Scotland men held to draw by hosts Chile in FIH World Cup Qualifier

An intense game between Chile and Scotland ended in a 2-2 draw, with all four goals coming in the second half. Scotland will be looking for at least a draw against Wales on their quest to qualify for the Men’s Hockey World Cup for the first time.

Scotland dominated the possession in the early stages and looked very comfortable in the contest. The best chance of the opening quarter went to Chile and a superb double save by Calum Douglas kept the home side at bay.

After a contentious yet scoreless first half, a breakthrough came early in the third quarter. Chile’s Sebastián Wolansky dribbled through several defenders and scored on a hard shot to put Los Diablos up 1-0. Scotland responded, evening the score with a powerful penalty corner flick from Jamie Golden.

More drama ensued in the fourth, as Chile enjoyed their second short-lived lead with a penalty corner finish from Juan Amoroso. Scotland immediately followed it up with its own set piece goal, a pass right to Struan Walker that bobbled over the line.

The Blue sticks remain top of their pool heading into the final game against Wales as they edge nearer making history and men’s World Cup qualification for the first time ever.

“It was a tough game,” commented Robert Field, Scotland captain. “I thought they played really really well. We’ll be going away a bit disappointed because particularly in the end we had lots of chances to snatch a win.”

 

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