CREATE TABLE table_204_350 (id DECIMAL, "date" TEXT, "opponents" TEXT, "venue" TEXT, "result" TEXT, "scorers" TEXT, "attendance" DECIMAL, "report 1" TEXT, "report 2" TEXT)

what was the result of the game before the game of march 9 , 1968 ?
SELECT "result" FROM table_204_350 WHERE "date" < (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_350 WHERE "date" = '09-mar-68') ORDER BY "date" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "result" FROM "table_204_350" WHERE "date" < (SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_350" WHERE "date" = '09-mar-68') ORDER BY "date" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1