Golders Green, giving a poor display on Saturday, lost at Enfield by 5-2. The fixture had been approached with optimism, remembering that Golders Green drew with Enfield at home, but lack of combination again accounted for the defeat.

Golders Green's display at Enfield on Saturday was a disappointing affair with too much individuality where combination would have brought certain victory. When the team returned from their Channel Island tour they seemed to have regained much of the confidence and team feeling which enabled them to win matches at the beginning of the season, but on Saturday they had dropped back considerably. Certain players, indeed, seemed unable to stand the pace for the full ninety minutes.

At the outset Enfield, who were playing at home, pressed hard. They started with a determination to be the first to score and win the game. Within five minutes R. Hill had made three saves, the last being from a corner kick. He showed steadiness throughout the match.

At the end of ten minutes' play the score was 1-0 to Enfield, this being scored by PULLING from a corner kick. This put a little life into the Golders Green men, but it was not enough to enable them to score until after half-time. Meanwhile Enfield's rush tactics gave them the better of the game.

Time after time there were attacks made on the Golders Green goal, and there was nobody to bear the brunt of them but R. Hill. True, Shorland, on occasions, was very useful, but he did not stay back sufficiently. W. Boston suffered from the same failing. Neither of the two backs was fast enough to hold the Enfield forwards when they got the ball.

On a number of occasions Golders Green launched attacks, but weak finishing lost the advantages gained. Soden and Browne were mainly responsible for these. F. Boston, Breagan and J. Hill each did his individual best.

Passing was erratic. The half-line was never very sure which of the forwards was the most likely to get away. Instead of passing to an unmarked man, the ball was frequently sent in to a bunch.

Soden made a good attack on one or two runs, but he failed either to get past the last defender for his shot, or else to shoot straight. His leg was giving him trouble again, and the wisdom of playing an unfit man when League points are urgently needed is very doubtful. Moreover, he was not heavy enough for any rough play.

It was nearing half-time when Enfield scored their second and third goals. For a considerable time the Golders Green goal had been blessed with the greatest good luck. Hill had repulsed attack after attack, but finally the strain became too fierce. Eventually PULLING, who had the ball, and was close in front of goal, shot hard. It rebounded from Shorland's leg back to Pulling's toe, and all that R. Hill could possibly do was to watch the ball whiz past him into the net.

The last goal of that half came from a forward line move. Lister centred the ball to Wright, who headed it to Pulling, and PULLING shot. It was a nice piece of play and again had R. Hill beaten.

The second " 45 " commenced with a fierce attack by the visitors, and resulted in a goal for them soon after play re-opened. It came from BUCCI, who beat Holmes with a fine shot when the ball came out from a few moments of close play. It was not long before Enfield replied to that again, however, and LISTER scored from a deceptive shot which R. Hill misjudged.

Play was patchy after this until about fifteen minutes before the close. Then Enfield forced another corner kick which gave them their last goal. Lister took the kick and Cox shot. R. Hill saved, but the ball went to PULLING, and he sent it back, making no mistake about its placing.

Shortly before the final whistle blew Golders Green managed to make a final score. A run through the defence by Soden gave Holmes a bad moment, and as he cleared the ball it went to J. HILL, who returned it with a first-time shot and beat the 'keeper.

With all the respect due to a winning team, Enfield's three-goal victory over Golders Green does not necessarily mean that they were a good team. Their play was weak, but Golders Green's was worse.

Weaver was badly off form, and Bloxham was little better. J. Hill could only last a short time of the game, and his namesake, R. Hill, in goal, had so much to do that it was inevitable that he should lose a chance now and again.

In the forward line, Breagan did not see a great deal of the ball, while Browne, on his roving commission, was all over the field following the ball.