Glasgow City overcome Hearts to go second in the SWPL

Glasgow City overcome Hearts to go second in the SWPL
Glasgow City on the ball during the win over Hearts Photo Colin PoultneySWPL

Glasgow City overcome Hearts to go second in the ScottishPower SWPL, leaders Rangers eventually saw off Aberdeen, Celtic and Hibernian drew 1-1.

ScottishPower SWPL 1
Glasgow City 5-1 Hearts
Montrose 2-0 Hamilton Academical
Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen
Motherwell 1-1 Partick Thistle
Celtic 1-1 Hibernian

Rangers took over an hour to breakdown Aberdeen, with Katie Wilkinson eventually putting them ahead. The points were secured very late on with Holly Daniel’s own-goal, before Mia McAulay got the third in stoppage time.

Nicole Kozlova bagged a brace as Glasgow City hit Hearts 5-1. Natalie Wróbel, Abi Harrison and Sofia Määttä also found the net before Jenna Slattery’s late reply. City are up to second with five straight wins, sitting a point short of Rangers with a game in hand.

Celtic took an early lead through Natalie Ross against Hibernian but the visitors claimed a point after Kathleen McGovern equalised in the last 20 minutes.

Celtic v Hibernian SWPL
Kathleen McGovern celebrates scoring Hibernians equaliser Photo Malcolm MackenzieSWPL

Motherwell led Partick for an hour with a Carla Boyce penalty but Thistle also rescued a point as Mya Bates levelled with six minutes left.

Montrose defeated Hamilton with two second-half goals, Chloe Gover’s opener added to by Talitha Robb with 10 minutes to go.

SWPL 2
East Fife 0-5 Kilmarnock
Boroughmuir Thistle 5-0 St Johnstone
Dundee United 4-3 Stirling University
Livingston 1-2 Gartcairn
Spartans 2-0 Queen’s Park

Kilmarnock kept top spot on goal-difference with five unanswered goals at East Fife, Spartans beating Queen’s Park to stay on Killie’s heels. Boroughmuir climbed to third place, Stirling University just missed a first point when losing a seven-goal thriller to Dundee United, Gartcairn leapfrogged Livingston in the table by beating them away from home.

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Wilf Frith
Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.
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