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2018 Test Match: BEL v NED (M)
Brussels (BEL)

11 Nov 2018

BEL v NED     3 - 4

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2018 Test Matches: ESP v GER (M) - 2nd Test
Alicante (ESP)

10 Nov 2018     ESP v GER     0 - 7
12 Nov 2018     ESP v GER     1 - 2   
14 Nov 2018 12:30     ESP v GER

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Hockeyroos aim to end year on a winning note



Australia women have a proud tradition at the Hockey Champions Trophy. In 23 editions of the competition, they have only missed participating in two events – 2010 and 2012 – and they have won the title six times. The last of those gold medals came in 2003 and, since then, the Hockeyroos have had to settle for just three silver medals. The lack of gold medals at the Champions Trophy in recent times is something that Paul Gaudoin and his squad would dearly like to change in Changzhou.

The Hockeyroos are a team that is aspiring to renewed greatness. They were the team that came the closest to dismantling the Netherlands’ World Cup ambitions in London earlier this year, when they held the world number one side to a draw in regulation time and narrowly lost out on shoot-out. Now they are targeting Tokyo 2020, but the forthcoming Wanglibao Hockey Champions Trophy is pivotal to their plans.

"We want to be able to look back in a couple of years’ time and say, yes that was really special for everyone.” Karri McMahon, Australia

Defender Karri McMahon spoke to FIH about her team’s approach to the Hockey Champions Trophy. “For us, the Champions Trophy offers up a chance to play against some of the best competition in the world and it is a really prestigious event to be a part of.

“So it is really important, particularly given the challenges of the FIH Pro League next year. It is important for us to have a good finish to the year to set us up for a good start to 2019.”

Billed as the last Hockey Champions Trophy, the event has taken on a special significance to the players as McMahon explains: “You always want to have your name on the trophy, particularly if it is to be the last name on that trophy. I think all the teams will be really fighting for that honour.”

The event in China will be McMahon’s third Champions Trophy experience but etched in her memory is the 2014 event where Australia played Argentina in the final. The competition was played in Mendoza, and Australia walked out onto the pitch to be greeted by a wall of noise.

“For me, playing Argentina in Mendoza in the final was one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had in my playing career,” says McMahon. “It is right up there with the 2014 World Cup final [where Australia lost 2-0 to the Netherlands]. Playing in front of that phenomenal home crowd, the event really has a special place in my heart. It was as if they had magnified the crowd, they were making so much noise.”

Australia lost the final on shoot-out and McMahon was one of the players whose attempt was saved by Argentina’s goalkeeper Belen Succi. But anyone who was at the stadium will remember the final as a great match that was also the swan song of Argentina’s superstar, Luciana Aymar.

McMahon is hoping that equally evocative memories and moments will be created in Changzhou. “The Champions Trophy will be about putting on performances that we are proud of. We want to be able to look back in a couple of years’ time and say, yes that was really special for everyone.”

The Australia squad that will travel to China has some debutants on board, and McMahon says there is a huge enthusiasm within the squad to push on and challenge for medals. The players have all been involved recently with their clubs in the Australian Hockey League but now they will come together for final preparations for the Hockey Champions Trophy.

That involves getting the entire team fit and healthy so they deal easily with different climate and unfamiliar food. A crate is being put together that contains foods the players are used to and no stone is left unturned as the backroom staff make sure that everything is in place to keep all the squad fit for the challenge of six intensive days of hockey.

“We are excited about the challenges that lie ahead,” says McMahon, “and we are definitely in contention for gold in Changzhou.”

For further information about the Wanglibao Hockey Champions Trophy Changzhou, click here.

#HCT2018

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Oltmans names his final 18 for World Cup

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: National coach Roelant Oltmans named his final 18 for the World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India today and the mission is to advance to the second round.

Malaysia are in Group D with Germany, Pakistan and the Netherlands, who all have won the World Cup before.

Oltmans’ side will start their campaign against the Dutch on Dec 1, followed by Pakistan four days later and Germany on Dec 9.

“We are in the toughest group of the competition as all our rivals have won the World Cup before, so we will take one match at a time to survive.

“Our goal to finish top three as there is no playoff for the fourth-placed team in each group. If we finish third, we will likely meet either India or Belgium from Group C in the crossover for a quarter-final spot,” said Oltmans.

Realistically, Malaysia’s best chance for a win is against Pakistan as Germany and the Dutch are a class above and furthermore, Malaysia do not have good records against both European sides.

The top teams in each group will straight qualify for the quarter-finals.

Oltmans made two changes from the Asian Games silver medal team with Norsyafiq Sumantri and Ramadan Rosli replacing Amirul Aideed and Shahril Saabah.

Final squad: S. Kumar, Hairi Rahman, Shukri Mutalib (captain), Razie Rahim, Syed Syafiq Cholan, Faiz Helmi, Azri Hassan, Nabil Fiqri, Marhan Jalil, Fitri Saari, Meor Azuan, Joel Samuel Van Huizen, Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin, Firhan Ashaari, Faizal Saari, Nik Aiman Rozemi, Norsyafiq Sumantri, Ramadan Rosli.

New Straits Times



Good news for Malaysia

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: National coach Roelant Oltmans has revealed that goalkeeper S. Kumar, who was down with a thumb injury, is fit to play at the World Cup in India on Nov 28-Dec 16.

"Kumar is now fully fit. He can now grip his hockey stick tightly, something which he could not a week ago," said Oltmans.

Kumar suffered a nerve problem around his right thumb during the Indonesia Asian Games in August and even though he boarded the flight to Oman, he did not play a single match in the Asian Champions Trophy recently.

Dutch-born goalkeeper coach Martijn Drijver is in town and he is whipping Kumar back in shape.

"The injury has healed, now it only a matter of psychology for Kumar to forget about it and play like he normally does," said Oltmans.

The coach also revealed that Malaysia will be ready to face World No 4 Netherlands in their opening World Cup match on Dec 1. The other teams in Group D are Germany and Pakistan.

“The Dutch side have very good players but I know their strengths and weaknesses.

“For sure, it will be a difficult match, but we will play to our own style, not theirs, and hopefully there would be openings which we can exploit during the match.

Malaysia and the Dutch last played in the 2007 Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur which the latter won 3-1.

New Straits Times



Hockey team must avoid disaster at World Cup four years ago

By Aftar Singh


Ready for battle: The 18-man Malaysian hockey squad for the World Cup tournament in Bhubaneswar, India, posing after the team were named yesterday. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: National hockey coach Roelant Oltmans has set a top 10 target for his side in the World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India, which begins on Nov 28.

In the last World Cup in The Hague, Holland, four years ago, Malaysia lost all six matches and finished last in the 12-nation tournament. It was the worst-ever outing for Malaysia in the World Cup.

But the 64-year-old Dutch coach, who was hired on Oct 1 to chart the fortunes of the national team, has faith in his charges.

“We have players who can play good hockey and we’re improving the structure of our game. And I’m confident that the players can play a high-level game in the World Cup,” said Oltmans.

Sixteen teams will feature in the World Cup and Malaysia are drawn in Group D with Holland, Pakistan and Germany.

Oltmans added that they are in the “group of death” as they have three former world champions in their group.

“Holland is my native country and they are ranked fourth in the world while Germany are ranked sixth,” said Oltmans after naming 18 players for the World Cup.

“We have full respect for this two teams but I know all about the European style of play.

“Our first target is to survive the group matches to finish in the top three in the group to play in the second round.

“If we reach the second round, we’re likely to face India (Group C runners-up) to reach the quarter-finals. We drew 0-0 with them in the Asian Champions Trophy (in Muscat, Oman) last month. So anything is possible but we just need the luck to achieve our target.”

Experienced forward Muhd Shahril Saabah was dropped as he is down with a hamstring injury suffered in Oman last month.

Utility player Muhd Amirol Aideed Mohd Arshad was also dropped from the squad.

Goalkeeper S. Kumar, who did not play a single match in Oman due to a right thumb injury, has fully recovered and will feature in his second World Cup.

Muhd Hairi Abdul Rahman, who played well in Oman, has been named as the second keeper.

Malaysia will play the Kiwis on Nov 16, 20 and 22 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

The Star of Malaysia



Kookaburras Named As Team Of The Year Finalist

Ben Somerford



The world number one Kookaburras have been announced as one of four finalists for the Team of the Year award for the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs).

The Kookaburras have been named for the presitigous award alongside the Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit Cycling team, Australian Men’s Four Rowing team and the Australian Women’s Seven Rugby team.

The #ASPAs are the annual celebration of Australian high performance sport, with winners to be announced at a black-tie function at The Star, Sydney, on Thursday 13 December 2018.

Finalists in Team of the Year are:

• Men's 4000m Team Pursuit (Cycling): The Australian team of Alex Porter, Sam Welsford, Kelland O’Brien and Leigh Howard set a scorching world record of 3 minutes 49.804 seconds to win the Commonwealth Games gold medal, the first time Australia has held the world record since 2004, 

• The Australian Kookaburras (Hockey): The Kookaburras returned to the world number one ranking after winning the elite World League Final in December 2017. They won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, before adding the prestigious Champions Trophy to their trophy cabinet in July,

• Australian Men’s Four (Rowing): The crew of Alexander Hill, Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves and Joshua Hicks defended their world championship title in 2018, defeating Olympic champions Great Britain. The team also won the Rowing World Cup, taking gold and World Cup Meets Two and Three,

• Australian Women's Sevens (Rugby): Australia was crowned world champions for the second time in three years, dominating the 5-leg series from November 2017 to June 2018. They almost added a Commonwealth Games gold to their Olympic title, beaten in an over-time thriller by New Zealand. Finalists.

Finalists will be announced this week in other categories for the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs), including: male athlete; female athlete; emerging athlete; Para-performance; coach and; leader.

The AIS, in partnership with ABC Grandstand, has also launched a public vote to determine the ABC Sport Personality of the Year for the past 12 months with retired Kookaburra Mark Knowles among the nominee.

ABC Grandstand is the media partner for the AIS Sport Performance Awards and Australians can vote at aisawards.abc.net.au from now until 5pm AEDT on 9 December, 2018.

Hockey Australia media release



Jaguars, Parkroad win to spice up relegation battle

By AYUMBA AYODI


Western Jaguars' Alan Malit (left) vies for the ball with Francis Shilaku of Wazalendo during their Kenya Hockey Union men's Premier League match at City Park Stadium on June 11, 2017. Both teams are involved in the 2018 relegation battle. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU |  NATION MEDIA GROUP

Western Jaguars and Parkroad Badgers registered stunning victories at the weekend as the relegation battle in the men’s hockey Premier League took a fresh twist.

After their controversial 14-2 victory against Wazalendo was put on hold the previous weekend, Kenya Police had their match against Nakuru on Saturday in Nakuru called off due to unavailability of umpires.

Poor officiating and protests marred Police verses Wazalendo duel, forcing Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) to lodge investigations into the duel.

That saw Police stay second in the league with 48 points, three adrift of leaders Butali Sugar Warriors, who were not in action.

Bottom-placed Western Jaguars tore apart 2012 champions Nairobi Simba Union 2-1 as Parkroad Badgers, who stunned Butali Warriors one month ago 1-0, continued with their fairy-tale shocking Greensharks 3-1 at City Park on Saturday.

Interestingly, six teams in the 12-team league are relegation candidates with only five points separating sixth-placed Parklands Sports Club - who have 23 points - from bottom-placed Western Jaguars who are on 18 points.

Most of the teams have three matches left to play, thus making the tussle to avoid relegation a thriller.

While Jaguars - who are remaining with two matches - improved their tally to 18 points, Parkroad Badgers rose three places to seventh with 22 points and have three matches to go.

Greensharks remained third in the log with 29 points and two matches to go while Nairobi Simba dropped two places to ninth with 20 points.

In fact, Nairobi Simbas - who are just above the drop zone at ninth place on superior aggregate - are level on 20 points with Nakuru who are in 10th place. Kenya College of Accountancy-University, who are 11th with 19 points, have only one match remaining.

Three teams will be relegated from the men’s Premier League with only one being promoted from the Super League.

Another pulsating scenario is unfolding in men’s Super League with two teams in contention for promotion to the Premier League; leaders Chase Sailors and second-placed Multimedia University.

Third-placed Mvita XI from Mombasa have an outside chance too with 30 points and five matches to play.

Sailors, who are top with 42 points, are remaining with two matches while second-placed Multimedia have 38 points with four matches to go.

Sailors will meet Mombasa Sports Club on December 8 before taking on Multimedia a day later to mark the end of the league. Before that Multimedia will meet Impala and Kenyatta University on December 1 and 2 respectively.

If Multimedia win their three matches before their showdown with Sailors, they will go on top of the league with 47 points even if Sailors beat Mombasa. Sailors will have amassed 45 points with victory over Mombasa.

That means that the duel between Multimedia and Sailors could determine the league winners.

Daily Nation



Princeton Advances to Final Four With 2-1 Win Over Harvard

By Sophia Cai


Julianna Tornetta ’21 scored Princeton’s first goal and assisted on the second in a 2-1 NCAA quarterfinal win over Harvard. Beverly Schaefer

Third-seeded Princeton field hockey pushed past No. 6 Harvard, 2-1, in the NCAA quarterfinals Nov. 11. The Tigers will make their eighth trip to the Final Four in program history and the second in three years. 

For the first time in Ivy League history, two league schools met in the NCAA Tournament. In their last meeting with Harvard, the Tigers lost 3-1.

“It’s a surreal feeling,” head coach Carla Tagliente said after the NCAA game, played on Princeton’s Bedford Field. “It wasn’t an easy game. I thought we came out and played better than they did in the first half, but for [Harvard] to score first was kind of a mental game.”

Tigers had back-to-back corner tries with 5:15 left in the first half but were not successful.

“I sensed the disappointment,” said Tagliente, “but they were awesome to claw back and get back in this.”

Energized by a home crowd, the Tigers maintained a high level of offensive pressure.

“We went into the team room at halftime and we were all looking around and thinking, we’re dominating this game, we can do this,” said Julianna Tornetta ’21. “If we keep knocking on that door eventually we were going to score.”

With 11:05 left on the clock Tornetta slammed in the tying goal with a penalty stroke generated by Clara Roth ’21.

“I was really really nervous, because I’ve taken that shot a hundred times before in middle school and high school and I’ve missed it in really big games like this,” said Tornetta. “I guess it worked it out.”

In the next five minutes, the Tigers earned three more corners but weren’t able to capitalize on them. On the fourth try, Tornetta dropped the ball to Maddie Bacskai ’20, who scored the game-winner with 5:01 left. Harvard did not produce any scoring opportunities in remainder of the game.

The Tigers face off against No. 2 Maryland in the Final Four Nov. 16 in Louiville, Ky. In September, Maryland won 5-4 in double overtime against the Tigers. The other side of the bracket features No. 1 North Carolina, who beat Princeton 1-0 in August, and No. 12 Wake Forest, whom the Tigers defeated, 4-0, in early September.

“We are focused on just taking it one game at a time and not getting ahead of ourselves. That’s the whole key for the postseason,” said Tagliente. “This is really talented team, and we’ve played every team in [the Final Four]. It’s just about the next matchup and how we’re going to play.”

Princeton Alumni Weekly



Hannah Bond’s game-saving dive helped Maryland field hockey advance to the final four

Bond prevented a UConn goal in overtime, and the Terps won it about four minutes later.

By Lila Bromberg


Defender Hannah Bond scouts the field for an open teammate during Maryland’s 3-1 win against Ohio State University on Oct. 13, 2017. (Marquise McKine/The Diamondback)

Racing back toward her own goal, Maryland field hockey defender Hannah Bond lunged out her stick and knocked away the ball moments before it crossed the goalline three minutes into overtime.

On a counter-attack Sunday, UConn’s leading scorer Cecile Pieper beat goalkeeper Sarah Holliday with a shot. Bond didn’t give up on the play, though, diving to prevent the game-winning goal.

Bond’s defensive effort made Maryland’s eventual winner possible, coming about four minutes later and propelling the Terps into the Final Four for the 19th time.

"When it happened, all I was thinking was, ‘There's the ball, I've just got to stop it going in the goal,’” Bond said. “We talk about giving 100 percent in everything and if I can contribute that to the team, then I'm happy with that.”

Shortly after, midfielder Madison Maguire received a pass at the top of the circle. With her back to goal, she spun and beat her defender and then UConn goalkeeper Cheyenne Sprecher with a shot, securing a 2-1 victory.

Maguire said Bond’s stop increased Maryland’s urgency on the attacking end, adding a spark to Maguire’s play. It led to the Terps’ second consecutive Final Four appearance and sent the Huskies home, who topped Maryland in last season’s title game.

“When you see someone do that kind of thing and stop the ball,” Maguire said, “you just want to score for her.”

Other defenders, such as Nike Lorenz and Bodil Keus, are also scoring threats going forward. Bond, though, doesn’t often bring that aspect of play to the turf, accumulating one goal in 45 career starts. But Bond is an integral part of a defense that allows just 1.35 goals per game. She is a key communicator and often steps into passing lanes to cause turnovers.

"She’s the pulse, she’s the energy,” coach Missy Meharg said. "Hannah knows one way to play and that’s 100 percent grit and effort every time she steps on the field. You wish you could clone [players like her].”

And behind that energy is what really stands out about Bond: her work ethic. It was on full display in Sunday’s victory and after the contest, Meharg considered her the player of the game.

Bond’s play on defense will be essential as Maryland enters NCAA semifinal play this weekend. The Terps face Princeton, who rank in the top ten in the country in scoring. If Maryland makes it to the championship game, the team is likely to face North Carolina, who has the best scoring offense in the nation with an average 4.6 goals per game.

So Bond’s presence and work ethic will be a key boost down the stretch as the Terps attempt to return to the title game — and this time, win.

“People have good days and bad days, but even on her bad days Hannah is always coming out and working her ass off,” Holliday said. “She’s always ready to play and she always keeps her head in it, even if her legs are tired, even if she’s not feeling great that day, that’s what we really need."

The Diamondback



Success for Grange and Watsonians at U18 Club Cup

The Scottish U18 Club Cup took place at Peffermill on Sunday with Grange winning the boys’ competition and Watsonians lifting the girls’ title.

Boys’

The first match of the day in the boys’ competition saw Clydesdale and Perthshire taking to the field. In the first half Clydesdale took the lead with a penalty corner, where captain Struan Walker sent a drag flick to the keeper’s left to take the lead. Perthshire were unlucky to not equalise shortly after, a last gasp save off the line cleared the ball. With nine minutes to go in the second half Perthshire had a strong period of play which led to an equaliser through Ross Fleming. Within a minute Clydesdale replied through Struan Walker with his brace. He then advanced Clydesdale’s lead to three a few seconds later. The game finished 3-1.

The Watsonians and Inverleith first game of the day started with Inverleith converting within the first few minutes, a drag flick from Charlie Jack. A minute later the lead was extended by Livio Belotto. Inverleith continued to apply pressure, Jake Inglis earning his first goal. Inverleith’s fourth goal came from Charlie Jack for his brace. Inverleith advanced to five with a goal for Coll Shirridan. Watsonians had a good spell of pressure, forcing three saves from the Inverleith keeper in quick succession, but were just unable to convert one of them. With seconds to go Inverleith were awarded a penalty stroke which was converted by Shirriden to end the match six goals in favour of Inverleith.

Aberdeen Grammar and Perthshire played the second match in Pool F. Aberdeen Grammar took the lead with a minute left on the clock in the first half; James Johnston slipped the ball underneath the keeper. Perthshire’s reply didn’t come until the 26th minute when Ollie Wilson slotted the ball over the keeper. Aberdeen Grammar had a player yellow carded for a breakdown, which opened the game up for Perthshire. Alex Wilson, Perthshire’s Captain, converted with two minutes left on the clock and sealed victory for his team.

Watsonians boys took to the field for their second game of the day, their opponents were Uddingston. Uddingston pushed forward early in the match and Graeme Haxton converted. Towards the end of the first half Uddingston pushed forward and earned a penalty corner; the resulting injection was missed at the top of the D, and the Watsonians defence held strong to get to half time. At the start of the second half Uddingston had a goal disallowed – the tempo of the match increased after. Gavin MacKenzie broke up the field through the Watsonians defence, committed the keeper, and slotted the ball underneath to make it a two goal advantage. Luke Gemmell had the last touch on the line for Uddingston’s third, a good team effort. Watsonians’ effort to push forward towards the end of the match earned a number of corners but the Uddingston goalkeeper was a match to their efforts.

In the fight for the top places Grange and Western Wildcats faced off. Grange advanced first with Jamie Rintoul converting a driven pass at goal to deflect towards the top corner past the Western keeper. Western Wildcats did not waste any time in responding, they worked up the pitch and Matthew O’Toole scored to make it 1-1 at half time. Grange pushed forward early in the second half, they took the lead once again through Jacob Tweedie. Within five minutes Grange scored to advance their lead by two, Alex Riddle converting on this occasion. Less than a minute later a driven ball from outside the D deflected at the penalty spot to give Grange their fourth goal of the game. In the last minute of the match Grange’s Robbie Galloway finished the game, final score 5-1.

In the final match of Pool F, Aberdeen Grammar and Clydesdale finished their competition. Clydesdale took the points with three goals, a brace for Struan Walker and Ethan Robertson.

In the second match for the top placing Grove Menzieshill faced Western Wildcats. Grove Menzieshill took an early lead with a rocketed shot at a penalty corner through Lewis MacKenzie, however Western’s reply came shortly after through Matthew O’Toole. At the start of the second half a crunching tackle at the top of the D led to Jamie Golden converting a trade mark drag flick to the top corner to regain a Grove Menzieshill lead. A Wildcats corner led to a scramble in front of goal in search of an equaliser, however the Grove Menzieshill defence cleared the ball to take some of the ‘Cats’ pressure off. The match ended 2-1 in the favour of Grove Menzieshill.

Uddingston and Inverleith played their final match of the day. Uddingston’s Ben Carroll scored the first goal of the contest. Uddingston advanced their lead through a penalty corner from Andrew Lochrin. Inverleith pulled a goal back six minutes into the second half, Livio Belotti adding to his tally for the day. Uddingston stretched their lead with a goal from Louis Gardiner. The last minute saw Inverleith and Will Ringham make it 3-2.

Grange played Grove Menzieshill in the final game of the day, coincidentally this was the match to decide the top two of the competition. Grange started strong despite a good defence from Grove Menzieshill, and it was Robbie Croll, the Grange captain, who started the scoring for his team. A string of penalty corners led to Grange scoring a second, Croll with his second of the match. The ball going across the keeper was tipped into the net. With ten minutes left on the clock, Grove Menzieshill had a spell of possession and tipped the ball over the keeper to make it 2-1 and it was all to play for as the Dundonians continued to press. Grange sealed victory when Jacob Tweedie caught a rebound off the keeper after a diving save, and launched it into the goal.



Boys’ Placings

1st Grange
2nd Grove Menzieshill
3rd Western Wildcats
4th Uddingston
5th Inverleith
6th Watsonians
7th Perthshire
8th Clydesdale
9th Aberdeen Grammar

Girls

In the first Girls’ fixture Granite City Wanderers took on Watsonians, and there was a strong start for the Watsonians side. Ellie MacKenzie was first to get her goal tally up and running with a well-worked move to round the keeper after seven minutes. There were no goals until late in the second half, then a penalty corner was the next play to create an opportunity, which Emily Simmons converted. With less than a minute on the clock, Ellie MacKenzie made it 3-0 to Watsonians to end the game.

Inverleith and Granite City Wanderers faced off next for the girls. In the 15th minute it was Inverleith that broke the deadlock in an end-to-end match. Isla Jackson provided the final touch to get ahead. It wasn’t until the last minute of the match that Granite City could convert one of their chances. Anna Lewis scoring to take a point from the tie.

Fjordhus Reivers played Clydesdale Western in their first matches of the day. Annabel Ballantyne took an early opportunity to sneak ahead. It wasn’t until ten minutes later that Clydesdale managed to convert another chance, Bronwyn Shields this time took the opportunity with a calm stroke landing in the back of the goal. Fjordhus kept their composure and were unlucky to not gain more from their attacks. The final goal of the game fell once more to Clydesdale – Ballantyne earning her brace.

In an Edinburgh derby match between Inverleith and Watsonians it was Watsonians that secured the points. Ellie MacKenzie increased her goal tally by two and then Emily Simmers added a third with seconds left on the clock to set up a ‘winner takes all’ match later in the day with Clydesdale Western.

A fast paced fixture between Fjordhus Reivers and Inverleith saw Inverleith take a lead after ten minutes – Itske Hooftman getting her first for the day. Fjordhus Reivers’ reply came on the 20th minute through Molly Turnbull. Swiftly she turned her goal into a brace with a goal from a penalty corner. No further goals came from the game.

When Watsonians took on Clydesdale Western the top placings were up for grabs. Watsonians fired first into the lead. The match was end to end with Clydesdale just unable to convert chances. Watsonians cemented their lead through a great move, the ball slotted under the keeper at the near post. Watsonians scored a third goal to seal victory and take the U18 title.



Girls' Placings

1st Watsonians
2nd Clydesdale Western
3rd Fjordhus Reivers
4th Inverleith
5th Granite City Wanderers
6th– Did not compete on day 2- Uddingston

Scottish Hockey Union media release

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