RC Hamilton
A Smith
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Match Information
Attendance: 9000
Referee:
Matchday: Sunday
Match Trivia
A respectable audience of about 6,000 attended at Goodison Park this afternoon to witness the friendly encounter between Glasgow Rangers and Everton. The teams which turn out were by no means representative, but they were quite good enough to give an exposition of high-class football. Hamilton started for the Rangers, and after one minute’s play Kitchen had to emerge from his citadel to resist the attentions of J Walker. The Rangers maintained their aggressive tactics until Fraser put behind. After this Everton made a pretty and speedy move on their left, Elston taking the ball up in fine style, and Dilly putting in to Dickie very smartly at close quarters, but the Rangers’ custodian brought off a really smart save. Soon after the Rangers were intruding, and after Henderson had responded Kitchen came out and caught one from Rennie. Everton now crossed the half-way line, but Boardman was easily robbed by Gibson. The Rangers made a forward move after a goal kick by Rennie, and were also awarded a free kick, but good work by Henderson checked their advance. Up to this point the game was of a decidedly Christmas character, and few exciting incidents had developed. The Rangers came down well in line, but J Walker’s final shot went a yard wide. A nice sequence of passing on the Rangers’ left resulted in Kitchen handling twice, nut neither of the shots was difficult to deal with. Clarke effected a smart clearance from Rennie, and then the home forwards paid a most determined visit to Dickie. Both backs of the Rangers responded to numerous calls and successfully beat off the attack. The Rangers sailed away on the left and evaded all opposition, and a final drive from J Walker struck the post. Sheridan next had a good chance of opening the account as he worked his way to Dickie, but got entangled with Drummond, and both men embraced Mother Earth, and Dickie cleared. Dilly now missed a good chance by misplacing, but still Everton kept up the attack, and were unlucky not to score. The game continued to be of an uninteresting character, and much time was out of waste in midfield in mild exchanges until Rennie made a fine straight drive from Kitchen, which just missed the net by about a yard. The Glasgow men continued to have rather the best of matters, and after Kitchen had saved luckily from Hamilton, a corner fell to the visitors, but it did not prove troublesome. Everton were making a poor show, and what attack there was came from the Rangers, but business did not appear to be meant on either side, although Kitchen had to keep his optics open. A nice centre from Elston resulted in an abortive corner, Halt-time – No Score. After the interval there were 10,000 spectators present. On the restart, the Rangers put some life into their work, and smart tactics resulted in Hamilton scoring an off-side goal, and a minute after, under extreme pressure, Kitchen brought off a fine save from the same player. A smart attack by the Evertonians resulted in Dilly scoring for Everton. Boardman was next afforded a fine opportunity, of which he made mess off. Hamilton then ran right through and Equalised, and soon after A Smith placed the Rangers in front with a really clever shot. Final – Rangers 2 goals, Everton 1 goal
