Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.33 2022-23

The destination of the Park’s Motor Group SWPL 1 title will not be decided until the last day of
the season, with all three contenders still having a chance to be crowned as Champions.
Glasgow City will be in top spot after they won 2-1 against Partick Thistle. Lauren
Davidson gave City the lead just before half time but on the hour, Rebecca McGowan volleyed in
an equaliser for Thsitle. The game looked to be heading for a draw until Priscilla Chinchilla
grabbed a winner for City with four minutes remaining, to ensure they will stay on top of the
table.
City’s final opponents will be second placed Rangers, who will need to win if they are to
have any chance of defending their title. On Sunday, Rangers produced a superb display of
finishing when beating Hearts 6-0, Kirsty Howat hitting a hat-trick with Kirsty MacLean,
Brogan Hay and a Megan Bell penalty rounding off the scoring.
A draw or Rangers win could then let in Celtic, if they can win by the required amount
against Hearts at Celtic Park. Two first half goals earned Celtic a 2-1 victory away to Hibernian,
Katherine Loferski and Claire O’Riordan putting them two goals ahead before Nor Mustafa
netted an injury time consolation for the home side.
Spartans will finish as the highest placed team in the bottom section following their 3-2
success away to Motherwell. A Becky Galbraith hat-trick gave them the result that they
required, whilst Motherwell’s replies came from Tiree Burchill and Kayla Jardine.
Dundee Utd’s hopes of avoiding the relegation play-off were given a boost as they ran out
5-0 winners over Glasgow Women. Jade McLaren bagged a first half brace for United along
with Georgie Robb, before further goals came from Rachel Todd and Danni McGinley after the
break.
Hamilton Academical meanwhile kept themselves in with a chance of climbing out of
the bottom two, thanks to a 2-1 victory against Aberdeen. The first half was goalless but strikes
after the break from Lucy Sinclair and Eilidh Martin gave the Accies three valuable points, with
Eilidh Shore replying.
Montrose continue to finish the SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
season strongly in SWPL 2, winning 6-0 GLASGOW CITY 31 26 2 3 111 18 80 93
against Queen’s Park. Stacey McFadyen
RANGERS 31 24 6 1 111 8 78 103
netted twice along with Lauren Gordon, CELTIC 31 25 3 3 113 11 78 102
Holly Daniel, Eilidh Reid and Aimee HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 31 14 7 10 39 40 49 -1
Ridgeway to extend their side’s lead to a HIBERNIAN 31 10 6 15 52 50 36 2
whopping eighteen points. PARTICK THISTLE 31 9 5 17 41 71 32 -30
Four teams have a chance of making SPARTANS WFC 31 15 6 10 46 51 51 -5
the play-off match and are still headed by MOTHERWELL 31 12 8 11 49 53 44 -4
Gartcairn Women despite them going ABERDEEN 31 9 8 3 4 19 39 74 30 -35
31
-31
19 44 75 28
down 3-2 to St Johnstone. Morgan DUNDEE UTD 31 8 2 21 37 92 26 -55
HAMILTON ACADEMICAL
Steedman netted twice and Steffi Simson GLASGOW WOMEN 31 0 0 31 9 148 0 -139
the other for the Saints, whilst Cairn
replied through an Ami Robertson Dundee Utd 5 Glasgow Women 0; Glasgow City 2 Partick 1;
penalty and Jane O’Toole. Hamilton 2 Aberdeen 1; Hearts 0 Rangers 6; Hibernian 1 Celtic 2;
Kilmarnock are a single point Motherwell 2 Spartans 3.
P
A Pts GD
W
F
behind Gartcairn after edging out SWPL 2 27 19 D 5 L 3 85 28 62 57
MONTROSE
Stirling University 4-3. Abby Robinson GARTCAIRN WOMEN 27 13 5 9 50 47 44 3
bagged abrace along with Eva Gray and
KILMARNOCK 27 12 7 8 43 31 43 12
Mary Jackson, with Carrie McGorm and BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 27 11 9 7 58 40 42 18
Shana MacPhail replying plus an own ST JOHNSTONE 27 12 6 9 40 42 42 -2
goal. QUEEN'S PARK 27 11 2 14 44 51 35 -7
Boroughmuir Thistle STIRLING UNIVERSITY 27 5 7 15 35 71 22 -36
meanwhile kept their play-off hopes alive, EAST FIFE 27 1 7 19 25 70 10 -45
Molly Orr-Love and Eilidh Begg scoring East Fife 0 Boroughmuir 2; Montrose 6 Queen’s Park 0; Stirling 3
the goals as they won 2-0 at East Fife. Kilmarnock 4; St Johnstone 3 Gartcairn 2.
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