Scotland men need to beat Croatia to qualify for the EuroHockey Championship 2027, next summer in London after a comfortable 6-1 victory over Turkiye in Rome in their qualifiers.
Andrew McConnell deflected the ball home to make the breakthrough and Scotland then dominated possession.
Scotland continued to press into the second and Jamie Golden’s drag-flick earned a second.
The Golden brother’s both hit the scoreboard in the second quarter, Cammy Golden joined his brother just before the half-time whistle after an another well-worked team goal.
The challenging heat conditions, the thermometer touched 34c, made it tough and Turkiye score with a pin-point drag flick.
Scotland hit back and after a press, they stole the ball leading to Scotland’s fourth goal before the end of Q3.
Coach Neil Allan urged his men to continue to press into the final quarter by Jamie Green slotted a fifth before Kier Robb scored four minutes later to get his second from a well worked field goal, impressive performance from the Edinburgh University player.
