THE CITY GIVE THE SOUTH AMERICAN STARS A LESSON. DIRECTNESS PAID IN AN ATTRACTIVE GAME.

Thursday October 26th 1961.

EXETER CITY 3 (Blue 2, Jenkins)
LA PAZ OF BOLIVIA 1 (Mario) 

Played at St James's Park under floodlights, att: 5,004.

Exeter City: Jones; Hudson and MacDonald; Hughes, Harvey, and Sullivan; McMillan, Gordon, Blue, Carter, and Jenkins.

Car La Paz:- Gobo; Ferreyra and Carillo; Velasquez, Fraesco, and Valda; Rodriquez, De Lano, Garcia, Mario, and Aballey.

Referee:- Mr F.J.Bricknell of Exminster.

Linesmen:- Messrs E.J.Edworthy and I.G.Kennard.

Three goals in eleven minutes of the first half gave Exeter City a well deserved win over the Bolivian football champions in a friendly game, played under the St James's Park floodlights. It was a triumph for the Fourth Division side against the glamorous South American opposition who have wiped the board with some of the leading European clubs in their tour of this side of the Atlantic in the last few weeks.

The Americans pulled out most of the well-known continental tricks, right down to blatant obstruction and jersey pulling, but although they were often faster and sharper in their tackles than the City they were nowhere near as direct or effective in front of goal. The visitors used several substitutes to keep their team as fresh as possible, while the City pulled in two, Arnold Mitchell in the place of Carter five minutes before half-time, and Peter Rutley, the 15 years old ground-staff boy, in place of Hughes for the last fifteen minutes.

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