England’s girls picked up a useful three points against Scotland in the European Youth Nations Championships in Edinburgh this afternoon. England took the lead after fifteen minutes with a penalty corner conversion by Lauren Turner and scored a second with a late goal in open play by Cannock’s Charlotte Craddock. Final score 2-0. In the same pool leaders Germany beat Spain 2-1 to retain the top slot. Tomorrow (Thursday) is a rest day.
Under the complex rules of this tournament England now go into a promotion pool and play the leaders from Pool A, the Netherlands, on Friday, followed by a match against the second placed team in Pool A, Ireland, on Saturday.
In the boys tournament England had less luck, finishing their match against Belgium on a 4-4 draw, with goals by Simon Faulkner (2), David Becket, and Mike Russell. However, this was enough to allow them to finish in second place in Pool B, behind Belgium on goal difference. The boys now face a match in the promotion pool against Germany on Friday, followed by a match against the Netherlands on Saturday.
