Mixed Day One results for Scotland in Lithuania

 

It was a mixed opening day for Scotland Senior Women after a win and a defeat in their first two games of the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Lithuania.
The Scots got off to a flyer in the first Pool A match, defeating Russia 5-1, including a superb hat-trick from Heather Elder before succumbing to Ukraine 9-3 in their second contest of the day.
Scotland Senior Women Head Coach Gordon Shepherd now finds his charges sitting in joint second with Russia in Pool A after the first round of matches. The result of the Ukraine-Russia clash in the first match of day two will determine what result the Scots require against Slovakia to progress to the promotion pool.
In the first encounter against Russia, Heather Elder opened the scoring early in the third minute before doubling the lead for Scotland in the 17th minute to give the national side a two goal cushion at the break.
Russia responded early in the second period courtesy of a Yuliia Kazakova strike in the 24th minute to pull her side back into the contest at 2-1, before CALA Edinburgh’s Amy Brodie restored the two goal advantage from a penalty corner set-play in the 32nd minute.
Elder completed her treble two minutes later to make it 4-1, with captain Vikki Bunce scoring with a reverse stick effort in the 38th minute to complete a 5-1 victory for her side.
Indeed, the Dundee Wanderers’ star continued where she left off in the second game against Ukraine, opening the scoring for Scotland in the fifth minute of the match. Yana Vorushylo equalised for the Ukrainians in the eight minute before Bunce restored the lead at 2-1 six minutes later.
The Scots were then sucker-punched by a Halyna Hlynenko hat-trick, recording goals from open play in the 16th, 20th and 23rd minute to put her side 4-2 up.
Vorushylo completed her own personal treble with two goals inside a minute shortly afterwards to make it 6-2 to Ukraine.
Yevheniya Moroz grabbed a quick-fire double with strikes in the 28th and 29th minute, before Alona Shatokhina made it 9-2 in the 35th minute.
With full-time beckoning, Scots’ youngster Jennifer Eadie converted a corner in the 40th minute to leave the final score 9-3 to Ukraine.
Please visit the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II website for more information, including fixtures, results and pool standings

It was a mixed opening day for Scotland Senior Women after a win and a defeat in their first two games of the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Lithuania.

The Scots got off to a flyer in the first Pool A match, defeating Russia 5-1, including a superb hat-trick from Heather Elder, before succumbing to Ukraine 9-3 in their second contest of the day.

Scotland Senior Women Head Coach Gordon Shepherd now finds his charges sitting in joint second with Russia in Pool A after the first round of matches. The result of the Ukraine-Russia clash in the first match of day two will determine what result the Scots require against Slovakia to progress to the promotion pool.

In the first encounter against Russia, Heather Elder opened the scoring early in the third minute before doubling the lead for Scotland in the 17th minute to give the national side a two goal cushion at the break.

Heather Elder v Eng

(Scotland’s Heather Elder grabbed a hat-trick against Russia. Credit: Duncan Gray)

Russia responded early in the second period courtesy of a Yuliia Kazakova strike in the 24th minute to pull her side back into the contest at 2-1, before CALA Edinburgh’s Amy Brodie restored the two goal advantage from a penalty corner set-play in the 32nd minute.

Elder completed her treble two minutes later to make it 4-1, with captain Vikki Bunce scoring with a reverse stick effort in the 38th minute to complete a 5-1 victory for her side.

Indeed, the Dundee Wanderers’ star continued where she left off in the second game against Ukraine, opening the scoring for Scotland in the fifth minute of the match. Yana Vorushylo equalised for the Ukrainians in the eighth minute before Bunce restored the lead at 2-1 six minutes later.

The Scots were then sucker-punched by a Halyna Hlynenko hat-trick, recording goals from open play in the 16th, 20th and 23rd minute to put her side 4-2 up.

Vorushylo completed her own personal treble with two goals inside a minute shortly afterwards to make it 6-2 to Ukraine.

Yevheniya Moroz grabbed a quick-fire double with strikes in the 28th and 29th minute, before Alona Shatokhina made it 9-2 in the 35th minute.

With full-time beckoning, Scots’ youngster Jennifer Eadie converted a corner in the 40th minute to leave the final score 9-3 to Ukraine.

Please visit the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II website for more information, including fixtures, results and pool standings

 

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