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SBS Scottish Women’s Premier League

       It’s as you were at the top of SWPL 1 following Sunday’s results, but this was due to the fact that
       the three main protagonists in the title race all drew their matches.
            If results had gone their way, Celtic would have taken over the leadership for the first time
       this season but they were left frustrated as they were held to a 2-2 draw by a plucky Spartans
       side. Tegan Bowie gave Celtic a tenth minute lead but Spartans hit back quickly through Rosie
       McQuillan, who then went on to score a second for the Edinburgh side on the stroke of half time.
       Celtic pushed forward after the break but Spartans stood firm and also went close to increasing
       their lead but as the game went into injury time, Charlie Wellings grabbed an equaliser for Celtic.
            This was followed by the top of the table clash with Glasgow City hosting Rangers and
       this proved to be as tight as expected. Both goals came in the early stages of the second half,
       Rangers taking the lead through Chantelle Swaby and seven minutes later, Niamh Farrelly struck
       to earn City a share of the spoils in their first match under new Head Coach Eileen Gleeson.
       Rangers therefore lead the table by two points, going into the international break. .
            Hibernian meanwhile got back to winning ways with a 1-0 success against Aberdeen.
       Colette Cavanagh scored the only goal of the game, shortly before half time, after her side had
       suffered two successive defeats.
            Motherwell continued their improving form, beating Hearts 2-0 to take their unbeaten
       run to three matches and they are now in a a mid-table position. Leanne Crichton opened the
       scoring from the penalty spot on the hour and Kaela McDonald-Nguah sealed the points for her
       side with the second goal.
            Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical each picked up an important point as they
       shared a 2-2 draw. Clare Docherty gave Partick the lead midway through the first half and an own
       goal brought the scores level ten minutes later. Thistle went back in front when Cara McBrearty
       scored just after the hour mark but the Accies battled back again, Danielle Pagliarulo netting to
       earn her side a point and bring an end to their run of five straight defeats.
            With SWPL2 leaders Dundee Utd not playing on Sunday, Glasgow Women had the
       opportunity to draw level on points the them when they travelled to Stirling University and
       their resulting 5-0 victory means that they
       now have an identical record to United and SWPL 1      P  W  D  L  F  A Pts GD
       jointly  head  the  table.  Glasgow  were  one RANGERS  7  6  1  0  33  3  19  30
       ahead at the interval, courtesy of an own  GLASGOW CITY  7  5  2  0  26  5  17  21
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       goal  midway  through  the  first  half,  with  CELTIC  7 7  5 4  2 0  0 3  26  7 6  12  9
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                                        HIBERNIAN
       Cara  Henderson  netting  a  second  four
                                        ABERDEEN              7  2  1  4  7  16  7  -9
       minutes  after  the  restart.  Another  own
                                        MOTHERWELL            7  2  1  4  7  17  7  -10
       goal increased the visitors’ lead and they PARTICK THISTLE  7  2  1  4  10 24  7  -14
       went  on  to  crown  the  win  with  further SPARTANS WFC  7  1  3  3  6  21  6  -15
       goals  from  Shivohn  Honeyman  and  Nyla HAMILTON ACADEMICAL  7  1  1  5  5  23  4  -18
       Murphy.                          HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN   7  1  0  6  5  17  3  -12
            The  other  match  played  saw
       Kilmarnock  share  six  goals  with  Celtic 2 Spartans 2; Glasgow City 1 Rangers 1; Motherwell 2 Hearts
                                        0; Partick 2 Hamilton 2; Hibernian 1 Aberdeen 0.
       Queen’s Park, who picked up their first
       point  of  the  campaign.  Mhairi  Fyfe  gave SWPL 2   P  W  D  L  F  A Pts GD
       the Spiders a first half lead which they held DUNDEE UTD  5  4  1  0  13  4  13  9
       until  just  before  half  time,  when  Shelley GLASGOW WOMEN  5  4  1  0  13  4  13  9
       Campbell levelled, but Abbi McDonald put  KILMARNOCK   6  3  1  2  20 13 10  7
                                        BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE   5  2  1  2  9  7  7  2
       them back in front from the penalty spot a  STIRLING UNIVERSITY  6  1  2  3  3  12  5  -9
       minute later. Fyfe then scored her second  ST JOHNSTONE  5  1  1  3  7  12  4  -5
       after  the  break  but  Killie  staged  a  late QUEEN'S PARK  6  0  1  5  6  14  1  -8
       fightback and salvaged a point when Lisa
       Swanson and Alex Middleton both scored Kilmarnock 3 Queen’s Park 3; Stirling 0 Glasgow 5.
       in the last four minutes.
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