THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1988.
CHINA MEET SCOTLAND ON MONDAY
"SUNDAY HERALD" CUP CLASH
MAIN HOLIDAY FEATURE
KOWLOON'S BIG TASK AT SOOKUNPOO TO-DAY
SAINTS ENTERTAIN S. CHINA "B" (By "OUTSIDE-LEFT")
THE outstanding feature of the week-end and holiday football programme is the Semi-Final Round encounter, in the "Sunday Herald" Interna- tional Charity Cup Competition next Monday, when China meet Scotland at Caroline Hill, at 3.30 p.m.
SCOTLAND'S TEAM HAS ALREADY BEEN SELECTED, BUT WITH TWO VACANCIES STILL OPEN, IN GOAL AND ON THE RIGHT-WING, AND IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT THESE POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED BY PLAYERS FROM THE ROYAL SCOTS, WHO ARRIVED IN THE COLONY FROM HOME LAST THURSDAY,
FOOTBALL
FORECAST
FOR TO-DAY
The following is the League Football forecast for the next week end:-
TO-DAY
First Division
Kowloon Chinese v Seaforths
(Kowloon, 4 p.m.).
Referee:MacCormac.
Linesmen: Stone and Phillips. Middlesex
V
Kowloon
(Sookunpoo, 4 p.m.)...! - Referee:-Ip. Linesmen:-Edwards and Brothwell.
V Eastern
Club
(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.).
Referee: Omar.
China are fielding a very pow- erful combination, the majority of players being selected from South China "A" and "B", with one player from Eastern.
The Scots are well
represented
NEXT WEEK'S SOCCER PROGRAMME
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Senior Shield (First Round Replay)
by the Seaforth Highlanders, and the latter's intermediate line com- prising Cooke, McKusker and Wil-Kowloon liamson, should prove equal to the task of "playing policemen" to the China attack.
CREAM OF TALENT The Chinese team is representative of the cream of their talent, and it is possible that the same team may play against the Islington Corin- thians next month, so that their
Linesmen: Hobson and F. G. Smith. performances will be watched with
St. Joseph's
V
S. China "B".
(Causeway Bay), 4 p.m.).
Second Division
V Club
(Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.). Referee:Silva.
V South China
(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.).
Eastern
Kowloon
Middlesex
Engineers (C.)
Referee:-Clarke.
V
Seaforths
(Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.).
Referee:-Youngs.
V
Police
(Military, 2.30 p.m.).
Referee: Farr.
Kwong Wah y 5th A.A. Bde. R.A.
(Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.).
Referee:-Dove.
Navy
JUNIOR SHIELD (REPLAY)
v Engineers,
(Causeway Bay, 2.30 p.m.). Referee: Havelaar.
China
MONDAY, JANUARY 31 (CHINESE NEW YEAR) Sunday Herald Charity Cup Competition
V Scotland (Caroline Hill, 3.30 p.m.). Referee:-Martin. Linesmen:-L. A. French and Johns.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 First Division
South China "A" ▼ Police
(Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.). Referee:-Finch.
Linesmen:-Barretto and Morecroft,
Second Division
Engineers
5th A.A. Bde. R.A. v
(Sookunpeo, 4:15 pm.)"
Referee:Havelaar.
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V St. Joseph's (Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.) Referee: Smyth. Linesmen: Sutterley & Summerville,
First Division Seaforths
Υ Club. (Sookunpoo, 4.15 p.m.)` Referee:-Ottoway.
Linesmen:-Whittle and Purnell.
Eastern
V Middlesex
(Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.). Referee:-Day.
Kowloon Chinese (Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.).
Linesmen:-Wyper and Savage.
Police
V
Referee:-Goss.
should
more than the usual interest.
A very exciting First Division League Football encounter be seen
at Sookunpoo this after- noon, when the Middlesex Regi- ment entertain Kowloon, both being strong challengers for the title.
ар-
GOOD FORWARD LINÉ Eastman makes his second pearance for Kowloon in the full- back division with A. Ulrich, while the Civilian team will maintain its same intermediate line. Kowloon's attack is likely to provide the main feature as they have five dangerous forwards.
(Continued on Page 19) Scotland:-Duncan (Royal Scots); Hill (Club), Bone (Police); Williamson (Seaforths), McCusker (Seaforths), Cook (Seaforths); Munroe (Royal Scots); McGuigan (Seaforths), Dunna- chie (Seaforths), Fraser (Seaforths) end Thomson (Seaforths).
Reserves: Cameron, Spiers, Me- Aloon, Ross and Jamieson.
China-Wong Wing; Mak Shui-hon and Lee Tin-sang (Capt.); Lau Hing- choi, Lam Tak-po and Leung Wing- chui; Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King cheong, Chan Tak-fai, Soong Ling sing and Hau Ching-to.
Reserves: Cheong Kam-fai (Kow- loon Chinese), Lau Chong-sang, Tam Kwan-kom, and Cheong Moon-wing.
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Linesmen:-Godfrey and McIgrew. Second Division
Seaforths
V Engineers (C.)
(Sookunpoo, 2.45 p.m.)
Referee:-Farr.
Police
v Kowloon (St. Joseph's, 2.45 p.m.) Referee:Gomest
Club
Wong Wing, above, is staging a comeback in local soccer on Mon- day next when he will be seen in China's goal against Scotland, in the Sunday Herald International Charity Cup encounter at Caroline Hill.
JUNIOR SHIELD REPLAY
FOR TO-DAY
ROYAL NAVÝ MEET R. ENGINEERS
THRILLING GAME ANTICIPATED
(By “UBIQUE”). What will probably be the best game in the whole of the Junior Shield Competition will be play- ed this afternoon, at Causeway Bay, when the Engineers, hold- ers of the title for the past three team
V 5th A. A. Bde. R.A. years, meet a formidable (Military, 2.45 p.m.)
from the Royal Navy in Referee: Jones. Engineers (E.)
Second Round Replay.
V
(Military, 2.45 p.m.) Referee: Aldridge. South China
Middlesex
V Kwong Wah (Caroline Hill, 2.45 p.m.) Referee:-Rees.
SUNDAY, FÉBRUARY 6 Corinthians Trial Game Football Association V South China
. (Club, 3.45. p.m.)
Referee: MacCormac. Linesmen:Dove and Johns.
ATTAINING
their
the
In their first encounter, teams shared two goals after the Engineers led for three-quar- ters of the game.
(Continued on Page 21).
Junior Shield
V University
Police
(Club, 2.15 p.m.) Referee: Youngs.
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