Original sentence: The previous record was seven goals and were jointly held by another Australian, Gary Cole, who scored seven goals against Fiji in 1981, and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in 1997
Edited sentence: Some sources mentioned that the previous record was 10 goals, which was achieved by Denmark's Sophus Nielsen at the 1908 Olympics and Germany's Gottfried Fuchs at the 1912 Olympics.The previous record was seven goals and were jointly held by another Australian, Gary Cole, who scored seven goals against Fiji in the 1982 World Cup qualification on August 14, 1981, and Iranian Karim Bagheri, who also scored seven goals against Maldives in the 1998 World Cup qualification on June 2, 1997.These matches, although were fully recognized by FIFA, was played by amateur players.Thompson also equaled the world record for most goals scored in a recognized senior match, set in 1885 when John Petrie scored 13 goals in Abroath's 36–0 win over Bon Accord in a Scottish Cup tournament