Great Britain were last in this competition in 2004 where we got through to the final. There was a lovely blend of youth and experience in the squad, with several new faces arriving since our 2004 debut. We also had a new captain in Damaris Cooke, a job which she carried out very well indeed. It was a fantastic opportunity for Head Coach George McGowan to experiment and get to know the players' strengths and weaknesses.

GB started off slowly in the competition, with a 2-1 loss to Chelmsford Ladies. We were 2-0 down but came back strongly, hoping to at least draw the game. Unfortunately, we ran out of time (each game only lasting 40 minutes), but we continued to improve over the rest of the tournament. We beat Leyland Ladies (who later dropped out of the competition) and Middleton Colts, then we drew our last game against Rochdale to guarantee second place in the group. It wasn't enough to go through to the semi-finals proper, but we secured a place in the plate semi finals against North Shields, whom we went on to beat 5-0.

We played Morecambe Ladies in the plate final and they were very difficult to play against, being very physical in the game. There was a chance to win the game late in the second half with a penalty, but we missed it and the game went to a penalty shoot out. We lost 4-3, but our coach was very pleased with how the whole weekend had gone and how well the squad played over the two days. It was such an invaluable experience that we will be entering the competition in 2009 as preparation for the Deaflympics – let's hope we can go one better next time!

Group 3 results:

GB 1-2 Chelmsford City Ladies
Everhurst

GB 4-1 Leyland
Cross x2,
Cooke
Everhurst

GB 4-0 Middleton Colts
Everhurst x2
Willis
Cooke

GB 0-0 Rochdale Ladies Reserves

Plate semi-final

GB 5-0 North Shields Ladies
Cooke
McKeown
Docker
Eyley
Everhurst

Plate final

GB 0-0 Morecombe (AET)
GB lost 4-3 on penalties

Thank you to all the supporters who turned up on the day!