Wales 2-6 Scotland
Scotland made it two wins from two, and semi-final qualification, with a 6-2 victory over Wales in U18 EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.
Wales began the match robust and put stress on Scotland’s out ball. It was from a stress scenario like this that they scored the opening objective. Nancy Whittlestone crashed the ball into the highest left nook to make it 1-0.
Scotland eased again into the sport and because the quarter got here to an finish, they bagged an equaliser. A penalty nook routine noticed Jess Backyard select Jennifer Cain for a far submit faucet in. 1-1.
Within the second quarter Scotland was dominant and crashed house the targets. Ava Graham smashed the ball into the underside left nook from the highest of the circle at a penalty nook.
Minutes later, in a carbon copy of Graham’s first, she scored once more to make it 3-1 to Scotland.
Then Amy Edgar made it 4-1 when she deflected the within the fitting submit after Anika Miedema gained the ball and slipped a stunning move into the circle.
Wales performed their means into the competition within the third quarter and their work price was rewarded with a objective; Amber Millard-Smith rifled a penalty nook rebound house to make it 4-2.
Any ideas of a Welsh comeback had been put to mattress within the remaining quarter. A swift counter assault led by Marianna MacLean was completed off by Autumn Hunter, sliding in to faucet into an open objective, to make it 5-2.
Then Tabitha Peck smashed the again board with a robust low drive to make it 6-2, and full the scoring.
Czechia 2-1 Switzerland
Czechia scored a late winner to defeat Switzerland 2-1 at U18 EuroHockey Championship II.
It was a really even begin to the competition at a moist Glasgow Nationwide Hockey Centre with Czechia edging the early play.
The Czech high quality was seen once they scored the opening objective; Nikola Sedlakova was courageous to pressure the ball over the road whereas below severe stress to make it 1-0 to Czechia.
Czechia continued to stress within the second quarter with some looking passes into the Swiss circle however couldn’t trend any additional probabilities.
The third quarter started with a succession of penalty corners going to Czechia however they had been unable to discover a end.
Then Switzerland took management of the match, pegging Czechia again, however they couldn’t create a clear opening for a strike at objective.
It was a remaining quarter of drama that led to victory for Czechia. Switzerland continued to peg the Czechs again and scored a well-deserved equaliser when Maya Flury swept house for 1-1.
Switzerland went attempting to find a winner however a sucker punch counter assault with a minute left to play noticed Czechia bag a late winner by Adela Uhrova for 2-1.
