Czech challenge for Scotland in Prague

Czech challenge for Scotland in Prague
Scotland Senior Men will face three matches against Czech Republic in Prague from 12-14 July, as Head Coach Derek Forsyth continues to prepare his squad for the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Vienna early next month.
The Scots have displayed good form of late, having beaten both Wales and England ‘A’ in warm-up internationals last month. However, the Czech Republic will provide a sterner test for the players with the Czechs due to compete in the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Boom, Antwerp, where they will face off against the continent’s top sides.
Scotland Team Manager Eugene Connolly said, “The Czechs will be step up in quality but these are the games that we now need to win on a regular basis in the build-up to the European competition in Vienna. We’ve beaten Poland recently and these are the nations we need to be aspiring to beat and compete with.
“For the trip to Prague, we are missing the likes of Dan Coultas, William Marshall, Alan Forsyth and Gordon McIntyre through injury but on the flip-side, there is an opportunity for the fringe players to press a case for the Europeans. The likes of Paul Martin, who has more goals than caps at the moment, have done very well since being included for the games against Wales and England ‘A’.”
The three games against Czech Republic will be followed by a trip to face Spain during the penultimate weekend in July before the squad flies out to Vienna for the European competition in Austria.
Scotland Senior Men: Jamie Cachia (Sheffield Hallam), Graham Moodie (Edinburgh University), Michael Bremner (Glynhill Hotel Kelburne), David Forsyth (Glynhill Hotel Kelburne), Russell Anderson (Brooklands), Ian Moodie (Western Wildcats), Kenny Bain (THC Hurley), Ian Scholefield (Qui Vive), Michael Ross (Grove Menzieshill), Wei Adams (Royal Penguins), Callum Duke (Edinburgh University), Ross Stott (Grove Menzieshill), Chris Grassick (Surbiton), Gavin Byers (Grove Menzieshill), Nick Parkes (Surbiton), Gavin Sommerville (Western Wildcats), Gary Cameron (Grange), Paul Martin (Grove Menzieshill).

Scotland Senior Men will face three matches against Czech Republic in Prague from 12-14 July, as Head Coach Derek Forsyth continues to prepare his squad for the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Vienna early next month.

The Scots have displayed good form of late, having beaten both Wales and England ‘A’ in warm-up internationals last month.

However, the Czech Republic will provide a sterner test for the players with the Czechs due to compete in the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Boom, Antwerp, where they will face off against the continent’s top sides.

Scotland Team Manager Eugene Connolly said, “The Czechs will be step up in quality but these are the games that we now need to win on a regular basis in the build-up to the European competition in Vienna. We’ve beaten Poland recently and these are the nations we need to be aspiring to beat and compete with.

“For the trip to Prague, we are missing the likes of Dan Coultas, William Marshall, Alan Forsyth and Gordon McIntyre through injury but on the flip-side, there is an opportunity for the fringe players to press a case for the Europeans. The likes of Paul Martin, who has more goals than caps at the moment, have done very well since being included for the games against Wales and England ‘A’.”

Chris Grassick v Wales

The three games against Czech Republic, one of which will be a shortened ‘friendly’ comprising three fifteen minute periods, will be followed by a trip to face Spain during the penultimate weekend in July before the squad flies out to Vienna for the European competition in Austria.

Scotland Senior Men: Jamie Cachia (Sheffield Hallam), Graham Moodie (Edinburgh University), Michael Bremner (Glynhill Hotel Kelburne), David Forsyth (Glynhill Hotel Kelburne), Russell Anderson (Brooklands), Ian Moodie (Western Wildcats), Kenny Bain (THC Hurley), Ian Scholefield (Qui Vive), Michael Ross (Grove Menzieshill), Wei Adams (Royal Penguins), Callum Duke (Edinburgh University), Ross Stott (Grove Menzieshill), Chris Grassick (Surbiton), Gavin Byers (Grove Menzieshill), Nick Parkes (Surbiton), Gavin Sommerville (Western Wildcats), Gary Cameron (Grange), Paul Martin (Grove Menzieshill).

Match Schedule:
12th July, 19.00 (CET), Scotland v Czech Republic, Prague
13th July, 15.00 (CET), Scotland v Czech Republic, Prague
14th July, 19.00 (CET), Scotland v Czech Republic (3 x 15 minute sessions), Prague

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