Scotland U18W defeat Spain in Utrecht


Scotland`s under 18 girls won their first match of the European
Nations Championships in Utrecht with a fighting 2-1 win over Spain
in the relegation pool.  The Scots dominated the early
exchanges with a number of penalty corners but the Spanish
goalkeeper was always up to the task.   Against the run of
play, the Spanish were awarded a penalty corner on the counter
attack and took an undeserved lead.  Just on the interval
Sarah Robertson stole the ball off a Spanish defender, moved along
the right base-line and her cut-back was stroked home by Heather
Lang for the equaliser.

The Scots continued to press in the second half and CALA
Edinburgh`s Kirsty Hill put her side 2-1 up with a direct shot at a
penalty corner.   Lucy Lanigan had a great chance to put the
result beyond doubt, but her effort was kept out by a combination
of keeper and post.  The Spanish pressed for the equaliser in
the final five minutes, but the Scots` defence held out.

“This was an excellent display by the girls but France`s surprise
win over Belgium put a spanner in the works.   We now have to
beat the French by three goals in the final game to guarantee our
safety in the top level, otherwise we will have to hope for a
favourable result in the other game between Belgium and Spain,”
said Colin Clarke, Scotland`s coach.

Scotland U18W won their first match of the European
Nations Championships in Utrecht with a fighting 2-1 win over Spain
in Pool C of the tournament.

The Scots dominated the early exchanges with a number of penalty
corners but the Spanish goalkeeper was always up to the task.
Against the run of play, the Spanish were awarded a penalty corner
on the counter attack and took an undeserved lead.

However, just on the interval, Sarah Robertson stole the ball
off a Spanish defender, moved along the right base-line and her
cut-back was stroked home by Heather Lang for the equaliser.

Scotland continued to press in the second half and CALA
Edinburgh`s Kirsty Hill put her side 2-1 up with a direct shot at a
penalty corner.  Lucy Lanigan had a great chance to put the
result beyond doubt, but her effort was kept out by a combination
of keeper and post.  The Spanish pressed for the equaliser in
the final five minutes, but the Scots` defence held out.

“This was an excellent display by the girls but France`s
surprise win over Belgium put a spanner in the works.   We now
have to beat the French by three goals in the final game to
guarantee our safety in the top level, otherwise we will have to
hope for a favourable result in the other game between Belgium and
Spain,” said Colin Clarke, Scotland`s coach.

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