sheffield won the toss, and chose the western end of the ground in order to take advantage of the wind. arthur pember kicked off for london. after 10 to 15 minutes of play, ebenezer morley kicked a goal for london. under the rules, this meant that the teams changed ends for the ensuing kick-off. after a further period of play (ranging from a "few minutes" to "half an hour" in the reports), barnes scored a touch down for london. after good play from martin, charles alcock then kicked a goal for london, but it was disallowed by the umpire for offside.