Honours even at the top of the Scottish Women’s Championship

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Renfrew celebrations for 1-1 v Livingston. © Russel Hutcheson | SportPix for SWF

Renfrew recovered from their recent 10-1 humbling in Livingston by holding the Scottish Women’s Championship leaders to a 1-1 draw.

Livingston winger Beth McKay had given the visitors a half-time lead after she latched on to a neat pass from Raewyn Murphy after 18 minutes and fired it low into the net, but Renfrew forward Sinead Macleod drifted in at the back post to score a deserved equaliser on the 70th minute.

As full time approached Livingston spurned chances for the winner, and the draw means Rossvale, Ayr United and Inverness Caledonian Thistle move closer to the top two.

Caley Thistle came from behind to beat Hutchison Vale 2-1 at home thanks to a double from Rhea Hossack. Ayr United took maximum points from Dundee with goals from Clare Docherty and Lauren Sloan early in the game, ahead of a Dryburgh fightback which saw Alma Codegoni fire home from a corner into the roof of the net. Rossvale beat Morton 2-0 in Port Glasgow.

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Jennifer Campbell (Stenhousemuir) and Caitlin Lynch (FC Edinburgh). (Photo: Alex Todd | Sportpix for SWF)

In League One, leaders FC Edinburgh beat Stenhousemuir 3-1 at Ochilview which allowed St Mirren to climb into fourth in the table with a 6-1 victory over Dundee West. Westdyke consolidated in second with a 10-0 demolition of Gleniffer Thistle, while third placed Falkirk beat BSC Glasgow 3-1 at home.

Edinburgh Caledonia have narrowed the gap between the top half and bottom half of the table to four points by beating sixth-placed Grampian 4-2. The sides both have four games each before the split, including the reverse fixture in Edinburgh.

Airdrie also climb the table and leapfrog Giffnock SC after beating the East Renfrewshire side 6-2.

In the regional Biffa SWFL, Livingston Reserves moved to the top of the SWFL East with a 2-1 win over Edinburgh University Thistle, after previous leaders Central Girls were beaten by Linlithgow Rose. Queen of the South cemented their promotion hopes with a comprehensive 10-0 victory over nearest rivals in SWFL South Stewarton United. In West, Cumbernauld Colts secured their second point of the season by holding high-flying Dunipace to a 2-2 draw.

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