Klipper’s hard fought 2-0 victory over Wellington means that Reading need to beat the German Club by a two-goal margin and by scoring at least three goals. A 2-0 win would result in a three-way penalty shootout.
Natalie Luck, Klipper’s captain, put her side ahead with a fine shot from a narrow angle at a penalty corner just before the interval. An absolutely splendid solo goal by Maryna Vynohradova, Klipper’s star forward, secured victory ten minutes into the second half.
A notable feature of this match was that the start and all restarts were passed to the opposition.
In the other pool Larensche, last year’s beaten finalists, ensured their qualification for Monday’s quarter finals by rising to awesome heights as they beat Campo de Madrid 6-0. The Spanish Club were only a goal down at the interval but they were overrun in the second half and had no answer to the skills of Mieke Van Geenhuizen and Naomi Van As, who tore their defence apart.
