Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.19 2022-23

It has been a busy week in the SWPL with two rounds of fixtures but
business as usual for the title challengers as they keep on winning.
Glasgow City hold on to their lead after a 3-0 victory away to
fourth placed Hearts. Emily Whelan put them in front on the quarter
hour and they sealed the win after the break with further goals from
Jenna Clark and Lauren Davidson.
Celtic also faced an awkward away trip to Spartans but
similarly came through with a 3-0 win. The game was goalless at half
time but minutes after the restart, Jacynta Galabadaarachchi broke
the deadlock shortly after coming on as a substitute. Olivia Fergusson
made it two and an own goal completed another victory for the
Hoops. Aberdeen’s Nadine Hansson shields
This left Rangers facing Hibernian on Thursday night and from Maria McAneny of Celtic
they kept themselves in the running as they defeated the fifth placed (SWPL/Colin Poultney).
side 4-0. Hannah Davison headed them in front and after the break,
Kirsty Howat netted twice before Davison scored her second.
Partick Thistle moved themselves back into the top six, thanks to a 1-0 win against Hamilton
Academical. After a tricky run against the top three teams, Cara Henderson scored the only goal of
the game to get Thistle’s season back on track.
Motherwell also stepped up their challenge for a top half place, thanks to a 2-0 success away
to Glasgow Women on Tuesday night. Carla Boyce netted a goal in each half to leave her side one
point behind Partick and Spartans a further point adrift, with the cut off point approaching.
Dundee Utd have moved away from the bottom two places after emerging as 2-1 winners from
a vital clash away to Aberdeen. Tammy Harkin and Danni McGinley scored the goals to give United
three valuable points, despite Hannah Stewart pulling one back for the Dons via a late penalty.
A narrow 1-0 victory away to
Kilmarnock has kept Montrose three SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
points clear at the top of SWPL 2. Lauren GLASGOW CITY 18 16 2 0 72 7 50 65
Gordon scored the only goal of the game, CELTIC 18 15 2 1 78 3 47 75
early in the second half, to keep her side in RANGERS 18 14 4 0 77 2 46 75
pole position. HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 18 9 3 6 25 18 30 7
Gartcairn Women meanwhile HIBERNIAN 18 8 3 7 40 31 27 9
remain on Montrose’s heels, thanks to a 5-2 PARTICK THISTLE 18 6 4 8 26 42 22 -16
win against East Fife. Georgina McTear’s MOTHERWELL 18 5 6 7 21 33 21 -12
early goal was cancelled out by Nicola SPARTANS WFC 18 5 5 8 16 35 20 -19
Wallace, but Megan Wands, Jane O’Toole DUNDEE UTD 18 5 2 11 20 55 17 -35
and Ami Robertson then put Cairn in a ABERDEEN 18 4 2 12 16 42 14 -26
strong position. Chloe Guppy then reduced HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 18 4 1 13 19 55 13 -36
the arrears for Fife but Cairn were not GLASGOW WOMEN 18 0 0 18 6 93 0 -87
finished and a Wands penalty completed the
scoring. Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0; Dundee Utd 0 Rangers 4; Glasgow City 8
Queen’s Park leapfrogged Partick 1; Hamilton 0 Spartans 1; Hibernian 7 Glasgow Women 0;
Motherwell 1 Hearts 1. (Mid) Glasgow Women 0 Motherwell 2;
Boroughmuir Thistle in the table after Spartans 0 Celtic 3; Partick 1 Hamilton 0; Aberdeen 1 Dundee Utd 2;
winning their meeting 3-2. Caitlin McKee Hearts 0 Glasgow City 3; Rangers 4 Hibernian 0.
was on target twice for the Spiders, with SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
Abby Callaghan adding the other, whilst MONTROSE 16 11 2 3 46 16 35 30
Boroughmuir’s replies came from Samantha GARTCAIRN WOMEN 16 10 2 4 33 23 32 10
Duncan and Shannon Todd. KILMARNOCK 15 7 4 4 23 16 25 7
Stirling University increased the ST JOHNSTONE 16 7 3 6 24 27 24 -3
gap between themselves and the foot of the QUEEN'S PARK 15 7 1 7 28 28 22 0
table when they defeated St Johnstone BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 16 5 5 6 31 27 20 4
21 45 13
9
2-1. After Jodie Owens had given St STIRLING UNIVERSITY 16 3 0 4 5 11 14 38 5 -24
16
-24
Johnstone a thirteenth minute lead, Stirling EAST FIFE
hit back and a double from Shana MacPhail Boroughmuir 2 Queen’s Park 3; Gartcairn 5 East Fife 2; Kilmarnock
gave them the points. 0 Montrose 1; Stirling Univ 2 St Johnstone 1.
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