Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.1 2022-23

The Scottish Women’s Premier League got back to action on Wednesday night, with
three matches being played and it saw two of the early pacesetters extend their
respective 100% records.
This included reigning Champions Rangers, who made it five wins out of five
with a 6-0 success away to Partick Thistle. First half strikes from Kayla McCoy and
Brogan Hay gave the Light Blues a two-goal advantage going into the break, before
Chelsea Cornet, Lizzie Arnot, Lisa Martinez and Dina Orschamann added further goals
during the second half.
Glasgow City meanwhile made sure of keeping pace with Rangers, thanks to a
4-0 victory at Hibernian. All of the goals came during the first half, Lauren Davidson
giving City the lead with two minutes on the clock. Hayley Lauder made it two at the
midpoint of the half and they went on to add further goals just ahead of the break thanks
to Emily Wheland and Kinga Kozak.
Hearts have got off to a good start and they have consolidated themselves in
fourth place, courtesy of a 2-0 win against Dundee Utd. After a goalless first half,
Georgia Timms gave Hearts the lead within four minutes of the restart and Katie Rood
sealed a second win in successive matches when she doubled their lead five minutes
later.
The remaining three matches will be played this coming Sunday, with Celtic
having their opportunity to join the top two on fifteen points when they play at home to
Hamilton Academical.
Elsewhere, Spartans will be at home to Aberdeen, with both sides looking to
lift themselves up the table after tough
SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
starts to the new season, whilst RANGERS 5 5 0 0 35 0 15 35
Motherwell take on Glasgow GLASGOW CITY 5 5 0 0 27 0 15 27
Women in the other game. CELTIC 4 4 0 0 17 1 12 16
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 5 3 0 2 9 5 9 4
The Scottish Women’s Premier HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 4 2 0 2 7 13 6 -6
League Cup gets underway on Sunday, HIBERNIAN 5 2 0 3 9 17 6 -8
when the eight SWPL 2 clubs will DUNDEE UTD 5 1 1 3 6 13 4 -7
MOTHERWELL 4 1 1 2 4 12 4 -8
contest against each other in the First
SPARTANS WFC 4 1 1 2 2 12 4 -10
Round ties, with the winners joining PARTICK THISTLE 5 0 2 3 3 13 2 -10
the top flight clubs in the last sixteen. ABERDEEN 4 0 1 3 4 15 1 -11
St Johnstone, who have got GLASGOW WOMEN 4 0 0 4 3 25 0 -22
off to a great start in the league and
Hearts 2 Dundee Utd 0; Hibernian 0 Glasgow City 4; Partick 0
currently head the table with Rangers 6.
maximum points, travel to SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
Kilmarnock whilst Gartcairn ST JOHNSTONE 4 4 0 0 9 4 12 64
Women make their debut in the GARTCAIRN WOMEN 4 3 0 1 11 7 9 20
MONTROSE 4 2 1 1 13 5 7
competition with a home tie against KILMARNOCK 4 2 1 1 9 7 7 18
Boroughmuir Thistle. Montrose BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 4 2 0 2 12 10 6 -4
QUEEN'S PARK 4 1 0 3 7 10 3 -3
will be at home to Stirling
STIRLING UNIVERSITY 4 1 0 3 6 15 3 -26
University and East Fife, the other EAST FIFE 4 0 0 4 2 11 0 -69
team appearing in the Cup for the first
time, will be away to Queen’s Park.
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