SOCCER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16374, 23 June 1927, Page 4

SOCCER

CANADIANS DEFEAT OTAGO. A SPECTACULAR GAME. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night. In tho presence of 3000 people the Canadian Association footbaal team met Otago on the Carisbrook ground; which was greasy atfer the rain overnight. There was an absence of wind and sun, and the spectators enjoyed a spectacular game, in which the visitors showed better combination and sparkling heading. Otago had fair prospects until close upon half time, when the scores stool two all. The visitors, however, rapped in two goals in quick •succession before the interval, ami added two more in the second hall.

Canada's goals were all from good .shots, as a. climax to well executed movements, the scorers being Archibald (2), Francis, Pogson, Thompson,, and Monagkan. For Otago, Hooper scored with an overhead hooker, and McCormack gonled from, a penalty kick against Crawley. Owing to a collision Canada lost tho services of Thompson during the final 20 minutes, ami towards the close of the match were further weakened, Edmunds being ordered off the field for language used towards the referee, Mr. A. Preston, who had penalised him. Several decisions of the referee wero not well received by some members of tho visiting team.