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Park’s Motor Group SWPL

Rangers will go into the Christmas and New Year break as leaders of Park’s Motor Group SWPL 1
following their 5-2 victory away to Spartans. They went into the interval with a two-goal lead,
courtesy of a Lizzie Arnot header and a superb 25-yard strike from Samantha Kerr, and the same two
players struck again in the opening six minutes of the second half. Brogan Hay then made it five,
before a late Spartans rally saw them reduce the arrears through a Tessel Middag own goal and
Rebecca Galbraith penalty.
Glasgow City stay two points off the pace as they won 2-0 at Partick Thistle. Jenna Clark
headed City in front just before the half hour and after an outstanding display from Thistle
goalkeeper Lauren McGregor kept her side in the game, Aoife Colvill finally broke her resistance
with the second goal, five minutes from time.
Celtic went into their game with Motherwell on the back of having won the League Cup
seven days earlier and the visitors were unfortunate to be on the receiving end of their celebrations.
Shen Mengyu put the Hoops in front after sixteen minutes, with Olivia Chance and a Chloe Craig
penalty extending their lead before half time. Charlie Wellings made it four and after Jacynta
Galabadaarachchi and Clarissa Larisey put them even further ahead, Wellings netted her second to
put the seal on a 7-0 victory.
Aberdeen put an end to their winless run with a 2-1 success away to Hamilton
Academical, which catapults them back up the table into fifth place. Bayley Hutchison gave
Aberdeen a sixteenth minute lead and the hot young prospect netted her second early in the second
half. Josephine Giard gave the Accies hope when she pulled one back late on but they could not
prevent Aberdeen from securing three valuable points.
On Wednesday night, Hibernian were 3-1 winners over Hearts in their derby match at
Tynecastle Park. Rachael Boyle and Siobhan Hunter put Hibs two ahead during the first half and
after Erin Rennie pulled one back for Hearts, Eilidh Adams sealed the points by scoring the third
goal late on.
Dundee Utd have put themselves into a strong position at the top of SWPL 2 with a 4-0
victory over third placed Kilmarnock. All four goals came in a twenty minute spell either side of
half time, Neve Guthririe and Cassie Cowper putting them two ahead at the break, with a Danni
McGinley penalty and Molly Reeve own goal rounding off the scoring.
United therefore have a lead of three
SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
points, with a game in hand, from second
RANGERS 11 10 1 0 45 5 31 40
placed Glasgow Women who remain GLASGOW CITY 11 9 2 0 41 6 29 35
unbeaten but were held to a 1-1 draw by St CELTIC 11 8 2 1 39 9 26 30
Johnstone. Glasgow opened the scoring HIBERNIAN 11 6 1 4 19 10 19 9
through Sophie McGoldrick in the sixth ABERDEEN 11 3 1 7 13 29 10 -16
minute but they were pegged back to a MOTHERWELL 11 3 1 7 12 37 10 -25
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 11 3 0 8 10 25 9 -15
fourth draw in ten matches when Nicola
SPARTANS WFC 11 1 6 4 10 28 9 -18
Jamieson equalised for St Johnstone, PARTICK THISTLE 11 2 2 7 12 30 8 -18
midway through the second half. HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 11 1 2 8 8 29 5 -21
The points were also shared in the
other game, Boroughuir Thistle Celtic 7 Motherwell 0; Hamilton 1 Aberdeen 2; Partick 0 Glasgow
finishing level at 1-1 with improving City 2; Spartans 2 Rangers 5; Hearts 1 Hibernian 3.
Queen’s Park. Courtney McAvoy gave SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
Boroughmuir the lead shortly before half DUNDEE UTD 9 8 1 0 33 6 25 27
time, with the Spiders levelling the scores GLASGOW WOMEN 10 6 4 4 2 0 3 23 12 22 11 5
9
KILMARNOCK
25 20 14
through Abbi McDonald, six minutes into
BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 9 4 1 4 20 16 13 4
the second half. ST JOHNSTONE 8 1 2 5 11 21 5 -10
There will be a round of SWPL 2 STIRLING UNIVERSITY 8 1 1 6 5 28 4 -23
fixtures taking place this coming Sunday, QUEEN'S PARK 9 0 3 6 8 22 3 -14
including the top of the table clash between
Boroughmuir 1 Queen’s Park 1; Dundee Utd 4 Kilmarnock 0;
Dundee Utd and Glasgow Women. Glasgow 1 St Johnstone 1.
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