Irish reel in the double

UNDER 18 YOUTH CELTIC CUP

SCOTLAND  0  IRELAND  3 
(MEN)

Scotland men`s youth side lost 3-0 to a powerful Irish outfit in
the second match of the under 18 Celtic Cup at Peffermill and slip
back into third spot in the pool.  The Scots had no real
chances in the first half, it was the Irish who did all the
pressing and took a 1-0 lead into the interval.  

By the middle of the second half the Irish had increased their
lead to 3-0, and it was only then did Scotland begin to exert some
pressure on the visitors.  At their third penalty corner
Glynhill Kelburne`s Lee Morton had his shot saved by the Irish
goalkeeper.   In the final eight minutes the Scots
created two good scoring opportunities, Aidan Docherty and Ed
Greaves created the opening up the left, pushed the ball on to
Morton who fired his effort over the bar.   A similar
move up the right created a further opportunity for Morton, this
time he tried to flick the ball over the advancing keeper, in this
he succeeded but the ball also sailed over the bar.
 
“This was a much better performance by the boys today despite the
scoreline.   This was a big step up against the Irish and
we played with a much higher intensity,” said Elanor Cormack,
Scotland`s manager.

In the other game Wales beat Switzerland 5-0 to move above the
Scots on goal difference with Ireland in pole position after two
straight victories.

SCOTLAND 2  IRELAND 4  (WOMEN)

The women went behind in only 42 seconds but retaliated to reach
the interval level at 1-1, Watsonians` Kirsten Peters drove into
the circle and her strike went through the Irish
goalkeeper. 

Ten minutes into the second half the Scots took a shock lead, at
a penalty corners Jenny Eadie struck the ball goalwards and CALA
Edinburgh`s Amber McNeill deflected the ball home.   But
the power of the Irish began to tell, they started to pick up loose
balls, drove towards the Scottish circle and set up three further
scoring chances to advance the result to 4-2.  Thereafter the
Scots had a fair amount of pressure but no real chances to eat into
the Irish lead.

“The squad played very well but the Irish were a really strong
side.   We were disappointed to lose but it was a really
good effort from the team and there were a lot of positives to take
from the game,” said Louise McIntyre, Scotland`s manager.

In the other game Wales were 8-0 winners over the luckless
Swiss.

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