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Park’s Motor Group SWPL

Glasgow City held on to the leadership of Park’s Motor Group SWPL 1 and put a huge dent in Celtic’s
challenge after they beat them 2-1 with the benefit of two first half goals. Priscilla Chinchllla gave City
the lead and Clare Shine made it two on the stroke of half time. Charlie Wellings renewed hopes for Celtic
just after the hour mark but City managed to hold on for three vital points to keep hold of their one point
advantage.
Rangers meanwhile swept to a 4-0 victory away to Hamilton Academical. Jane Ross opened
the scoring with a well taken goal and Kayla McCoy doubled their lead just before the break. McCoy
completed her double after the break and Janni Arnth Jensen headed in the fourth goal late on.
Hibernian rediscovered their winning form and in some style, defeating Motherwell 7-1.
Alexa Coyle gave them the lead in the opening minute and the striker added a second goal, before Joelle
Murray and an Amy Gallacher penalty put them four ahead at the break. Eilidh Adams further increased
Hibs’ in the second half with a brace and Gallacher rounded off their scoring with her own second goal,
before Amy Anderson netted an injury time consolation for the visitors.
Spartans continued their recent good form by running out 4-0 winners over Hearts. The game
swung firmly Spartans’ way with goals either side of the
interval, a Holly Aitchison own goal giving them the lead
on the brink of half time and Louise Mason doubling their
advantage two minutes after the restart. Caley Gibb and
Emma McFadyen then added further goals in a five
minutes spell to put the seal on a third successive win for
their side.
Aberdeen meanwhile came from behind to win
2-1 away to Partick Thistle in a match tinged with some
controversy. Thistle got off to a great start and took a ninth
minute lead through Cara McBrearty and then had a
second goal ruled out for a foul. The game turned around
in the second half when Bayley Hutchison equalised just
before the hour mark and the young striker netted her
second to secure the win, eight minutes from time.
Dundee Utd are now so far ahead at the top of Celtic striker Charlie Wellings closes down
SWPL 2 that they are almost on a lap of honour. They followed Claire Walsh of Glasgow City
up a Thursday night win over St Johnstone by (Colin Poultney/collargeimages.co.uk).
beating Stirling University 3-0, opening
up a lead of twenty points in the process. All SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
of the goals against Stirling came during the GLASGOW CITY 20 17 2 1 71 12 53 59
first half, Robyn Smith putting them ahead RANGERS 18 17 1 0 72 8 52 64
after six minutes and two goals in a minute CELTIC 20 13 3 4 58 17 42 41
from Jade McLaren, shortly before half time, HIBERNIAN 18 8 2 8 30 19 26 11
put the seal on a sixteenth win in eighteen SPARTANS WFC 20 5 8 7 23 42 23 -19
matches. ABERDEEN 18 7 1 10 28 47 22 -19
Glasgow Women remain on course MOTHERWELL 19 5 2 12 21 60 17 -39
for the runners-up spot despite being held to PARTICK THISTLE 18 4 4 10 23 51 16 -28
a 2-2 draw by Kilmarnock, the sixth time HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 20 4 2 14 15 48 14 -33
they have shared the points in a league match HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 19 1 3 15 10 46 6 -36
this season. Glasgow led at the break with a
goal from Robin Gallacher, with Alex Hibernian 7 Motherwell 1; Partick 1 Aberdeen 2; Spartans 4 Hearts
Middleton levelling the scores just before the 0; Glasgow City 2 Celtic 1; Hamilton 0 Rangers 4.
hour. Sophie McGoldrick put Glasgow back in
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W
P
A Pts GD
front again but once more, Killie fought back SWPL 2 18 16 D 2 L 0 66 14 50 52
DUNDEE UTD
for a share of the spoils when Lisa Swanson GLASGOW WOMEN 17 8 6 3 37 23 30 14
equalised three minutes later. BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 16 7 2 7 31 29 23 2
Boroughmuir Thistle’s hopes of KILMARNOCK 16 6 4 6 40 35 22 5
challenging for second place took a knock as ST JOHNSTONE 16 4 4 8 23 38 16 -15
they drew 1-1 with St Johnstone. Courtney STIRLING UNIVERSITY 15 2 2 11 11 49 8 -38
McAvoy gave Boroughmuir the lead on 21 QUEEN'S PARK 14 1 4 9 13 33 7 -20
minutes, with the visitors hitting back after
the break to earn themselves a point through Boroughmuir 1 St Johnstone 1; Dundee Utd 3 Stirling Univ 0;
an Ellie Cowie goal. Glasgow Women 2 Kilmarnock 2.
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