Match Centre

Womens Premiership
Sunday 8 October 2023 (kick off: 2.30 PM)

Venue: Seaview

Attendance: 300

Referee: Arleen Campbell

Crusaders Strikers home-team
0 FT 3
away-team Glentoran Women
  •   Lisa Armour 70'
  •   Beth Chalmers 60'
  •   Demi Vance 47' 90+1'
  •   Emily Wilson 68'
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VANCE DOUBLE HELPS GLENS RECLAIM LEAGUE TITLE

Glentoran Women clinched the Sports Direct Women's Premiership title with a three-goal defeat of Crusaders Strikers at Seaview.

The East Belfast side reclaimed the crown they last held in 2021 thanks to goals from Demi Vance and Emily Wilson to put them out of reach of their only challengers Cliftonville Ladies who swept to a comfortable victory over Sion Swifts Ladies.

The game starting at break neck speed and Glentoran were on the front foot, probing frantically to grab a goal.

Both played skilful and neat football but neither could find a breakthrough. Glentoran created many chances but Maddy Harvey-Clifford rose to the challenge and Crusaders Strikers defence was solid.

Against the run of play Amy McGivern nearly claimed the first goal when her header hit the post.

The Glens created chance after chance in the second half, and only took four minutes to find a way through after picking her spot to beat Maddy Harvey-Clifford.

Both teams continued to play great football, with Emily Wilson showing great trickery to hit the crossbar to double Glentoran's lead despite the best efforts of Harvey-Clifford to claw the ball out.

Vance then completed the scoring right at the end with her second of the afternoon, a curling peach of a finish into the corner of the net to secure a third title in four seasons for the Glens.

Crusaders Strikers: Harvey-Clifford, Hamilton, McGivern, Nelson, Beggs, Armour, Chalmers, McNeill, McLaren, Boyle, Rea subs McDowell-Tuffey, Johnston, McCann, Redmond, Caldwell, Morrison, Mann

Glentoran Women: McKinnon, Timoney, Foy, McMaster, Caldwell, Vance, Wilson, Andrews, Beattie, Tweedie, McCarron subs Weir, McIntyre, Bailie, Neill, McKearney

  • FULL TIME
    Crusaders Strikers   0 - 3 Glentoran Women
  • GOAL

    Demi Vance

    Glentoran Women

    90+1'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Sarah Tweedie

    Glentoran Women

    86'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jenna McKearney

    Glentoran Women

    86'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Danielle McDowell-Tuffey

    Crusaders Strikers

    82'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Emily Wilson

    Glentoran Women

    81'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Kascie Weir

    Glentoran Women

    81'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Darcy Boyle

    Crusaders Strikers

    79'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Rebecca Mann

    Crusaders Strikers

    79'
  • GOAL

    Lisa Armour

    Crusaders Strikers

    70'
  •  Yellow Card

    Danielle McDowell-Tuffey

    Crusaders Strikers

    70'
  •  Yellow Card

    Amy McGivern

    Crusaders Strikers

    69'
  • GOAL

    Emily Wilson

    Glentoran Women

    68'
  •  Yellow Card

    Caitlyn Hamilton

    Crusaders Strikers

    66'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Darcie McNeill

    Crusaders Strikers

    66'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Morganne Beggs

    Crusaders Strikers

    63'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Mairead McCann

    Crusaders Strikers

    63'
  • GOAL

    Beth Chalmers

    Crusaders Strikers

    60'
  • GOAL

    Demi Vance

    Glentoran Women

    47'

Crusaders Strikers

  • Maddy Harvey-Clifford
  • Caitlyn Hamilton 66'
  • Amy McGivern 69'
  • Julie Nelson
  • Morganne Beggs red substitution 63'
  • Lisa Armour 70'
  • Beth Chalmers 60'
  • Darcie McNeill red substitution 66'
  • Rachel McLaren
  • Darcy Boyle red substitution 79'
  • Jessica Rea

Substitutes

  • Danielle McDowell-Tuffey 70' green substitution 82'
  • Faith Johnston
  • Mairead McCann green substitution 63'
  • Abigail Redmond
  • Nicole Caldwell
  • Erin Morrison
  • Rebecca Mann green substitution 79'

Glentoran Women

  • Ashleigh McKinnon
  • Annie Timoney
  • Jessica Foy
  • Emma McMaster
  • Nadene Caldwell
  • Demi Vance 47' 90+1'
  • Emily Wilson red substitution 81' 68'
  • Joely Andrews
  • Kerry Beattie
  • Sarah Tweedie red substitution 86'
  • Chloe McCarron

Substitutes

  • Kascie Weir green substitution 81'
  • Rachel McIntyre
  • Kelly Bailie
  • Megan Neill
  • Jenna McKearney green substitution 86'

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