The opening day of the indoor internationals in Paisley saw two English players taken to hospital with injuries. The women's match between England and Scotland started well for the English with goals from Alex Scott and Ashleigh Ball. In the second half, two goals in two minutes from Jaime Lyon evened up the score before Scotland took the lead courtesy of Emily Maguire. A penalty corner conversion by England's Emma Thomas in the last minutes resulted in the match ending 3-3. Ashleigh Ball was taken to hospital with a suspected broken knuckle.
It was Gareth Andrew who was injured in the men's match between England and Scotland. He went to hospital with a suspected broken finger. First half goals from Simon Egerton and Alistair Brogdon gave England a lead. Gavin Bryers pulled one back for Scotland in the second half but Simon Egerton scored England's third in the dying seconds of the match. Final score 3-1 to England.
England play four more matches over the weekend (two women's and two men's) as part of their warm up for the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Challenge in Sheffield on 18-20 January.
