England’s U18 boys went down 3-1 to Scotland on the opening day of the European Youth Nations Championships in Edinburgh today (Monday). Scotland’s Kenny Bain opened the scoring after only eight minutes from open play and scored a second from a penalty corner in the second half. Reading’s Nick Catlin pulled one back with ten minutes of play left but Scotland’s Callum Milne re-established the margin just before the final hooter. Final score 3-1 to Scotland. In other matches Germany beat Ireland 4-0, the Netherlands overcame France 5-1, and Belgium drew with Russia 2-2.
England established an early lead against Spain in the girl’s tournament with a goal by Cannock’s 16 year old forward Charlotte Craddock but five minutes before time Spain equalised. Final score 1-1. In other matches the Netherlands beat Lithuania 2-0, Ireland beat Belgium 5-3, and Germany beat Scotland 5-1.
