Scotland men score eight against Italy as World League approaches

Coultas goal v ItalyScotland men finished their three-game series against Italy with an excellent 8-2 victory at the National Hockey Centre in Glasgow. It was the final game of the team’s preparation for World League 1, held in Glasgow on 6-11 September.

The Scots got off to a great start when Alan Forsyth gave his team the lead from the penalty spot. His powerful strike to the bottom left corner was unstoppable.

Scotland were pressing as well as they did in the first encounter of the series; closing the Italians down at their own D. The pressure was soon rewarded by a second goal through Hamish Imrie. He rolled the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 2-0.

There was great intensity about Scotland’s performance. A quite superb goal by Hamish Imrie gave Scotland a 3-0 lead. Imrie flicked the ball from tight angle into far post.

Scotland looked like they could score at will. Kenny Bain made a great interception and ran up the pitch to create an opportunity for Lee Morton but the ball escaped him. Then Bain smashed in Scotland’s fourth to make it 4-0.

Italy pulled one back from a penalty corner to make it Scotland 4 Italy 1 – Julien Dallons the scorer. The Italians were at it again on the cusp of half time when they scored from their second penalty corner of the game. This time Santiago Castano produced the finish.

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Scotland began the second half with a goal. Imrie scored his third and Scotland’s fifth when he won the ball, ran in from left, and buried it low to make it 5-2.

The goals kept coming for the Scots when Alan Forsyth made it 6-2. Duncan Riddell was then denied by a fantastic diving save.

Italy were always dangerous from penalty corners and goalkeeper Sean Hadfield had to make a solid save from an Italian penalty corner as they battled back into the game.

Scotland’s dominance, however, was never in question. Dan Coultas scored from a penalty corner to make it 7-2 to Scotland, then Bain scored to make it 8-2 on full time.

It was an excellent performance by the Scots with World League 1 on the near horizon.

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Full Time Scotland 8 Italy 2

 

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