Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.27 2022-23

The top three all recorded similar victories on Sunday, meaning that Glasgow City have
edged close towards the title after a fine 2-0 victory over Hearts. Emily Whelan opened
the scoring two minutes before half time, with Amy Muir adding the second on the hour
to seal a result which keeps her side eight points clear at the top.
Celtic played host to Partick Thistle and also won 2-0, to ensure that the gap
between themselves and Glasgow City did not increase. Amy Gallacher gave Celtic a 38th
minute lead, before an own goal by Rosie Slater midway through the second half made
the points safe.
Rangers completed a trio of 2-0 victories for the title contenders, their result
coming at home to Hibernian. It was a similar story as well for the timings of the goals,
Kirsty Howat breaking the deadlock just ahead of the interval and Samantha Kerr
wrapping up the win with the second on 66 minutes.
Motherwell continue to head the bottom half despite being held to a 1-1 draw by
Dundee Utd, for whom the point was a valuable one. Tiree Burchill gave ‘Well the lead
ten minutes ahead of the break, with Danni McGinley earning United a share of the
spoils during the second half.
Spartans meanwhile narrowed the gap on Motherwell to two points, thanks to a
2-1 success away to Aberdeen. Eilidh Shore got Aberdeen off to a great start by putting
them ahead in the opening minute but two goals in a three minute spell in the second
half, from Amelie Birse and Caley Gibb, turned the match around in Spartans’ favour.
Hamilton Academical picked up a crucial 2-0 victory over Glasgow Women,
Eilidh Austin giving the Accies an early lead and Chloe Muir netting the second in the
opening minute of the second half.
SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
Montrose continue to blaze a GLASGOW CITY 24 22 2 0 98 7 68 91
trail at the top of SWPL 2, preserving CELTIC 24 19 3 2 93 5 60 88
RANGERS 24 18 5 1 92 6 59 86
their ten point lead with a 3-2 win
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 24 13 4 7 34 21 43 13
away to Queen’s Park. Aimee Culley, HIBERNIAN 24 9 5 10 45 38 32 7
Stacey McFadyen and Charlotte PARTICK THISTLE 24 9 4 11 37 53 31 -16
Gammie were all on target for the MOTHERWELL 24 9 7 8 33 41 34 -8
SPARTANS WFC 24 9 5 10 22 39 32 -17
leaders, with Abby Callaghan and Ellie
ABERDEEN 24 5 3 16 24 59 18 -35
Kane replying. Gartcairn Women DUNDEE UTD 24 5 3 16 22 63 18 -41
regained second position thanks to a HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 24 5 1 18 23 78 16 -55
GLASGOW WOMEN 24 0 0 24 7 120 0 -113
3-1 victory at St Johnstone, given to
them by a Rebecca Cameron own goal, Aberdeen 1 Spartans 2; Celtic 2 Partick 0; Hamilton 2 Glasgow
Women 0; Hearts 0 Glasgow City 2; Motherwell 1 Dundee Utd 1;
Lauren Kerr and Georgina McTear.
Rangers 2 Hibernian 0.
Steffi Simson netted a consolation for SWPL 2 P W D L F A Pts GD
the home side. The result takes Cairn MONTROSE 21 14 4 3 61 23 46 38
back above Kilmarnock who shared GARTCAIRN WOMEN 21 11 3 7 38 37 36 1
KILMARNOCK 21 9 7 5 28 18 34 10
a goalless draw with Stirling BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 21 8 7 6 44 31 31 13
University, whilst Boroughmuir ST JOHNSTONE 21 8 6 7 27 31 30 -4
QUEEN'S PARK 21 9 1 11 35 36 28 -1
Thistle were 1-0 winners over East
STIRLING UNIVERSITY 21 4 6 11 25 52 18 -27
Fife with Samantha Duncan scoring EAST FIFE 21 1 6 14 20 50 9 -30
the only goal of the game during the
Boroughmuir 1 East Fife 0; Kilmarnock 0 Stirling Univ 0; Queen’s
first half. Park 2 Montrose 3; St Johnstone 1 Gartcairn 3.
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