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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 Engand He tackled quickly and without They were the heavier team and hesitation with the result that generally better all round but the Campos had hittle chance against Portuguese forwards, particularly hum
his
Gomes and Sandie, were far nip- Roughley, his partner, also play- pier arad gave the English defence ed well and though less conspi- a frying
Power to play chous than Freshwater did with unly not feards. they share of the work well. nevertheless came nest scoring on several occasions
were
Hendy Troublesome
Wilkinson and Corner
In the forward line Hendy was absentee from the English team the most troublesounts He scoredi and Britt and Saw rame into the all the goals for England. He was
Britt team
dilled Wilkinson's always in the thick of things and position ably but Coomer's ah-spared nothing in his way He sence in the forward he was felt led his line well and though B. badly. Fox was played on the Gosane kupt a close watch on him night wing to permit Saw to be in at all times he was always dan- the inside position, but he was gerous. hopelessly out of position, though Fox sent over good tres at times he was not the he might have been in the centre-by Fox on the right wing, while it forward berth
A Better Move
tenm
The Scr'a soccer years when they beat China mas Day.
|liable under pressure, Alves hud. a much easier time than Rom- dios and while he cleared well Le Page and Saw tried hard to his clearances
were not cen- make openings for their leader, į placed furee, but the former was handicapped!
Maxwell was safe at right hol was only occasionally that Bick-and often came out with de b
in his tussles with Bickford and. ford, on the left, was able to get
Saw. a free run.
times. Their forwards were slow Marques, in goal, in front of goal and their passes game and on played a great
measure to Portugal's narrow de
turned
necd
the
which caused one
tocal of the biggest
sports sentations in
Chrir.
in the "Sunday Herald" Cup Charity Competition on
Football Highlights
BY "REFEREE"
in his position but on Christmas CLIPSING all other day, he was the outstanding de- fender on the field with his quick
good performances in the tackling,
covering and world
powerful clearances. His partner for
also Waysmith
rose to great
soccer
some
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and it would be a horrible mis-
fortune if the Army selectors were not present at this game. He de- finitely came into the limelight in the second half with some good
saves.
A better move would have been
Outstanding players for Portugal Live wires of the Portugue e at-years past was Scotland's heights and these two formed a to play LePage on the wing with were V. Marques in guj, B. tack were Gomes and Suntos sensational victory over bulwark that did not crumble in Fox, as 21 centre-forward or in- Gosano, when at centre-half, and, 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 fitter they hard. Santos was the most troub the "Sunday Herald" In-, the Chinese forwards. have balanced the forward line would have
the lesome and in spite of his lack ternational Charity Cup easily turned better.
England were disappointing at absence of A. V. Gosano.
tables on England in spite of the of weight did well against
Bankier's good all round dis- English derence: His positional Competition on Christmas play is worthy of some recognition phy brought into. picture with Campos do the Day at Boundary Street, were often badly placed. Only the height and weight of the de-
wing and centres which unfor- To turn a deficit of 4 goals It must have been teat.
tunately were not years fenders prevented Portugal from
into to 1 at half time to a 6-5 snatching a win late in the game throughout the game he was safe in
since he played in goal but account,
victory is in itself no mean Bright used his head to
Alves was sadly in great
closing practice while Come, worked feat but Scotland, with a advantage in the pivotal position his handling and in the and though he found Gomes and stages merited he applause given hard, often dropping far behind team composed for the Santos troublesome at times gen- erally had them well marked. Britt
B. Cosano played soundly in Portugal did most of the at most part of Royal Scots tacking in the opening period of players, whose battalion the game, A. V. Gosano play.ng well in the cen re-hal; berth while team has done nothing of the forward line was seen in note, to eliminate a Com
This Royal Scot half-back-line- bined Chinese team who with Falconer in the centre-half for many years past have would do credit to any Army site. swept everything before All tackled quickly and rarely them, is a display that will save
chance in the second half,
his brilliant saves.
played soundly until his injury he pivotul position und though which forced him to leave
the he did not find time to feed his field for 20 time. Pope,
on forwards as he would have I ked, his right, was sound in his mark-proved a great stumbling block to ing and clearances.
the English attackers and was Freshwater played well at left-often responsible for the break back and proved the greatest ob- down of many a dangerous move. stacle to the Portugese forwards.
Neither of the backs were
3 IS GOOD
4IS BETTER
Te-
to assist an overworked defence.
some fine movements.
A. V. Gosang was injured in
a collision with Hendy and had to leave the field but in spite of
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There is no doubt that Fraser, , captain of the team, knew his own
He brought in Munro,, players.
generally a forward and one of wig-hatt in place of Hutchinson and this player did well.
the reserves, into the team as R'
berth and Clarke at
feft-haif
the Chinese forwards
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Two players. Howlett and Fer-. rier, and two players only: made ah the difference to a forward- Line that had failed miserably in all their League matches,
Several years ago, Scotland. with what was considered a weak
Hossack the leader did more team, put up a remarkable fight than was expected of him. He against China on the Club ground worried the Chinese every time, onty to lose by the narrowest kept his wingers well supplied margin. On that occasion
with passes and never once took managed by it for granted that a ball would be cleared or go over the line; he. kentning for the leather.
The team was
J. McKelvie, who also man- aged this year's Scottish team. How far McKelvie's advice to the plevers contributed to China's do feat only the players can fully appreciate
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Howlett and Ferrier added much, needed punch to the attack. | newielt used his weight judici
ously, while Ferrier was seen in. some neat movements.
Fraser, with his superb display
The wingers, after a shaky at back, dispelled any doubts in the minds of Association and start, Improved beyond recogni Army officials that he is one of tion, Marshall working well with. the best backs in the Colony, it Ferrier and Garrie and Howlett that he ending Ng Kee cheong ameiry was mentioned before does. not do anything spectacular
his absence Portugal were, able to hold out for some time. A V. | Gosang returned and played on the right wing, his brother at ing up his position, but he was a passenger and in the second hair gave up.
dance.
The venture of using the Police. ground for representative games was a great success. The control of the ground was excellent and the accommodation as great as any in the Colony There was on fly in the ointment and England took the lead through the lack of lavatory acco Hendy but before the intervalo within the enci Santos placed his side of vel grounds in Hong Kon
out these facilities. terms
bebe aware of this fact
In the second hair Hendy again provision for this...
gamės.
ave his side the lead but Campos this respect would make Bou equalised when he beat Robinson Street an excellent venit To with a weak shot, The winning 'goal' did not come till late in the komy through Hendyland
England: ** "Robinson;}" Roughley,"
star?“ Pope, «Bright Britt: Fox, “tory.
Idly,~~Bakward. Blokford,S rtugali, V. Marqueri,, C. Her De Alves:35 Maxwell, AVA
Pereira! H. “Campor PAS
Gosano, Santos, and public
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