Scotland’s under-21 women booked a place in the final of EuroHockey Championship II after a 2-1 victory over combined with other results in A Pool in Konya, Turkey.
The Tartan Hearts play the hosts in their final pool game on Friday and are keen to keep momentum going and maintain their 100 per cent record ahead of the final.
Scotland coach Jimmy Culnane’s side dominated the early exchanges, but Poland broke forward and Hanna Wochna opened the scoring by rounding the keeper and slotting home.
One minute later and Scotland were level. A penalty corner strike by Durham University player Ava Wadsworth was deflected into the net by Mhairi Low (Loughborough University) to make it 1-1.
Scotland then went in front at the start of the second quarter. A flowing move involving Katie Brett (The University of Edinburgh), Caterina Nelli (Uddingston) and Ava Findlay (The University of Edinburgh) was finished off by Findlay with a powerful low shot for 2-1.
Scotland dominated the second half and looked comfortable with The University of Edinburgh player, Neave Halliday, strong in defence. She also moved the ball well and Zara Kennedy (The University of Edinburgh) and Ava Smith (The University of Edinburgh) delivered multiple ball wins to keep Scotland where they wanted to be, in the attacking areas.
Meanwhile, Scotland’s under-21 men scored two goals in the final quarter to draw 3-3 with Wales in their EuroHockey Challenge II B clash in Lausanne, Switzerland.
PICTURE: Jimmy Culnane pictured during a recent Scotland women’s training session at Peffermill. Picture Nigel Duncan
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