Photo Credit: Di Miller
The closing day of the World Lacrosse Games saw a lot of talent and games played. England and Scotland provided a highlight reel of goals for the fans, as these two teams played a shootout for 4 quarters of play, England coming away the victor. The 5th place finish was a great way to end the games, after a slow start against the World’s best.
The 1st quarter saw a slew of scoring, as both teams combined for 7 goals. England jumped out to a quick 4 goal lead with goals from Aaron Prosser, Samuel Russell, Christopher Brady, and Glenn Humphreys. Scotland would fight back to close the gap to within 1, with goals from Jordan McBride, Jesse Fehr, and Ryan Sage. The quarter would end with England holding the 4-3 edge.
The 2nd quarter would start with Scotland tying the game at 4 with a beauty from Jordan McBride, off the assist from Kyle Buchanan. It didn’t take long for England to answer back strong with back to back goals from Nicholas Watson. The two teams would trade a couple goals with Ryan Sage for Scotland and Colin Clive for England. Jordan McBride would tally another to keep the Scot’s within 1 to enter the half.
In the 3rd it appeared that team England was going to assert their dominance and run away with this one, outscoring Scotland 6-2. Aaron Prosser, and Jack Brook got England on the board first to start the 2nd half. Scotland’s hot hand in McBride responded to keep things competitive with his 4th goal of the game. Joshua Roden and Glenn Humphreys would go on to score two more goals for England, and keep them pulling ahead. Kyle Buchanan would score to try and stifle England’s momentum, but would be answered back by two more goals from England. The last goals of the quarter would come from Nicholas Watson and Colin Clive, extending England’s lead to 13-8 entering the 4th.
The final quarter made for a nail biter for all the fans, as Scotland would go on a 5-2 run to close things out. Troy Kachor would get things going for Scotland. Aaron Prosser and Mathew Sexton would score the last 2 goals for England for the night, which turned out to be the go ahead goals. Jordan McBride would continue to dominate England as he scored his 5th and final goal for Scotland. Never giving up on their run to win Scotland would tally 3 more unassisted goals from Resham Panesar, Jesse Fehr, and Matthew Carey. The effort was great, but not enough as Scotland fell to England 15-13 in what was one of the greatest games of the tournament.
