Day one at the 8-Nations

Scotland Emerging Girls 0-2 Belgium U16 Girls

Scotland Emerging Girls lost 2-0 to Belgium in the searing heat of Terrassa in their opening 8-Nations match.

The young Scots coped well with the blistering temperatures to put on a sensational performance against a very good Belgium side.

Belgium took the lead five minutes into the opening quarter with a goal that disappointed the Scots. A scrappy pass from the baseline was bundled over the line to make it 1-0.

Scotland had opportunities of their own and were unlucky not to find the net. Lexie Macmillan had a penalty corner effort well saved, and later had an excellent strike from open play saved again by the keeper.

Two other penalty corner efforts just wouldn’t find the net for the Scots, while the Belgians managed to convert a corner of their own to go 2-0 ahead.

Charlotte Robertson, on various occasions, fizzed some lovely passes into the circle but no Scots were able to connect with the ball to convert.

At the other end of the pitch Freya MacKay and Jess Freeland put in fantastic defensive performances as did goalkeeper Ruby Crawford who made some solid saves.

All-in-all it was a positive outing for the Scots despite losing the match and the emerging girls will now face England on Wednesday.

 

Scotland Emerging Boys 0-10 Belgium U16 Boys

It was a tough opening day ay the 8-Nations for Scotland Emerging Boys as they were on the end of a 10-0 defeat against an excellent Belgium side in Germany.

The contest was an excellent learning experience for the players and will have taught the squad valuable lessons at this stage in the players’ development.

The Belgians struck six times in the first half to take a 6-0 lead at the break.

A further four goals in the second half saw the game end in a 10-0 win for the very impressive Belgian side.

Scotland take on England next in the 8-Nations in Germany.

 

 

Scotland Aspiring Boys 0-7 Belgium U18 Boys

Belgium won 7-0 against Scotland Aspiring Boys on the opening day of the 8-Nations in Germany. Head Coach Andrew Brogdon was really pleased with his team’s efforts against a very tough opponent despite the result.

Scotland started the game well and looked solid at the back with particularly good penalty corner defence.

The opening quarter ended goalless but Belgium began to find the net in the second quarter and ended the half 3-0 in front.

In the third quarter Scotland nearly scored a couple of goals. First some lovely interplay allowed Jamie Green as shot at goal, but the keeper made a good save to deny Green his name on the score sheet.

Then Archie Stephen came close but his effort rattled the post and the danger was cleared.

The clinical Belgians struck two of their own in the third to go into the final quarter 5-0 ahead.

A tired final quarter allowed Belgium to score two more, which made the score line wider than it could have been, and in the end it finished 7-0.

With 80% of the Scotland squad aged under 17 this was a good learning experience with plenty of positives to take from the match.

 

Scotland Aspiring Girls 0-7 Belgium U18 Girls

Scotland Aspiring Girls lost 7-0 against Belgium in their opening match of the 8-Nations in Terrassa, Spain.

The Belgians struck twice in the opening quarter to lead 2-0 before hitting the net a third time to end the first half 3-0 ahead.

The third quarter saw Belgium hit the Scottish net a further two times, including a spectacular finish for the fifth into the top left corner from a tight angle.

Two more goals in the final quarter resulted in a 7-0 victory for Belgium.

Scotland take on England next in the 8-Nations in Terrassa.

 

 

 

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