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Grey River Argus, 29 June 1925, Page 6

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— ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA VISITORS AGAIN ON TOP. (Received .June 28 at 5.5 p.m.) BRISBANE, June 27. In the Association Football match yesterday, Engla»ad beat Australia by live goals to 1. The weather was fine, and the attendance was 25 000. The ground was in good older, though it was slippery in places. England scored in the first half tin l Australians bei'iig outplayed. Batter got the first goal fixe minutes after the start. Seven minutes later the win. ger, Hannaford, who was playing superbly, sent the ball to Simms, who headed it into the net. Simms gaoled again ten hiinutes later, having received the ball from Seymour the leftwinger. Australia now attacked strongly, but the English right back, Charlton was a stalwart in defence, and the .Australians were repulsed. Just before half time, Australia again invaded the visitors’ territory, only to be beaten off. r l he second spell saw a rattling ’pace set. When the play had only been going four minutes, Leonard, getting the ball from the left wing gaoled for Australia. The speed of the game was now weakening the English combination. The play went backwards and forwards, but finally th e Englishmen’s cleverness told, and their persisting ended in Seymour, the left wi«nger. centreing the ball f..r Simins to pn-h it into the net. With two minutes to go, Ilannefor.l sent a long pass to Batten, who goaled, the game thus ending: England 5; Australia one. ("HR ISTCHI RCJI RESI’LTS CHIiISTCHCRC'H, .lune 27. .Following are to-day's S, club results:— Rangers 4 beat Western 2. Nomads .3 beat Thistle 1. Lyttelton 2 beat Sunnyside 0.