Scotland in comfortable win against Wales

 

Scotland Senior Women began their preparations for this summer’s European Championships with a 3-0 win over Wales at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre this evening.
In the eighth minute, Nikki Kidd was presented with a half-chance on the right hand side of the circle but her shot was easily beaten to safety by Wales’ goalkeeper Rose Thomas.
However, the home side only had to wait sixty seconds longer to break the deadlock, Kidd making no mistake to slide home at the back post to finish off an excellent move involving Vikki Bunce and Fiona Bruce.
Thomas was alive to block a Kidd penalty corner drag-flick two minutes later, before Wales were denied by the Scottish defence twice in quick succession from the short corner set-piece.
Bruce almost registered her name on the scoresheet in the 14th minute, latching onto a long cross from Aileen Davies, only for her shot to career narrowly wide of the left hand upright.
Susan McGilveray had a shot saved at a penalty corner two minutes before the interval but with no further goalmouth action the two sides went into half-time with Scotland retaining a slender advantage.
In the 37th minute, Bunce was on the receiving end of a cynical challenge inside the circle, but much to the chagrin of the home team and Head Coach Gordon Shepherd on the touchline, only a penalty corner was awarded.
Kidd’s subsequent drag-flick attempt was a comfortable height for Thomas and she made a simple save to the right of the goal.
Home pressure was eventually rewarded with a second Scotland goal in the 48th minute; a fizzer of a pass from Kareena Marshall was expertly directed by Amy Brodie’s outstretched stick to leave Thomas with no chance of stopping the ball’s path into the corner.
With the match its final throws, Kareena Marshall made sure of a home win, slamming home the ball from a penalty corner in the 58th minute.
The two sides will meet again tomorrow, pushing back at 14.00 at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.

Scotland Senior Women began their preparations for this summer’s European Championships with a 3-0 win over Wales at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre this evening.

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(Scotland vice-captain Nikki Kidd opened the scoring for Scotland against Wales. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

In the eighth minute, Nikki Kidd was presented with a half-chance on the right hand side of the circle but her shot was easily beaten to safety by Wales’ goalkeeper Rose Thomas.

However, the home side only had to wait sixty seconds longer to break the deadlock, Kidd making no mistake to slide home at the back post to finish off an excellent move involving Vikki Bunce and Fiona Bruce.

Thomas was alive to block a Kidd penalty corner drag-flick two minutes later, before Wales were denied by the Scottish defence twice in quick succession from the short corner set-piece.

Bruce almost registered her name on the scoresheet in the 14th minute, latching onto a long cross from Aileen Davies, only for her shot to career narrowly wide of the left hand upright.

Susan McGilveray had a shot saved at a penalty corner two minutes before the interval but with no further goalmouth action the two sides went into half-time with Scotland retaining a slender advantage.

In the 37th minute, Bunce was on the receiving end of a cynical challenge inside the circle, but much to the chagrin of the home team and Head Coach Gordon Shepherd on the touchline, only a penalty corner was awarded.

Kidd’s subsequent drag-flick attempt was a comfortable height for Thomas and she made a simple save to the right of the goal.

Home pressure was eventually rewarded with a second Scotland goal in the 48th minute; a fizzer of a pass from Kareena Marshall was expertly directed by Amy Brodie’s outstretched stick to leave Thomas with no chance of stopping the ball’s path into the corner.

With the match its final throws, Kareena Marshall made sure of a home win, slamming home the ball from a penalty corner in the 58th minute.

The two sides will meet again tomorrow, pushing back at 14.00 at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.

Scotland Senior Women: Aileen Davis (Clifton), Alison Howie, Fiona Bruce, Fiona Burnett, Jennifer Eadie, Nicki Skrastin, Susan McGilveray (all Clydesdale Western), Amy Gibson (no club), Amy Brodie, Leigh Fawcett (both Grove Menzieshill), Becky Merchant, Emma McGregor, Louise Campbell, Nicki Cochrane (all Edinburgh University), Becky Ward, Vikki Bunce (both Dundee Wanderers), Kareena Marshall (Western Wildcats), Nikki Kidd (Mannheimer), Rebecca Condie (Birmingham University).

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