European Championship day 7: Scotland claim their first win in the closing minutes and finish fifteenth

Percival and Gallagher settle it against Switzerland

The first goal only came after more than five minutes, from Cody Sargent, who had earlier missed a penalty. Four penalties were missed in the first half, two on each side. Captain Jennifer Devlin from a penalty and Ross Fraser made it 3‑1, but Aaliyah Gfeller brought Switzerland back to 3‑3 with two penalties. After 5‑5, Scotland went into half-time 6‑5 up, through a goal by Heather Mackintosh.

In the third quarter Devlin scored three times and Sargent made it 10‑8 just before the end of the quarter. Romain Nijenhuis kept Switzerland in the match with three goals in that quarter, including the one for 7‑7.

In the final quarter Louise Otterman brought Switzerland back to 10‑9 from a penalty, but Devlin made it 11‑9. Nijenhuis then made it 11‑10 and, from a penalty, 11‑11. Percival put Scotland 12‑11 up, and after a Scottish time-out Gallagher made it 13‑11 from close range. Devlin and Nijenhuis were top scorers with six goals each. Switzerland lost all their matches at this European Championship and finish sixteenth.

Still to come: places 13, 11 and 9

At 15:45 Ireland and Serbia play for 13th place, at 17:30 Slovakia and Wales for 11th place and at 19:15 Poland and Hungary for 9th place. On Saturday at 15:15 the Netherlands play the final against Belgium.