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The SBS Scottish Women’s Premier League has only seen two rounds of matches in SWPL 1,
but the table has something of a familiar look about it.
Glasgow City sit on top of the table following their 8-1 victory against Forfar
Farmington. Kirsty Howat’s early goal for City was cancelled out by Donna Paterson but
Rachel McLauchlan and Joanne Love, along with a second from Howat, ensured that the
reigning Champions were three ahead by half time. Aoife Colvill increased their lead after the
restart, Mairead Fulton and Leanne Ross joining her on the scoresheet before Howat
completed her hat-trick to round off the scoring.
Hibernian meanwhile are second after running out 6-0 winners away to
Motherwell. Rachael Boyle, Charlotte Potts and Amy Muir put Hibs into a three-goal lead
at the break and Colette Cavanagh made it four, Potts completed her second and Shannon
Leishman netted the final goal late on.
Rangers are the third team on maximum points as they recorded a 1-0 success at
Spartans. Demi Vance settled matters with the only goal of the game, on the quarter hour.
Celtic meanwhile bounced back from their opening day defeat and it was Hearts
who caught the backlash, being on the end of a 10-0 defeat. Eight different players got on the
scoresheet for the Hoops as Natalie Ross and Kathleen McGovern each netted twice along
with Summer Green, Rachel Donaldson, Tegan Bowie, Chloe Craig, Anita Moral and Sarah
Ewens.
Aberdeen continue to set the early pace in SWPL 2, making it three wins on the
trot by beating Queen’s Park 5-1. Francesca Ogilvie gave the Dons a tenth minute lead
which was cancelled out by Sophie McGoldrick, before Eva Thomson netted either side of
half time and after Bayley Hutchison made it four, an own goal completed the scoring.
Hamilton Academical hold on to second place despite going down to a 2-1 defeat
at the hands of Glasgow Women. Kaitlyn Canavan put Glasgow ahead after fourteen
minutes, with Ellie Kane equalising just
F
before half time. With five minutes SWPL 1 P 2 W D 0 L 0 10 A Pts GD 9
1
6
GLASGOW CITY
2
remaining, Taylor Hamill netted a
HIBERNIAN 2 2 0 0 8 1 6 7
decisive second for Glasgow, for a result RANGERS 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 5
which takes them up to third. CELTIC 2 1 0 1 10 2 3 8
St Johnstone possess the FORFAR FARMINGTON 2 1 0 1 5 10 3 -5
division’s other 100% record as they won SPARTANS LFC 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 -2
MOTHERWELL 2 0 0 2 2 10 0 -8
3-2 away to Partick Thistle. Ellie HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 2 0 0 2 1 15 0 -14
Cowie twice put Saints ahead during the
first half, with Emma Craig and an own Glasgow City 8 Forfar 1; Hearts 0 Celtic 10; Motherwell 0 Hibernian
goal levelling on each occasion, before 6; Spartans 0 Rangers 1.
Morgan Steedman netted the winning SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
goal with two minutes left. ABERDEEN 3 3 0 0 18 4 9 14
Dundee Utd meanwhile won GLASGOW WOMEN 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 3
for the first time, 3-1 against Stirling HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 2
ST JOHNSTONE 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 2
University. Robyn Smith, Holly Napier PARTICK THISTLE 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 2
and Jade McLaren were all on target for DUNDEE UTD 3 1 1 1 7 6 4 1
United, with Shana MacPhail replying. KILMARNOCK 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 -5 0
Kilmarnock have got off the QUEEN'S PARK 3 1 0 2 3 8 3
STIRLING UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 3 2 9 0 -7
mark, thanks to a 1-0 win at BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 3 0 0 3 1 13 0 -12
Boroughmuir Thistle. Laura Neil
grabbed a late winner to hand Killie their Aberdeen 5 Queen’s Park 1; Boroughmuir 0 Kilmarnock 1; Dundee
Utd 3 Stirling 1; Hamilton 1 Glasgow 2; Partick 2 St Johnstone 3.
first points of the season.
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