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Park’s Motor Group SWPL

Rangers require five more points to be confirmed as
Champions after they defeated Aberdeen 4-0 in front
of a healthy crowd at Ibrox Stadium. Sam Kerr opened
the scoring on the half hour and Kayla McCoy made it
two on the stroke of half time, before Nicola Docherty
and Lizzie Arnot sealed the win with further goals after
the break.
Glasgow City kept up the chase in second place
with a 2-0 success away to Hearts. Hayley Lauder gave
City the lead just before half time and Peyton Preya
sealed the win with a 20-yard strike, eight minutes
from time.
Celtic meanwhile raced to a 6-0 victory at Aberdeen’s Eva Thomson is closed down by
Hamilton Academical. Olivia Chance gave them a Sam Kerr of Rangers
first half lead before Charlie Wellings netted twice before (Colin Poultney/collargeimages.co.uk).
the break and the striker completed her hat-trick early in
the second half. Clarissa Larisey then extended their advantage, before a Megan Quinn own
goal rounded off the scoring.
Hibernian returned to winning ways by beating Partick Thistle 2-0. Both goals
came inside the opening half hour, Michaela McAlonie giving Hibs the lead and Shannon
Leishman adding the second.
Motherwell narrowed the gap on Spartans to three points by winning their meeting
1-0. Chelsie Watson scored the only goal of the game for Motherwell, midway through the
first half.
SWPL 2 title winners Dundee Utd saw their unbeaten record come to a crashing end
as they were beaten 4-1 by Boroughmuir Thistle. Elise Macara gave Thistle a first half lead
which was increased after the break by Brogan Anderson and Courtney McAvoy. Danni
McGinlay pulled one back for United but
SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
Boroughmuir completed a win which
RANGERS 24 23 1 0 92 9 70 83
keeps them in the second promotion GLASGOW CITY 24 21 2 1 85 12 65 73
place when Caitlin Armstrong scored CELTIC 24 17 3 4 76 18 54 58
their fourth goal. HIBERNIAN 23 11 2 10 36 29 35 7
St Johnstone consolidated ABERDEEN 23 8 2 13 31 56 26 -25
SPARTANS WFC 24 5 9 10 25 50 24 -25
themselves in fourth by winning 2-1
MOTHERWELL 24 6 3 15 26 71 21 -45
away to Kilmarnock. Second half goals PARTICK THISTLE 23 4 5 14 26 61 17 -35
from Nicola Jamieson and Alex Robson HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 24 5 2 17 17 60 17 -43
earned them the points, before Killie HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 23 2 3 18 12 60 9 -48
grabbed an injury time consolation via
Hamilton 0 Celtic 6; Hearts 0 Glasgow City 2; Partick 0 Hibernian 2;
an own goal. Rangers 4 Aberdeen 0; Spartans 0 Motherwell 1.
Queen’s Park put a gap of five
SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
points between themselves and Stirling
DUNDEE UTD 22 19 2 1 81 18 59 63
University after they defeated them BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 23 12 4 7 53 35 40 18
4-0. Abbi McDonald, Holly McIndoe GLASGOW WOMEN 21 10 6 5 43 28 36 15
and Lauren Ray all scored as the Spiders ST JOHNSTONE 23 9 5 9 40 43 32 -3
KILMARNOCK 22 7 5 10 47 51 26 -4
raced into a three-goal lead inside the
QUEEN'S PARK 20 3 4 13 22 46 13 -24
opening half hour and Sarah MacLeod STIRLING UNIVERSITY 21 2 2 17 12 77 8 -65
completed the scoring for her side late
Boroughmuir 4 Dundee Utd 1; Kilmarnock 1 St Johnstone 2;
on.
Queen’s Park 4 Stirling 0.
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