkinson, E. Victal, P. Bell, L. Mar- (Captain), G. de Boissezon, Jack Ward, G. Collet, William Ward and S. V. Gash, Coach and Manager (Front-

Jim Ward, R. Bossuet, V. Roboostoff, M. Belinsky, S. Greenberg, HB. Cochran and F. Foyd

standing head and shoulders above the rest of the field: Excellent ball control (he nearly scored once after dribbling his way from the half- way mark) and equally fine distri- bution marked his play. He gave Bickford splendid service.

ADDITIONAL BURDEN Leung Wing-chiu, the Colony right-half, was injured in the first half, but not to the extent where it affected his play. His distribution lacked a sense of direction, al- though his spoiling was excellent at times. He did not achieve his purpose-keeping a strict watch on Jim Ward, the Shanghai left- winger, and in such manner placed an additional burden on Lee Tin- sang's shoulders.

Shanghai scored their goals from breakaways. Their halves and for- wards were never seen in fine at- tacking movements, and individua- lism featured their scores.

Foyn, the Shanghai right-winger, was very fast off the mark and went into his man with a heavy tackle. His first goal was a brilliant one,

R. Bossuet: Inside-left. Plays for where the ball bounced away from Campbell played up nearer his for-but his last was the best of the the ASP Has been to Hong Kong him from a forward punt by Jackwards, as he did in the second half, match. He was an opportunist and "With the Interport side before. <

Jim Ward: Plays outside left for Ward and was beaten all ends up I am sure it would have changed his smashing first time drive beat ASF Has played Interport last sea- by Jim Ward's drive.

the whole aspect of the game. There Pau all the way. Belinsky, at in- son and has been to Hong Kong before.

SV. Gash: Manager and coach, Lee Tin-sang was not at ease. never was any reason for him to side-right, was never in the picture needs no introduction.

There was never any doubt about hang back. It certainly was not on although he rendered useful work Witham Ward: Plays for ASF it. Against Jim Ward he met his account of Roboostoff, because the as an extra half-back Plays either inside left, or right, has master.

ROBOOSTOFF HELD been to Hong Kong before as goal-had all the cunning and speed at

The Shanghai left-winger latter was being watched by Gosano.

Roboostoff, the Shanghai, centre. Shanghai's full-back division was GCollet. Plays for A.S.F. Right his disposal to beat the Chinese not all I expected them to be. Both forward, lived up to his name imas- halt. Has played Interpart before back

Victal and Marcal were extremely much as his bustling tactics gave Gde BoissezonTM Plays for: "A.S.F

the Hong Kong defenders many an- eper First Interport

A. V Gosano made one or two lucky on occasions and were

xious moments. His "terrife" drives Marcal Plays for ASF, left mistakes during the encounter, but match for the Chinese forwards op-

Captain of Shanghai's side in spite of this, his was a brilliant posing them. Victal was outplay tention paid him by Gosano. He was were missing, mostly due to the at- port before Bell Plays for A.S.F. left-halt display. His headwork was invalu-ed, while Marcal was only steady.

very dangerous with Jim First Interport.

able, and time and again he came

The amazing tactic of Marcal in had a good understanding, to the rescue of the Colony defence passing the ball to his halves from with a timely clearance from a free kick in

half, rather the overhead centre.

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