Extra-time half-dozen for Dryburgh

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Dryburgh Athletic scored six extra-time goals in reaching the SWFL 2 Cup quarter-finals. (Photo: DALFC)

A highlight of Sunday’s ties in the Scottish League Division 1 & 2 Cups was Dryburgh Athletic 9-3 victory after extra-time at Buchan Youth.

Sunday 11th March
SWFL DIVISION 1 CUP 2ND ROUND
Rangers DS 1-3 Thistle Weir
East Fife 5-0 Buchan
Celtic Academy 2-0 Boroughmuir Thistle
Blackburn United 1-3 Dunfermline Athletic
Aberdeen U-23s 3-2 Dundee United
Hibernian U-23s 1-0 Renfrew
Inverness City 4-1 Deveronvale
Cumbernauld Colts 2-3(aet) Queens Park

Queens Park reached the SWFL Division 1 Cup quarter-finals with an extra-time free-kick winner by Lauren Reay at Cumbernauld.

Megan Robb and Megan Burns scored as Dundee United retrieved a two-goal deficit at Aberdeen, only to then go out to a late effort from the hosts.

Dunfermline Athletic came from behind for a 3-1 success at Blackburn United, where their scorers were Lauren Wheatley, Morgan Steedman and Jodie Ovens.

Dunfermline Athletic. (Photo: @DAGLFC)

Hibs U-23s advanced to the last eight after Nicole Rutherford’s first half goal was enough to eliminate Renfrew.

Liz Corke claimed a hat-trick as East Fife but five past Buchan, while Inverness City defeated Deveronvale 4-1 with efforts from Jess Lowe, Hannah Gordon and a Katie Cleland brace.

Quarter-Final Draw (1st April)
Dunfermline Athletic v Aberdeen U-23s
East Fife v Hibernian U-23s
Inverness City v Celtic Academy
Thistle Weir v Queens Park

In the single SWFL 1 North fixture, Raith Rovers banked their first points with a 4-2 victory over Cove Rangers.

SWFL DIVISION 2 CUP 2ND ROUND
United Glasgow 0-3 Stonehaven
Spartans DS 5-0 Montrose
Buchan Youth 3-9(aet) Dryburgh Athletic
Motherwell DS 7-1 Dundee City
Airdrie 2-0 Glasgow Girls DS
Ayr United 0-2 Edinburgh Caledonia
St Mirren 1-4 Bishopton
Ross County 1-4 Kelty Hearts

A Steffi Simpson treble saw Dryburgh Athletic force extra-time at Buchan Youth, before they eventually stormed to a 9-3 result. Simpson added her fourth goal and Chloe Sturrock weighed in with a treble.

Samantha McManus struck four times as Motherwell Development sank Dundee City 7-1.

Airdrie’s 2-0 defeat of Glasgow Girls DS saw Stacey Higgins net a free-kick and Danielle O’Neill double the lead in the 90th minute.

Kelty Hearts were 4-1 winners at Ross County, including a couple for Claire Thomson.

Quarter-Final Draw (1st April)
Bishopton v Stonehaven
Dryburgh Athletic v Airdrie
Kelty Hearts v Edinburgh Caledonia
Motherwell DS v Spartans DS

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