AVON CLAIM FINAL SPOT
AVON CLAIM FINAL SPOT
September 14, 2020
It went right to the final game of the regular season, but Avon booked their spot in the top four as they defeated University in the Canterbury Premier League (CPL) on Saturday afternoon.
HSOB/Burnside put the pressure on Avon as they upset third placed Marist, coming from 2-0 behind to win the match 4-3. Jack Gilbert and Cam Steffert both scored doubles as Old Boys gave themselves an opportunity to proceed into the playoffs.
With the win the only option to proceed, Avon threw all they could at University in a bid to go back to the semi finals for the second consecutive. The opening goal came from the stick of Lennox Moss in the second quarter, but it wasn’t until the fourth quarter that they could breath a little easier as James Kennedy doubled the lead with a diving deflection, with the game finishing at 2-0.
Full match reports on WeAreCanterbury here.