Scotland Senior Women put eight past Czech Republic

Scotland Senior Women delivered a clinical display against Czech Republic in the first of three international matches at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre today, running out comprehensive 8-0 winners.

Striker Nikki Lloyd notched a great hat-trick, Fiona Bruce grabbed two goals, while Vikki Bunce, Nikki Kidd and Ali Howie were also on the scoresheet.

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(Scotland’s Nikki Lloyd scored a hat-trick for the home side in a 8-0 win over Czech Republic. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

The Scots were on the scoresheet early in the second minute as Aileen Davies’ cross was finished off by Nikki Kidd to give her side the lead.

Two minutes later, Scotland doubled their advantage to 2-0 when Vikki Bunce rattles the ball past Czech goalkeeper Barbara Cechakova from the right hand side of the circle.

With the home side piling on the pressure, they were awarded a penalty corner in the seventh minute from which Cechakova did brilliantly to turn Kidd’s drag-flick around the post.

Nevertheless, Nikki Lloyd put the Scots 3-0 up shortly afterwards, the Canterbury striker finishing off Kidd’s cross from the right.

Both Susan McGilveray and Kaz Marshall were denied by the Czech defence during a penalty corner set-piece in the 11th minute, before Kidd sent a drag-flick attempt just wide of the left hand upright in the 20th minute.

With half-time approaching, the Scots seized total control of the contest at 4-0 when Lloyd scored her second goal of the game, a thunderous effort into the bottom right hand corner in the 26th minute.

Six minutes after the break, the result was well and truly put beyond doubt with Lloyd sealing her hat-trick by latching onto the end of Leigh Fawcett’s cross.

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(Scotland captain Leigh Fawcett in action against Czech Republic today. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

Sixty seconds later, Fiona Bruce put Scotland six to the good from close range to make it 6-0.

Right on the stroke of the third quarter hooter, an excellent penalty corner set-play saw the ball played back to the injector Sarah Robertson and her cross was diverted into the net by Ali Howie for a seventh Scottish goal.

The scoring was rounded off four minutes from full-time, Bruce sliding in to meet Ali Howie’s cross and coolly slot the ball past Cechakova.

The two sides meet again tomorrow afternoon with a 13.00 start time.

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