GERMANY-ENGLAND DRAW
NEW DEPARTURE IN SPORT
FIRST SOCCER FOOTBALL MATCH
ATTENDANCE NUMBERS 60,000.
By Telegraph--Press Assn.—Copyright. P.pc. 5.5 p.m. Berlin, Alay 10. The first Anglo-German soccer match was drawn, the score being three goals all. The gaine aroused'tremendous , interest and 60,000 attended at the stadium. The captains shook hands under a battery of 1400 Press cameras, jthe photographers scattering hurriedly - as the teams lined up. England asserted its superiority in the first half and led by two to one. The Germans scored twice soon after the resumption. The English forwards outmanoeuvred* their opponents land equalised the scores, but were unable to score again, the Germans defending stubbornly though crudely ■ The visitors were thrown out of their stride by a typo of football to which they were unaccustomed. The game, which was;controlled by a Dutch referee, Alutters, was marked by excellent sportsmanship.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1930, Page 11
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