Renfrew Comeback Narrows Championship Gap

Last updated : 19 March 2023 By ed_Scottish Fitba

A second-half comeback by Renfrew Ladies to beat Rossvale at home has narrowed the gap with Scottish Women’s Championship leaders Livingston to ten points.

C:WindowsTempphpA1E5.tmpA goal from in-form Sinead Macleod and a free kick from Morgan Graham saw the Renfrew side take maximum points from their Glasgow rivals, who had gone ahead through a first-half goal from Morgan Anderson in a fiercely competitive game in the race for promotion to the SWPL.

The side which finishes top of the Championship will get automatic promotion, while the side which finishes second will enter a playoff with the side finishing second bottom of SWPL 2. Renfrew Ladies are currently second on 45 points with Rossvale four behind on 41, although the Glasgow side has a game in hand.

Elsewhere in the Championship, doubles from Kayleigh Mackenzie and Rhea Hossack helped Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Morton convincingly 7-2 in Port Glasgow, while Ayr United beat Hutchison Vale 2-1.

C:WindowsTempphp3498.tmpIn SWF League One, Westdyke secured an important away victory over in-form Edinburgh Caledonia in the capital, with goals from Bethany Cochrane and Georgia Park in a 2-0 win which keeps the northeast side in third behind promotion rivals Falkirk with a game in hand. The Bairns completed a 6-1 victory over Airdrie Ladies which saw veteran striker Suzanne Wyatt score league goals number 24 and 25 of the campaign, while Stenhousemuir won the battle for fourth with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at home to St Mirren. League leaders FC Edinburgh won comfortably 4-0 against Grampian Ladies, while Giffnock SC enjoyed a goal spree in Dundee, besting Dundee West 10-0.

In the regional Biffa SWFL, Bonnyrigg Rose returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 10-0 victory over McDermid Ladies in East while in West Clydebank beat rivals Bishopton 2-1 as Dunipace and Drumchapel Utd played out a 1-1 draw. In South, Annan Athletic won an entertaining contest with Flip the Mindset 6-4, while in North Westdyke Thistle picked up their first points of the season by beating Buchan 4-3.