Scots off to positive start in Bern

 

Scotland Senior Men top Pool A at the end of the first day of the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Bern after a 6-5 win over Belarus and 4-4 draw against France. A point against Switzerland tomorrow should be enough to see the Scots through to the promotion pool.
Following the two games, Scotland’s Niall Stott said, “Disappointed with the final result against France but we are in good position with one victory and that extra point against France, fairly confident and looking for a win tomorrow to set us up for the semi-finals.”
The first match of the day saw the Scots go up against Belarus. It was all to play for as Scotland went behind early on but just before half time Ross Stott put the Scots level to leave the score 1-1 at the halfway mark.
Scotland came out the second half hungry for a win with Willie Marshall scoring in the 24th minute to put them in the lead at 2-1. That was soon followed by a goal from Alan Forsyth in the 29th minute and then a double from Kenny Bain in the space of a minute.  Scotland were leading 5-2 but Belarus fought back in the last seven minutes with three goals to make it 5-5. Niall Stott saved the day with a goal in the dying seconds from a penalty corner to give Scotland their first win of the tournament.
The second game of the day saw Scotland draw with France 4-4 after conceding a late penalty corner equaliser.
Both sides were level throughout the first half with Chris Grassick being the first on the score sheet in the 12th minute, slotting one past the French keeper. But France edged ahead just before halftime, scoring two goals to make it 2-1.
France made it 3-1 early in the second half from a penalty flick, however with 28 minutes gone Grassick scored his second goal from a penalty corner making it 3-2. It was end to end stuff with Alan Dick making some strong saves to deny the French a further lead.
With five minutes to go, France went down to four players after a yellow card, and Scotland took advantage of this and attacked with five outfield players resulting in Alan Forsyth equalising with a tidy finish.
With a minute to go, Forsyth put Scotland ahead, going one on one with the ‘keeper to give his side a lead at 4-3. In the dying seconds France had a penalty corner in which they unfortunately put away, making the final result 4-4.
The Scots go up against home nations Switzerland at 10.20am tomorrow.

Scotland Senior Men top Pool A at the end of the first day of the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II in Bern after a 6-5 win over Belarus and 4-4 draw against France. A point against Switzerland tomorrow should be enough to see the Scots through to the promotion pool.

Following the two games, Scotland’s Niall Stott said, “Disappointed with the final result against France but we are in good position with one victory and that extra point against France, fairly confident and looking for a win tomorrow to set us up for the semi-finals.”

The first match of the day saw the Scots go up against Belarus. It was all to play for as Scotland went behind early on but just before half time Ross Stott put the Scots level to leave the score 1-1 at the halfway mark.

Scotland came out the second half hungry for a win with Willie Marshall scoring in the 24th minute to put them in the lead at 2-1. That was soon followed by a goal from Alan Forsyth in the 29th minute and then a double from Kenny Bain in the space of a minute.

Scotland were leading 5-2 but Belarus fought back in the last seven minutes with three goals to make it 5-5. Niall Stott saved the day with a goal in the dying seconds from a penalty corner to give Scotland their first win of the tournament.

The second game of the day saw Scotland draw with France 4-4 after conceding a late penalty corner equaliser.

Both sides were level throughout the first half with Chris Grassick being the first on the score sheet in the 12th minute, slotting one past the French keeper. But France edged ahead just before halftime, scoring two goals to make it 2-1.

France made it 3-1 early in the second half from a penalty flick, however with 28 minutes gone Grassick scored his second goal from a penalty corner making it 3-2. It was end to end stuff with Alan Dick making some strong saves to deny the French a further lead.

With five minutes to go, France went down to four players after a yellow card, and Scotland took advantage of this and attacked with five outfield players resulting in Alan Forsyth equalising with a tidy finish.

With a minute to go, Forsyth put Scotland ahead, going one on one with the ‘keeper to give his side a lead at 4-3. In the dying seconds France had a penalty corner in which they unfortunately put away, making the final result 4-4.

The Scots go up against home nations Switzerland at 10.20am tomorrow.

 

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