ENGLISHMEN WIN EASILY

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 449, 3 June 1937, Page 5

ENGLISHMEN WIN EASILY

Bright Soccer At Otago Press Association—Copyright Invercargill, June 2. Association football at its best, fast, clever and scientific, was l provided tor over 20,000 people at Rugby Park to-day in a match in which the visiting English team beat a combined Otago and Southland side by 'time goals to nil. The game was rather drtnb in the opening stages, but after lhe visitors became accustomed to the bumpy, surface of the ground they played football which delighted the crowd. Their, footwork and positional play were a revelation to those who had seen little first class football. Goals for England were scored by Davis, Mathews, Eastham (2), Lewis' (2), Riley (2) and Leek. *The combined team played as well as it was allowed by the visitors, but even then it messed at least two goodopportunities to score. The Englishmen were never really tested by the home side, and when attacks came there was always someone ready to turn the tables. A feature- of the visitors' gstm e was their speed on the ball, fit this they were much superior to . the combined team. Rarely was a pass wasted. Headwork was both spectacular and well directed.