Goals and School Games drama in Scotland’s matches

A competitive and entertaining second day for Scotland at the School Games 2018 saw the girls’ team lose 3-0 and the boys’ held to a 3-3 draw in Loughborough.

Girls | England Red 3-0 Scotland

A competitive match between Scotland and England Red ended in a 3-0 victory to England Red at the School Games 2018.

Ellie Mackenzie looked quick and dangerous running up the left for Scotland in the opening stages.

Amber Murray in goal for Scotland made a series of excellent saves as England Red began to ramp up the pressure in the second quarter.

The English deservedly got the opening goal through Rebecca Daniel, a penalty corner found Daniel on the ground but she still managed to deflect the ball high into the net for 1-0.

Scotland began to take control of the match in the second half, pressing higher up the pitch and hustling well for possession. No clear opportunities could be created however for an equaliser.

Early in the fourth quarter Murray made a good near post save from an England Red penalty corner.

Then Jika Nyienda charged into the Scotland D but her pass across goal somehow evaded two England Red attackers waiting for an easy tap-in.

England Red’s pressure was rewarded with five minutes remaining when Rafaela Brandao-Lee pounced on a bouncing ball to smash it into the net for 2-0.

It went to 3-0 late in the match when Orissa Welsh collected the ball in space on the right and fired it past Murray to score.

 

Boys | Ulster 3-3 Scotland

A dramatic late equaliser for Ulster held Scotland boys’ to a 3-3 draw in the School Games 2018.

It was an action-packed opening to the match. Matthew Taylor made an early save high under his crossbar from an Ulster penalty corner. Scotland then tore forward down the left and Jacob Tweedie ran into the D before slipping the ball across goal for Alex Wilson who forced it over the line from close range.

Excellent play, Jamie Golden spread the play down the right, a great run to the line saw the ball cut back for Finn Halliday who won a penalty corner. The resulting injection and trap set things up perfectly for Fraser Heigh who zipped the ball low against the backboard to make it 2-0.

Heigh set about causing more problems for Ulster and his cutback from the left ended up in the Ulster net, but the goal was disallowed for an infringement and the score remained at 2-0.

Photo by Alison Gladwin

Ulster battled back into the opening quarter as it reached a close, but Taylor in goal for Scotland was on top form and made a number of diving saves to keep Scotland’s lead intact.

Early in the second quarter Scotland went 3-0 up from a penalty corner, a low drag flick by Heigh strengthened Scotland’s grip on the contest.

Ulster pulled one back after the ball was slipped home by Stephen Hamill in a goalmouth scramble with four minutes of the half remaining.

Ulster continued to attack Scotland in the second half and they made it a nervy ending to the match when they pulled another goal back through a Troy Chambers penalty corner with five minutes to play.

Ulster battled right to the end of the contest and with just 14 seconds remaining they got an equaliser through a clinical Oliver Kidd finish on the turn.

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