This was the game that Canterbury had to win to stand any chance of qualifying for the final of the European Club Championships on Monday. The Scots of Bonagrass Grove have shown themselves difficult opponents when playing English opposition and today was no exception. Some sloppy marking in defence allowed Ainsa Robertson to latch onto a speculative pass, which she netted at full stetch with only five minutes on the clock. But Canterbury are at their best when the going gets tough, and ten minutes later Cathy Gilliat-Smith picked up a loose pass in the Scots defence and cooly slotted it passed Debbie McCleod in the Bonagrass Grove goal. Never a team not to keep us on the edge of our seats, Canterbury left it until the last three minutes to wrap the game up with a goal from Susannah Townsend in the last three minutes after a period of increasing pressure on the Scots defence. Tomorrow's match is against Ritm Grodno of Belarus.
A photograph from today's match will appear on our blog tomorrow.
