Ayr United’s Clare Docherty celebrates one of her three goals in the Play-Off victory. (Photo: Malcolm Mackenzie/SWPL)Ayr United won a seven-goal thriller of a play-off against Glasgow Women to take their place in ScottishPower Women’s Premier League 2.
Glasgow Women will now compete in the Scottish Women’s Championship next season, Ayr having won the right to a play-off as runners-up this term while their opponents finished next to bottom in SWPL 2.
Ayr twice opened up two-goal leads at Falkirk Stadium, Clare Docherty hitting a hat-trick but sent off as Glasgow Women eventually forced extra-time with a penalty in the dying seconds, which was converted by Kayleigh Barghati.
Here’s the opening goal tonight to give @AyrUtdGirls the lead in the SWPL 2 Play-off Final 📺@clare_doc with a fine finish 🥵 pic.twitter.com/wenztKXmp1
— Scottish Women’s Premier League (@SWPL) May 24, 2024
Ten-player United were back ahead after 105 minutes through Chloe Duthie and this time the SWPL 2 side could not find a way back.
Women’s Scottish Cup Final
Rangers play Hearts at Hampden Park, 2.30pm kick-off on Sunday, with the match live on BBC One Scotland, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
