HOSPITAL LUCKY TO DRAW

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 13

HOSPITAL LUCKY TO DRAW

Fast arid interesting •football was played by Waterside and Hospital" on the latter's ground. Waterside showed a pronounced superiority in the fust half, and at the interval led 3-0 They had^ only ten men in the sefeond; half, and Hospital, iy improved play,, managed to equalise The teams were:^r „ ■ 1 Waterside.-Shipp; - Abernethey, Guest, McLellan, Haiues,. . -Goggens; Bunsm'uii' Patterson, McLeod, -Longbottom, St Hospital.-EH; Miles Thompson;! Woods, Jefferys, Briggs; Marshall, Gibb, Stanbridge, Simon, Windley. Waterside had the advantage of the sun in the first half, and they made the most of it. After Ell had been called upon twice in succession, ■' McLellan centred with judgment for Patterson to slam in a hard shot that found the net. Waterside 1, Hospital 0. Both sides attacked hard, and almost scored, but Hospitals many good chances were bungled by wealc forwards;: A'-battling- leffort by McLeod, the Walerside-'i^fehti;'e. iforward' brouSM ■ the ball upfield for. Xdngbottomi to score - with a swift transverse^ shot. Waterside) 2'.Hospital''o/' A'inorii'ent later Stewart i passed to McLeod,,-who scored with an almost'similar sKotj;. .Waterside 3, Hobpital^O.:■■ '-.■:; "k'tft-'-.y-i. •.-■>, , , , ~ At: the.begihning^pE -the second Halt ; McLellan had t6 fetire injured, and Waterside rearranged their team, and continued for the rest.of the game with only four forwards. Their attack in the first half consequently changed to defence. Hospital were going hard but uusucceasfully until Jefferys headed in from one of Marshall's splendid corner kicks. Waterside > 3,. Hospital-I...Then, Marshall scored him: self after an exciting piece of work with Stanbridge. Waterside 3, Hospital 2. Al-. most on full. time Gibb put in a high, dropping shot. Shipp advanced and punched it, but the ball curled back off his fist into the open net. Waterside 3, ! Hospital" 3.,;; ■■ ■:;■'• '. ■•■•'. ■ The referee'was Mr:.G, Jackson.