7-Up for Scotland against Wales

 

Scotland Senior Women extended their lead in the two match series against Wales to 2-0 after another convincing win at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre today.
A double from Nikki Lloyd plus goals from Ailsa Wyllie, Vikki Bunce, Nikki Kidd and Cat Ralph provided the Scots with a 7-1 win, with Wales’ consolation goal coming courtesy of a Nikki Brooks’ strike.
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For the second match running, Scotland were much quicker out the starting blocks than their Welsh counterparts; barely a minute had elapsed when the home side were awarded a penalty corner. Nikki Kidd’s penalty drag-flick was palmed away by Wales’ goalkeeper Margaret Rees, but Nikki Lloyd made the set-play count, turning the ball home from close range to open the scoring.
Two minutes later, Alisa Wyllie doubled the advantage, profiting from poor defending to give her side a 2-0 lead.
With Wales on the ropes, Dundee Wanderers’ midfielder Vikki Bunce piled up more misery for the visitors, putting the national side 3-0 up in the eighth minute with a with a brisk low shot that nestled in the near corner of the goal.
However, credit to Wales; the away side came back into the match after a period of good play, with Nikki Brooks on hand to tap-in past Scotland goalkeeper Amy Gibson to make it 3-1 in the 18th minute.
Reflecting yesterday’s proceedings, Scotland produced two goals before half-time to give them a comfortable lead at the break; Olympian Emily Maguire found Ali Bell at the back post and the Grove Menzieshill striker lifted the ball high past Rees for 4-1, while Lloyd increased her personal tally to two goals in the 33rd minute to make it 5-1.
The Scots started the second half strongly and extended their lead further in the 49th minute; Kidd’s penalty corner attempt was illegally blocked on the goal-line and the Canterbury midfielder made no mistake from the subsequent penalty stroke, beating Rees low to her right hand side.
In the 56th minute, Catriona Ralph rounded off the scoring with a seventh Scottish strike, the Milne Craig Clydesdale defender slamming the ball into the right corner after a neat penalty corner set-piece.
Scotland play the final match of the series against Wales tomorrow at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, with a 12pm start.
Scotland Senior Women: Nicola Cochrane (Edinburgh University), Vikki Bunce (Dundee Wanderers), Morag McLellan (Clydesdale Western), Alison Bell (Grove Menzieshill), Rebecca Ward (Dundee Wanderers), Catriona Ralph (Clydesdale Western), Sarah Robertson (Edinburgh University), Linda Clement (Captain, Grove Menzieshill), Ailsa Wyllie (Grove Menzieshill), Leigh Fawcett (Grove Menzieshill), Rebecca Merchant (Edinburgh University), Nikki Kidd (Canterbury), Susan McGilveray (Clydesdale Western), Nicola Lloyd (Canterbury), Nicola Skrastin (Clydesdale Western), Emily Maguire (Reading), Aileen Davis (Clifton), Amy Gibson (Old Loughtonians)

Scotland Senior Women extended their lead in the two match series against Wales to 2-0 after another convincing win at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre today.

A double from Nikki Lloyd plus goals from Ailsa Wyllie, Vikki Bunce, Nikki Kidd and Cat Ralph provided the Scots with a 7-1 victory, with Wales’ consolation goal coming courtesy of a Nikki Brooks’ strike.

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For the second match running, Scotland were much quicker out the starting blocks than their Welsh counterparts; barely a minute had elapsed when the home side were awarded a penalty corner after concerted pressure.

Nikki Kidd’s penalty drag-flick was palmed away by Wales’ goalkeeper Margaret Rees, but Nikki Lloyd made the set-play count, turning the ball home from close range to open the scoring.

Two minutes later, Alisa Wyllie doubled the advantage, profiting from poor defending to give her side a 2-0 lead.

With Wales on the ropes, Dundee Wanderers’ midfielder Vikki Bunce piled on more misery for the visitors, putting the national side 3-0 up in the eighth minute with a brisk low shot that nestled in the near corner of the goal.

However, credit to Wales; the away side came back into the match after a period of good play, with Nikki Brooks on hand to tap-in past Scotland goalkeeper Amy Gibson to make it 3-1 in the 18th minute.

Reflecting yesterday’s proceedings, Scotland produced two goals before half-time to give them a comfortable lead at the break; Olympian Emily Maguire found Ali Bell at the back post and the Grove Menzieshill striker lifted the ball high past Rees for 4-1, while Lloyd increased her personal tally to two goals in the 33rd minute to make it 5-1.

The Scots started the second half strongly and extended their lead further in the 49th minute; Kidd’s penalty corner attempt was illegally blocked on the goal-line and the Canterbury midfielder made no mistake from the subsequent penalty stroke, beating Rees low to her right hand side.

In the 56th minute, Catriona Ralph rounded off the scoring with a seventh Scottish strike, the Milne Craig Clydesdale defender slamming the ball into the right corner after a neat penalty corner set-piece.

Scotland play the final match of the series against Wales tomorrow at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, with a 12pm start.

Scotland Senior Women: Nicola Cochrane (Edinburgh University), Vikki Bunce (Dundee Wanderers), Morag McLellan (Clydesdale Western), Alison Bell (Grove Menzieshill), Rebecca Ward (Dundee Wanderers), Catriona Ralph (Clydesdale Western), Sarah Robertson (Edinburgh University), Linda Clement (Captain, Grove Menzieshill), Ailsa Wyllie (Grove Menzieshill), Leigh Fawcett (Grove Menzieshill), Rebecca Merchant (Edinburgh University), Nikki Kidd (Canterbury), Susan McGilveray (Clydesdale Western), Nicola Lloyd (Canterbury), Nicola Skrastin (Clydesdale Western), Emily Maguire (Reading), Aileen Davis (Clifton), Amy Gibson (Old Loughtonians)

 

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