Gold for Scotland women in Dunkirk to secure qualification for Women’s EuroHockey Championship 2023

Scotland 4-2 Switzerland

Scotland women won gold in EuroHockey Qualifier D and qualified for Women’s EuroHockey Championship 2023 after securing three wins from three with a 4-2 victory over Switzerland.

Goals from Fiona Burnet; Bronwyn Shields; Heather McEwan and Sarah Jamieson in the second quarter sealed the win, the medal, and qualification for next year’s tournament in Monchengladbach.

Scotland went on the offensive from the outset and Sarah Jamieson signalled their intent when she fired a pass across goal, but it just evaded Sarah Robertson arriving at the far post.

Then Amy Costello burst forward and smashed a shot goal ward but it went wide of the target.

The opening goal came early in the second quarter and it was Fiona Burnet who provided the finish. Jen Eadie zipped the ball across goal and Burnet was at the far post to deflect the ball into the net. 1-0.

The Scots continued to pile on the pressure and some tremendous goalkeeping kept them at bay, until Bronwyn Shields doubled Scotland’s lead with a close range finish to make it 2-0.

Then came two quick goals for Scotland right before half time. Heather McEwan scored from close range to make it 3-0 after a great run by Jamieson, then Jamieson herself got on the score sheet with a lovely finish, deflecting the ball through her own legs across the goalkeeper and into the net. 4-0.

Scotland’s relentless pressure continued into the second half and the Swiss defence dug deep to hold out under siege. Then Switzerland pulled one back at the end of the quarter through a close range finish by Sae Fontana.

The Swiss bagged another at the start of the fourth quarter through Raffaela Triebold, but Scotland continued to dominate the ball and see the game out to secure the victory.

Head Coach Chris Duncan said, “I’m absolutely delighted and so proud of all the players and staff for their amazing professionalism and effort through the tournament. Playing a tournament away from home against up-and-coming nations was always going to be tricky, it was three cup finals and we won them all, so its mission accomplished.

“This summer was always about qualifying for the EuroHockey Championships and we’ve achieved that. We have an amazingly exciting team, and the sky is the limit. We want to be a top ten nation, and we have areas to improve on to get there, but we’re on the right path and having a year to prepare for A Division now is really exciting.”

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