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However, just as the home side were enjoying their best spell of the match, Spain hit
them with a sucker punch. Hermoso played a clever one-two with Putellas before firing a right
footed shot high into the net past Alexander from a tight angle.
Martinez Losa introduced Jennifer Beattie, Lucy Graham and Jane Ross as Scotland
continued to press for a goal but they could not find a way through as Spain saw out the match.
Scotland remain in second spot on the group on ten points, a point ahead of Hungary,
as they aim to secure a place in next year’s FIFA World Cup. Their next task in their quest to
qualify will be a trip to play fourth placed Ukraine on June 24th for their re-arranged qualifier.
Scotland: Lee Alexander, Lisa Evans, Sophie Howard, Rachel Corsie, Nicola Docherty (sub
Jennifer Beattie 73mins), Samantha Kerr (sub Lucy Graham 85mins), Erin Cuthbert, Claire
Emslie, Caroline Weir, Abi Harrison (sub Lana Clelland 57mins), Martha Thomas (sub Jane
Ross 86mins). Subs not used: Leah Eddie, Jenna Clark, Jenna Fife, Chloe Arthur, Christie
Murray, Eartha Cumings, Lizzie Arnot.
Spain: Sandra Panos, Andrea Pereira (sub Ona Batlle 76mins), Ivana Andres, Maria Pilar
Leon, Olga Carmona, Laia Aleixandri, Sheila Garcia Gomez, Aitana Bonmati (sub Teresa
Abelleira 89mins), Alexia Putellas, Jennifer Hermoso, Esther Gonzalez (sub Barbara Latorre
75mins). Subs not used: Dolores Gallardo, Irene Paredes, Amaiur Sarriegi Isasa, Claudia
Zornoza, Leila Ouahabi, Lucia Garcia, Maite Oroz, Nerea Eizagirre, Misa Rodriguez.
Park’s Motor Group SWPL

Internatiomal duties, including Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Spain, meant that all
of the action in the league over the weekend took place in SWPL 2.
Boroughmuir Thistle kept hold of second place in the table despite being held to a
1-1 draw by St Johnstone. Morgan Steedman put St Johnstone in front after twelve minutes,
with Elvie McLean earning Boroughmuir a share of the spoils midway through the second half.
Glasgow Women closed the gap on second place to a single point, with a game in
hand, thanks to a 3-0 victory away to Kilmarnock. The first half was goalless but just after
the hour, Cara Henderson gave Glasgow the lead and Sophie McGoldrick made it two just
three minutes later. McGoldrick then
went on to round off a good day for her SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
side by scoring her second goal in injury RANGERS 22 21 1 0 83 9 64 74
GLASGOW CITY 22 19 2 1 79 12 59 67
time.
CELTIC 22 15 3 4 68 18 48 50
Champions Dundee Utd HIBERNIAN 21 10 2 9 34 24 32 10
meanwhile made it nineteen wins from ABERDEEN 21 8 2 11 31 51 26 -20
21 matches when scoring seven times SPARTANS WFC 22 5 9 8 25 45 24 -20
without reply past Stirling University. MOTHERWELL 22 5 3 14 25 70 18 -45
PARTICK THISTLE 21 4 5 12 26 57 17 -31
Erin Ross and Danni McGinley gave HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 22 4 2 16 16 58 14 -42
United a two-goal lead at half time, with HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 21 1 3 17 11 54 6 -43
Tammy Harkin hitting a quickfire double
just after the hour. Nyla Murphy also got
on the scoresheet before McGinley
netted her second and Harkin completed SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
her hat-trick late on. DUNDEE UTD 21 19 2 0 80 14 59 66
On Wednesday night, Kilmarnock BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 21 10 4 7 44 33 34 11
bounced back from defeat three days GLASGOW WOMEN 20 9 7 6 5 5 9 40 28 33 12
ST JOHNSTONE
-6
36 42 26
21
earlier to run out 4-1 winners at Queen’s
KILMARNOCK 19 6 5 8 41 43 23 -2
Park. Alex Middleton hit a hat-trick for QUEEN'S PARK 17 2 4 11 17 39 10 -22
Killie and Abby Robinson added the STIRLING UNIVERSITY 19 2 2 15 12 71 8 -59
other, whilst the Spiders’ consolation
Kilmarnock 0 Glasgow Women 3; Stirling Univ 0 Dundee Utd 7;
came from Courtney Whyte. St Johnstone 1 Boroughmuir 1.
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