Scotland U21 Women face England in the Eurohockey Championship

Scotland faces England, Netherlands, and Spain in pool A of the U21 Eurohockey Championship.

The opening game of the tournament saw Scotland unable to overcome England, but the team fought relentlessly to defend a strong attacking side.

 

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The game also marked first caps for Tabitha Peck, Ava Graham, Eva-Rose Ferguson, Jenna Park and Ruby Crawford.

 

The first quarter saw both sides settle into their opening games of the tournament, with neither team able to gain a clear advantage in possession or break through the oppositions defence. England made their breakthrough shortly after the first interval, scoring a penalty corner in the 21st-minute to put Scotland on the backfoot. Scotland responded with a penalty corner opportunity, but England’s defence held firm, leaving Scotland at a 2-0 defecit at half time.

The second half saw wave after wave of English penalty corners, with Scotland’s defence standing strong and blocking five of England’s seven attempts. Lexie Macmillan scored a crucial goal to put Scotland back within one of England with a 47th-minute field goal.

The Scottish side fought hard for an equaliser, but England secured the final goal with a 58th-minute penalty corner, bringing the final score to 3-1.

 

After the first day of competition, Scotland sit 3rd in Pool A. They return to face Spain at 7:15pm tomorrow, we wish them luck! This is streamed on Eurohockey TV!

 

 

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