29th May 1930 Lyn 2 Partick Thistle 5 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Committee		Donald Turner			49y, 3m, 28d
					Jimmy Rae; Eddie McLeod
					George Boardman; George Hunter
Jimmy Rae (0-1, og 27 mins); Erik Horn (2-2, 56 mins)					Johnny Ballantyne (1-1, 32 mins); Johnny Ballantyne (2-1, 41 mins); John Simpson (3-2, 71 mins); John Simpson (4-2, 77 mins); Johnny Ballantyne (5-2, pen 89 mins)
			W. Westgaard		Johnny Jackson			24y, 6m, 0d
			Fritz Amundsen		Stewart Calderwood			24y, 5m, 26d
			Gisholt		Jimmy Rae			22y, 6m, 7d
			Franz Joseph Dahl		Bobby Grove			27y, 6m, 19d
			Eilert Olsen		Alex Lambie			33y, 1m, 14d
			Tennefoss		Eddie McLeod			22y, 10m, 1d
			Erik Horn		Davie Ness			27y, 9m, 14d
			Odd Hoel		William Fraser
			Jorgen Juve		John Simpson			22y, 3m, 27d
			Jean-Louis Bretteville		Johnny Ballantyne			30y, 7m, 2d
			Arne Riberg		John Torbet			26y, 8m, 4d
								26y, 2m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

An off-target shot deflected off Rae's leg to put Lyn ahead (27), but a 32-yarder from Ballantyne (32) quickly restored parity. 4 minutes before the break, Ballantyne elegantly nodded home a corner from the right. To a rousing cheer, Lyn equalised with a hard and well-placed shot on the rebound (56). Under bombardment, the home 'keeper rode his luck, but it took a full 26 minutes of the half for Simpson to calmly place a 3rd after Torbet's neat cross. Simpson pounced on a slack pass for 4 (77) and raised arms meant penalty (89), expertly put away by Ballantyne. Thistle seemed off it, 4 matches in a week was maybe too much.

Media report

30-May-1930, Dagbladet (a loose translation thereof!)

ANOTHER GOOD SKIRMISH. Lyn played relatively well and only lost 5-2. It has been an educational week for Norwegian footballers. In Drammen, the Scottish team played elegant football, in the match against Frigg at Ulleval there was simply too much of the good stuff. We had the feeling that with this game you could almost want to give up. Against the very best one can fight in vain as you know. And it really is the best football game we have seen. In front of Norwegian opponents these Scottish squires seem more deliberate for the public. For the Scottish players who in the last week have entertained us with their dazzling display, it has not been about scoring goals. It has all been a cheerful game with the ball and when opponents have become too angry, they have, to make up for a bit, just as well put in a few goals to have something to float on. It was not with the greatest of hopes that Lyn went out on to the field to try to keep the Scottish players at bay as far as possible. It was also in a way that Lyn's fullbacks and halfbacks stood as torchbearers throughout the half and it often happened that the team, with the help of a driving game, could make it hot in front of the Partick Thistle's goal.

The first half was to the public's liking. Partick Thistle took it quite calmly and played between them like the easiest thing in the world. The ball continued to flow from man to man, a slight twisting of the body, a short toe kick and the Norwegian players were completely out of position. But still, I think we can say that Lyn through the whole match came out of the affair quite well. Lyn were far from being so inferior that the players could not venture out with long balls to their opponents who were unemployed throughout the second half. In particular the game was forced far too strongly on the right and Riberg had no opportunity to document how dangerous he really is. It was a thoroughly entertaining match and due to the many dizzying goal situations, people constantly had the feeling that something could go wrong. In this case it would be wrong to say that the Norwegian team should get some goals. The result was 5-2 and completely in order. Partick got a couple of easily bought goals in the very last minutes of the game, but it was due to such obvious mistakes in Lyn's defense that it could not turn out to be anything else.

The Scot's team was as solid and strong as last time. Best this time was the left-back as well as the inside-right who co-ordinated the attacks in an exemplary manner. We hope we can more often visit this Scottish team who so masterfully master all the finesse of the game of football. Above all they never let it be a game. The game is never characterised by a bad mood. It's the gentlemen on the football pitch in the purest sense and gives our footballers an under-display that they will certainly take advantage of. Welcome to Norway Mr Lambie, Jackson and co!

30-May-1930, Rogaland

It looked like the game was even for a while but the Scots were well ahead throughout the match and were superior to their opponents in both speed and technique.

30-May-1930, Bergens Aftenblad

Partick Thistle defeated Lyn 5-2 yesterday (first half 2-1). The first Norwegian goal was an own goal by one of the Scot's backs the second scored by insight-right Erik Horn. 4-8,000 spectators.

Scrapbook

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Idrettsliv, 28th May, 1930

Gallery

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• The Nordic centre-forward Jorgen Juve tries to go through, but is tackled just as he is about to place the ball past the goalkeeper. Note the Scottish fullbacks clean tackling - they didn't use any illegal methods those guys. (IDR)

Stats Watch

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● 184 consecutive competitive appearances for Johnny Jackson, 28th Aug 1926 to date, a new personal best. (An extension of the club-record.)

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