Biffa Scottish Women’s Cup: Celtic and Glasgow City reach final

Celtic's two-goal Charlie Wellings
Charlie Wellings bagged a quickfire extra-time brace for Celtic. (Photo by Alex Todd/Sports Press Photo)

Celtic and Glasgow City won through to the Biffa Scottish Women’s Cup Final, to be played at Tynecastle on Sunday 29 May.

Semi-Finals

Hearts 0-2(aet) Celtic
Partick Thistle 1-3 Glasgow City

Celtic needed extra-time to see off Hearts, after a goalless 90 minutes. Chloe Craig had hit the bar for Celtic in normal time, Shen Mengyu denied by the post early in the added half-hour. Charlie Wellings eventually made the breakthrough on 108 minutes and quickly struck again.

Glasgow City went ahead courtesy of a Cara McBrearty own-goal off Mairead Fulton’s corner, but Partick Thistle swiftly levelled through Cheryl McCulloch. Lauren Davidson restored the advantage on 20 minutes and Priscila Chinchilla got City’s third in the last dozen minutes.

SWPL 1

Motherwell 1-2 Rangers
Hibernian 2-2 Hamilton Academical

Rangers had a narrow win at Motherwell, Kirsten Reilly and Lizzie Arnot on target before the hosts replied in the second-half through Katie Rice’s free kick.

Amy Gallacher opened the scoring for Hibernian but Hamilton hit back through Lauren Evans and Josephine Giard, Hibs only rescuing a point in the 90th minute with a Michaela McAlonie effort.

SWPL 2

Glasgow Women 3-1 Queen’s Park

Glasgow Women are within a point of second-placed Boroughmuir Thistle with a game in hand, following their victory over Queen’s Park.

Midweek Matches

Tuesday 3 May 

SWPL 1 – Aberdeen v Partick Thistle (Balmoral Stadium, 7.30pm)

Wednesday 4 May 

SWPL 2 – Stirling University v Queen’s Park (Stirling University Sports Ground, 7pm)
Dundee United v St Johnstone (Tannadice Park, 7.30pm)

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