Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.11 2022-23

The top of the table clash in SWPL 1 ended with honours even as Glasgow City and Rangers
finished level at 1-1. The first half was goalless but seven minutes after the restart, City took the
lead through a Lauren Davidson penalty. Rangers replied with a penalty of their own from Tessel
Middag but late Rangers pressure could not bring a winner and they continue to head the table
on goal difference, with both teams remaining unbeaten.
The result was a great one though for Celtic as they narrowed the gap on the top two to a
single point with a 3-0 victory over Hearts. Amy Gallacher gave Celtic a sixteenth minute lead
and Olivia Fergusson headed in the second just before half time. Gallacher rounded off the
scoring for her side with her second goal, six minutes from time.
Partick Thistle continue do well and ran out 5-1 winners away to Hamilton
Academical. A huge bearing on the result was the sending off of Accies goalkeeper Chloe
Nicolson for handling outside the area after five minutes and Partick took full advantage, Linzi
Taylor and Rachel Donaldson putting them two ahead at half time. Abbie Ferguson made if three
before Taylor netted her second and Jordan McLintock scored a penalty, before Megan Quinn
replied from the penalty spot for the home side late on.
Hibernian meanwhile scored six times without reply past Glasgow Women to
consolidate their position in the top half. Rosie Livingstone broke the deadlock with a fine strike
and Eilidh Adams made it two before the break. An own goal from Shannon Leishman made it
three on the hour and Adams duly netted her second, before Krystyna Freda rounded off the
scoring with a brace in the last ten minutes.
Three first half goals powered Motherwell to a 4-1 victory over Aberdeen, which
stretches the gap between the two teams to seven points. Gill Inglis, Katie Rice and Kaela
McDonald-Nguah put the Women of Steel in control at the interval and after Bailley Collins
pulled one back for Aberdeen, McDonald-Nguah squashed any hopes of a comeback a minute
later with her second goal.
Dundee Utd leapfrogged SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
Spartans in the table after coming from RANGERS 10 9 1 0 48 1 28 47
GLASGOW CITY 10 9 1 0 37 3 28 34
behind to win their meeting 2-1. Spartans
CELTIC 10 9 0 1 47 2 27 45
did go ahead just before half time through
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 10 6 0 4 14 10 18 4
Alana Marshall but Tammy Harkin PARTICK THISTLE 10 4 3 3 18 15 15 3
levelled the scores on the hour and Danni HIBERNIAN 10 4 2 4 20 21 14 -1
McGinley netted an injury time winner. MOTHERWELL 10 3 2 5 14 21 11 -7
Gartcairn Women are continuing DUNDEE UTD 10 3 1 6 11 26 10 -15
to stretch the pace in SWPL 2, Jane SPARTANS WFC 10 2 3 5 10 22 9 -12
HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 10 3 0 7 12 35 9 -23
O’Toole scoring both goals as they won 2-0
ABERDEEN 10 1 1 8 8 30 4 -22
away to East Fife to preserve their lead of
GLASGOW WOMEN 10 0 0 10 4 57 0 -53
five points. It has been a memorable few
days for 16-year-old Holly Daniel who Celtic 3 Hearts 0; Dundee Utd 2 Spartans 1; Glasgow City 1
marked her first call up for Scotland U16s Rangers 1; Glasgow Women 0 Hibernian 6; Hamilton 1 Partick 5;
Motherwell 4 Aberdeen 1.
by scoring twice on her debut for second
placed Montrose in their 4-0 victory over SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
Stirling University, Charlotte Gammie GARTCAIRN WOMEN 9 7 1 1 21 10 22 11
and Louise Brown adding the others. MONTROSE 9 5 2 2 21 9 17 12
ST JOHNSTONE 9 4 2 3 11 10 14 1
Despite a goal from Ellie Cowie, St
KILMARNOCK 9 3 4 2 13 11 13 2
Johnstone lost ground with a 2-1 defeat
BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 9 3 3 3 18 14 12 4
to improving Queen’s Park, whose QUEEN'S PARK 9 3 1 5 13 16 10 -3
scorers were Abby Callaghan and Jaya STIRLING UNIVERSITY 9 2 2 5 10 24 8 -14
Gill, whilst a second half goal by Monica EAST FIFE 9 0 3 6 4 17 3 -13
Harty earned Kilmarnock a 1-0 victory
East Fife 0 Gartcairn 2; Kilmarnock 1 Boroughmuir 0; Queen’s Park
against Boroughmuir Thistle. 2 St Johnstone 1; Stirling 0 Montrose 4.
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