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Danske Bank NI Women’s Premiership

Cliftonville Ladies power on at the top of the Danske Bank NI Women’s Premiership and
remain five points ahead after winning 3-1 away to Linfield. Kirsty McGuinness gave Cliftonville
the lead against her former club on the stroke of half time but Linfield battled back after the break
to equalise through Carla Devine. Erin Montgomery put the Reds back in front on the hour mark
and McGuinness wrapped up the points with her second goal.
Glentoran bounced back after defeat to Cliftonville seven days earlier and it was Derry
City who caught the backlash. Lauren Wade led the scoring with a hat-trick as the Glens ran out
7-0 winners, after Cora Morgan and Sarah Connolly had given them a two-goal lead. Connolly
netted her second during the second half and Sasha Clare also got on the scoresheet for the
reigning Champions.
Crusaders Strikers have leapt up into third place, following their 4-1 victory away to its
previous occupants, Sion Swifts. The home side had been unbeaten since the opening day of the
season but found themselves two behind P W D L F A Pts GD
through a Caoimhe Walsh own goal and CLIFTONVILLE LADIES 7 7 0 0 33 2 21 31
Mairead McCann. Kelly Crompton pulled GLENTORAN 7 5 1 1 27 6 16 21
a goal back for Sion before half time but CRUSADERS STRIKERS 7 4 1 2 18 15 13 3
McCann restored the two-goal advantage LINFIELD LADIES 7 3 2 2 17 14 11 3
SION SWIFTS 7 3 2 2 14 11 11 3
on the hour with her second goal and
LISBURN LADIES 7 1 1 5 8 25 4 -17
Emily Wilson capped an impressive result DERRY CITY 7 0 2 5 2 23 2 -21
for her side with the final goal late on. MID ULSTER LADIES 7 0 1 6 6 29 1 -23
The two newly promoted side met
each other, with both still seeking their Glentoran 7 Derry 0; Linfield 1 Cliftonville 3; Mid Ulster 2 Lisburn 4;
Sion 1 Crusaders 4.
first victory of the season, and it was
Lisburn Ladies who broke that duck with a 4-2 victory away to Mid Ulster Ladies. Niamh
O’Donnell’s early goal for Mid Ulster was cancelled out by Stacey Murdough on the half hour and
Sara Stevenson netted twice ahead of half time. Roisin Bolger reduced the arrears after the break
but Lisburn went on to seal the points when Stevenson scored her hat-trick goal.

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Front cover photo: Celtic’s Olivia Chance turns away from Abbi Grant of Glasgow City during the
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