ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
MATCH WITH AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER, WIN, FORI ENGLAND. a* CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ADELAIDE, May 17. For the international ‘‘Soccer” match bet..ween Australia and England ait the Treibia.ntoni Oval the weather Wat 3 favourable. The attendance was fair. England had control in the early stageisi of the game, their' combination being perfect and) their attack brilliant. They led at half-time by three goal's to ni:l. In the second spell England became ragged and their defence was sluggish, whale* the Australians played doggedly in defence l . Th© Australian forwards! were* weak, but Norman, at centre half, held Whittaker well. The Australians' secured a penalty goal near the end, and the final scores* were: England 4, Australia, 1. Ba-ttin obtained two goals and Whittaker and Eilkeis one each for England, and Gardiner shot Australia’s lone goal. ' Prominent on the English side were Bfittin, Graham and Charlton, and on the Australian slide Norman, Mitchell and Pilgrim.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 18 May 1925, Page 3
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