Hosts Scotland stand one game away from promotion to the top flight of EuroHockey after three convincing wins in their first three games in Glasgow took them to the top of Group B.

The Scots, led by captain Kaz Cuthbert, who is one of the tournament's leading scorers, take on Poland in the semi-finals with a place in the top division - and in Saturday's final - on offer for the winners.

If they make the final, they will play either Group A winners Italy, who cruised past Austria 4-0 in their semi-final.

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Wales' 7-3 win over Ukraine in Pool C means they are almost certainly secure in Championship II and will definitely stay in the second tier of Europe if Turkey and Czech Republic draw when their suspended game gets completed later on.

Wales, who were 3-0 up within the first 10 minutes, had six different scorers in beating Ukraine.

They had a nervous moment or two in the final quarter when their 4-1 lead was trimmed to 4-3 after Olha Honcharenko hit two penalty corners in a minute for Ukraine.

Goals from Sophie Robinson and Xenna Hughes - her second of the game - restored the three-goal advantage in the last 10 minutes for Wales, who are safe from relegation, barring a bizarre combination of results on the final day.

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The venue for the EuroHockey II Championship, Glasgow National Hockey Centre, has a maximum capacity of 5,000 spectators and was constructed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Other events to have been staged there include the Men’s EuroHockey Championship II 2017, the Men’s World League 1 in 2016 and the Women’s Champions Challenge event in 2014.

The home of hockey in Scotland, the facility has two synthetic hockey pitches and the offices of Scottish Hockey are also housed at the centre, which has a distinctive wing-shaped roof to the main stand.

Scotland play their home matches at this venue and their end-of-season national club finals are also held at Glasgow.

You can follow live coverage of the Women’s EuroHockey Championship II taking place in Glasgow from 4th-10th August across Connected TV, the BBC Sport website and app plus BBC iPlayer.

Friday 9 August

12:20-14:30– Wales v Ukraine - Connected TVs, BBC Sport website & app plus BBC iPlayer

14:35-16:40 - Italy v Austria - Connected TVs, BBC Sport website & app plus BBC iPlayer

16:55-19:00 – Scotland v Poland - Connected TVs, BBC Sport website & app plus BBC iPlayer

Saturday 10 August

09:20-11:30 - Wales v Czech Republic - Connected TVs, BBC Sport website & app plus BBC iPlayer

16:15-18:15 – Final - Connected TVs, BBC Sport website & app plus BBC iPlayer

You can also catch-up on all the action on the BBC iPlayer for 30 days.

There are different variations of the game, so hockey is for everyone, regardless of age, ability or gender. There's also a real social side, with a culture of team bonding off the field.

It is very common to have two or more generations of a family in one team and is the country's most gender-equal sport.

After Team GB women won Gold in Rio, 10,000 people picked up a stick at their local hockey club.

Play Hockey, external is a good place to start for those who are new to the game or interested in coming back to it after years away. Simply type in your postcode to locate your nearest club.

In England, external and Wales, external, Back To Hockey is a campaign offering people of all ages either a complete introduction to the game, or a return to hockey if you've had a break from it.

The Scotland, external and Northern Ireland, external hockey associations will also direct you to clubs in your area.