Two golden goals in the last ten minutes scored by that whispering winger Harry Hooper, completely demoralised and shattered a staunch Italian defence at Stamford Bridge. And gave young England sweet revenge indeed for last year's defeat at Bologna. It finished 5—1 for England, and that result didn't flatter them in the slightest.
    It was a great fighting win for the England boys and one not at all accomplished by brawn and muscle.
After a nervous, gingerly first half played on a treacherous, flint hard surface, these Young England lads swept into a long, rangy, accurate wing game. In this the speed and increasing confidence of Hooper and Blunstone paid surpassing dividends. And the 33,000 who turned up in the winter sunshine relished every one of those goals that went whipping in. And England have discovered an immense half back line in Flowers, Smith and Edwards, one to rival Willingham, Cullis and Mercer.
The game got off to a really sensational start when England scored a delightful goal in just four minutes. Flowers lobbed up a thirty yard free-kick, Atyeo let it go, and Haynes headed a brilliant goal into the far high corner. But Monsieur Fauquemberge from France saw an obstruction which nobody else saw, and ruled no goal.
   And with twenty minutes gone, when Carradi handled a Blunstone cross inside the penalty area, the referee failed to see again. Maybe he suffered from snow blindness.
The ground was bone hard and even standing up was an adventure. So there was little sustained play, and neither attack could literally find enough balance to get in a reasonable shot. The Italian boys looked better knit than our lads, and Virgili twice snapped into neat passes to clip balls close past the post. Bobby Ayre put England in front after thirty-two minutes. Atyeo feinted to pass to the wing, suddenly whipped one through the middle. Ayre, despite challenges from three defenders, and the rushing goalkeeper, ran doggedly on to rocket the ball high into the net. Then with three minutes left to play we had the old substitute gag pulled again.
   With the play thirty yards away Delfino decided he was injured and lay down. On came Bacci, powerful inside-left.
Delfino limped off, Bacci played inside left and Posio went left half.
The second half had an equally sensational start, the Italians equalising with an astonishing goal in two minutes. Right half Corradi sent in a fat monster of a throw in. It bounced clear across the penalty area to outside left Olivieri, who had a clear target for his header. But Young England were undaunted. They outclassed this with a great goal within a minute, when Haynes had his cross headed through in brilliant fashion by John Atyeo. With an hour gone England went further ahead when Blunstone volleyed in a low, fast Hooper cross for an exhilarating goal. The Italians put in a stiff attack and Matthews saved brilliantly.
   Outside right Olivieri actually headed a goal which referee Fauquemberge ruled out for an earlier—again invisible—infringement, and so wiped his slate clean.
The Italians disliked this furiously.