Hibernian Women Deny Glasgow City Victory for Second Time

Hibernian Women denied Glasgow City a win for the second time this season in the ScottishPower Women’s Premier League.

Aberdeen 1-2 Montrose
Celtic 2-0 Partick Thistle
Hearts 8-1 Hamilton Academical
Motherwell 0-3 Rangers
Glasgow City 0-0 Hibernian

Glasgow City were held to a goalless home draw by Hibernian, but they remain unbeaten and at the top of the league by four points. It was only the second time City have dropped points this season, the previous one being a 1-1 draw, also against Hibs.

Rangers were one up early on at Motherwell through Katie Wilkinson, with Quinty Sabajo and Laura Berry adding one each in the last quarter of the match as the Gers edged ahead of Celtic on goals scored.

Celtic struck twice in four minutes before the half-hour mark against Partick Thistle, with Amy Gallacher and Maria McAneny the scorers.

Second-placed Hearts overran Hamilton Academical 8-1, led by a Georgia Timms hat-trick, while Josephine Giard had pulled it back to 3-1 for the Accies.

Mya Christie’s opener for Aberdeen was quickly cancelled out by Kaela McDonald-Nguah of Montrose, before Louise Brown completed the turnaround to push her side into the top half of the table.

SWPL 2

East Fife 0-7 Dundee United
Boroughmuir Thistle 1-0 Spartans
Gartcairn 2-4 Queen’s Park
Livingston 6-0 Stirling University
St Johnstone 2-7 Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock ran out 7-0 winners at St Johnstone to go ten points clear at the top of the table.

Boroughmuir Thistle beat Spartans by the only goal to leapfrog them into second spot.

Queen’s Park are four points ahead of Gartcairn following a 4-2 victory away to them.

Dundee United scored seven goals at East Fife to climb to fifth place.

Livingston went seventh on goal difference after hitting basement side Stirling University for six.