Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.25 2022-23

Motherwell were the first team to book their place in the semi finals with a comfortable 4-0
victory away to Glasgow Women. Carla's Boyce's penalty had them ahead inside three
minutes and she doubled the lead early in the second half as well. Loran Doran-Barr made the
game safe with a stunning 25-yard half volley that went in off the bar. Boyce then completed
the scoring by securing her hat-trick, diverting Kodie Hay's cross into the net to make it 4-0.
Next up was Celtic's trip to Hearts and the Jambos threatened a shock as Monica
Forsyth gave them a half time lead. However Celtic went through the gears in the second half
and Hana Kerner's first Hoops goal make it 1-1 before Claire O'Riordan gave them the lead.
Shen Menglu, Chloe Craig and Natasha Flint all got on the scoresheet in the last fifteen
minutes as it finished 5-1.
Glasgow City also booked their place in the hat for the draw but lowest ranked side
Kilmarnock did not make it easy for them. The SWPL2 third placed team impressed in their
defence for large periods against the runaway SPWL1 leaders, who eventually triumphed 3-0.
Goals from Kinga Kozak and Jenna Clark were added to by a Reese McCulloch own goal in
the second half as City booked their first trip to Hampden Park.
Rangers wrapped up the Sky Sports Cup in December and they showed they are in the
mood for a cup double after hammering Hibernian 6-0 at Broadwood. After Lizzie Arnot's
opener, three goals in four minutes from Rachel McLaughlin, Sam Kerr and Brogan Hay
effectively ended the game as a contest before half time. Captain Kathryn Hill made it 5-0 on
her return from injury and 17-year-old Emma Watson made it 6-0 from the penalty spot to
complete the rout.
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The quarter finals of the Women’s SWPL 1 P W D L F A Pts GD
Scottish Cup meant that just one match GLASGOW CITY 22 20 2 0 94 7 62 87
was played throughout the league over the CELTIC 22 18 2 2 90 4 56 86
weekend. RANGERS 22 17 4 1 89 5 55 84
In SWPL 2, the game between St HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 22 12 4 6 33 19 40 14
Johnstone and Boroughmuir Thistle HIBERNIAN 22 9 5 8 45 34 32 11
had been postponed seven days earlier PARTICK THISTLE 22 9 4 9 37 50 31 -13
but a hasty rearrangement meant that the MOTHERWELL 22 8 6 8 28 39 30 -11
teams would meet the following weekend SPARTANS WFC 22 7 5 5 2 10 19 38 26 -19
-40
DUNDEE UTD
15 21 61 17
22
instead. ABERDEEN 22 4 3 15 20 56 15 -36
Both teams went into the match
HAMILTON ACADEMICAL 22 4 1 17 20 74 13 -54
seeking a victory to boost their hopes of GLASGOW WOMEN 22 0 0 22 6 115 0 -109
challenging for a top two position and it
turned out to be a tight one, being defined
in a six-minute spell during the second
half.
W
P
A Pts GD
F
Courtney McAvoy gave SWPL 2 19 13 D 3 L 3 55 18 42 37
MONTROSE
Boroughmuir hopes of a crucial victory
GARTCAIRN WOMEN 19 10 3 6 34 34 33 0
when she put them in front with twenty KILMARNOCK 19 9 5 5 28 18 32 10
minutes remaining but shortly ST JOHNSTONE 19 8 5 6 26 28 29 -2
afterwards, Fern Newbigging struck to QUEEN'S PARK 19 9 1 9 32 31 28 1
ensure the game finished in a 1-1 draw. St BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE 19 7 6 6 40 28 27 12
Johnstone are therefore four points STIRLING UNIVERSITY 19 3 5 11 23 51 14 -28
behind second placed Gartcairn EAST FIFE 19 0 6 13 18 48 6 -30
Women, with Thistle a further two
points adfrift. St Johnstone 1 Boroughmuir 1.
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