A 70th minute penalty corner goal by Alex Danson allowed Reading to come away from their match against Clifton with maximum points when they met in the Investec Women's League this afternoon.
An Aileen Davis penalty corner conversion just before half time had allowed Clifton to take a 1-0 lead into the second half, but Danson scored shortly after the restart. Reading's Emma Thomas gave her side a brief lead, only to see Georgie Twigg equalise from a penalty corner. 29 minutes without further goals, finally saw Danson resolve the issue with her later winner. Final score 3-2.
Slough's results continue to be unpredictable, and they probably thought that they had this one in the bag when, at 1-1 against Sutton Coldfield, Alex Scott converted a 69th minute penalty stroke. Less than a minute later Vicky Woolford equalised for Sutton from open play. Final score 2-2.
Olton & West Warwicks move up into fourth place after two goals in the last ten minutes robbed Bowdon Hightown of the points. The score there, 4-3 to Olton. University of Birmingham's woes continue as they lost 2-1 at Canterbury, thanks to two Jen Wilson goals. Things are worse at Cannock, who have failed to pick up a single point this season. They lost 0-5 at home to Leicester.
There was one other match in the Investec league today and that was the fixture between Liverpool Sefton and University of Durham, re-arranged from 5 November, which ended 7-1 to the students. They moved from fifth in the table to third. There are only four points separating the top five sides in the North Conference.
These are the last matches in the Investec league until after the winter break. The Premier Division of the indoor league commences next weekend.
