One word of commiseration for Lumb, the Barnet goalkeeper, should be said. He did all he could to stop the riot, but received very little help from either of his backs, one of whom, Clark, seemed to take a positive delight in kicking the ball out whenever he could. It seemed that Lumb could not have stopped any of the shots which scored.

The Barnet forwards were not often in the limelight, but when they did emerge from the ruck, they - and in particular Morris, the centre-forward - were very dangerous. It is just as well that the home team did not relax their efforts once, even when leading 5-0 halfway through the second forty-five.

Golders Green won the toss and the visitors kicked off towards the pavilion and against the wind, but Golders Green almost immediately had the ball rolling towards the Barnet goal. Browne was the first man to take a shot for goal. Lumb saved, but a moment later Evans put across a centre from the left, which went behind for a fruitless corner.

It was evident Golders Green were in a fighting mood and both backs were lurking well up over the halfway line.

A clever movement in which Breagan, Browne and Walker featured came to nothing, and a dangerous attack by three Barnet forwards which followed was foiled by W. Boston, who passed back to Miles at very close range. F. Boston and Drinkwater took the ball down the other way. A vociferous appeal for handball against Barnet was not allowed.

From a corner on the right, Broadis gave the ball to Evans, who put in a hot shot which bounced off a Barnet defender at such an angle that Lumb could not reach it. This after only ten minutes' play.

The psychological effect of this goal on the home team was tremendous. Their play became actually fiery. They swept through the Barnet defence almost as if it did not exist. Everybody participated in raid after raid on the visitors' goal.

Bloxham had the next shot, and put it over the top, but immediately afterwards Drinkwater centred from well out on the left. Walker was on the spot and nudged the ball into goal with his head just wide of Lumb. Golders Green were two up after fifteen minutes.

Five minutes later Drinkwater had a corner kick to take. It went across nicely, but a Barnet defender headed out. Unfortunately - for Barnet - the ball went directly onto Evans' head and then into goal.

The Green supporters were jubilant, but this was the measure of the team's success in the first half, though their forwards, particularly on the left, were always in the picture. Barnet fought back hard, and occasionally broke away. These breaks never came to anything, however, and in between them the Barnet goal, the air over the top and at the sides of it were being continually bombarded with shots. It speaks well for Lumb that more goals were not scored.

Golders Green were very lucky when Miles, having saved one shot, overbalanced and sat down on the goal-line, a second shot going straight into his arms as he sat there.

There was a feeling that Golders Green needed at least one more goal before half-time, or they would have to play extremely well in the second half to keep Barnet out. Twice they nearly got that extra goal - Drinkwater and Breagan both taking shots. The first Lumb just saved ; the second went into the [out]side of the net. And with that came half-time.

As it happened, in the second half Golders Green did play extremely well - better, if anything, than in the first half. The forward play was more evenly distributed right and left.

Three times Barnet attacked, after a quiet beginning. On the first occasion Grieve slipped as he shot and the ball went behind. Miles saved the second nicely, and then Morris put in a low one which went a foot outside the upright.

The ball went down the other end to [F.] Boston, who let fly, the ball striking the underside of the crossbar and rebounding to Breagan, who scored with a first-time drive. The second half was then fifteen minutes old. [F.] Boston nearly scored again from a difficult angle.

The pace the home team were setting, and the fact that they did not relax it, speaks well for their stamina. Lumb gathered a beautiful Drinkwater centre and cleared, much to Barnet's relief.

Twenty-five minutes after the restart Walker ran the ball across the goalmouth from right to left, turned suddenly, and let fly a drive which Lumb had no chance of saving.

Despite this fifth goal, Barnet still fought back. There came a time when three Barnet forwards were going for goal with only one defender between them and a score, but Hellens put his centre a way behind.

Broadis now took up the role of third back, and from this point there were few dangerous Barnet sallies.

With only the goalkeeper to beat, Walker and Brown e were making straight for goal. Browne left it to Walker, who shot gently into Lumb's hands; apparently out of consideration for this latter's feelings.

Browne then put in two shots, the second of which Lumb saved only by doing the splits. He also earned applause a few minutes later for a succession of hard saves.

Miles also came into the limelight when he saved a Barnet free kick at full length. Hampered while on the ground by two forwards, he was forced to concede a corner, which, however, came to nothing.

With only ten minutes left to go, a home team victory was a moral certainty. But the forwards, having tasted the champagne of success, were not content. Browne took the ball out to the right and centred. Lumb punched clear, but the ball went to Drinkwater's toes. He seized his chance and scored the sixth goal.

Evans(?) put in a hot shot which Lumb could only stop with his leg. And then, three minutes from time, Walker scored again. Hindered at every step by a defender, he took the ball to within a yard of goal, and unleashed a big drive which could not help but find its way to the back of the net.

With Golders Green still attacking the final whistle came.

[For the last three paragraphs, the left hand part of the printed report is missing. What is above includes the best estimate of that missing part.]

[The crowd estimate of 2,000 is given in the "Sporting Notes" column on the same page of the paper.]