Glentoran Women overcame an early goal for the home team at the Ryan McBride Brandywell with a second half performance that with 2 games left to play takes the outcome of this season’s Sports Direct Women’s Premiership right to the wire.
The early Derry lead came on 12 minutes through Tara O’Connor and they held the lead for 15 minutes. The equaliser came when Demi Vance took a corner from the right and Aimee Neal was there to equalise. Despite Glentoran pressure that’s how it stayed until half time.
If the Glens’ first half performance could be described as a bit lacklustre, the second was the very opposite as the goals came thick and fast.
First off was top scorer Demi Vance with her 19th of the season, slotting home after a great run and pass from Emily Wilson to put the Glens ahead for the first time.
Next Rachel Rogan netted her own 16th of the season, followed by the latest in a long line of spectacular long-range strike from Chloe McCarron to make it four,
Number 5 came with another spectacular strike, this time from Jenna McKearney before Emily Wilson – who had been on fire – got the goal her performance deserved to finish the scoring.
We now sit 3 points behind Cliftonville at the top of the table with 2 games left. As this league comes down to head-to-head results against the top 2 teams, Sunday’s meeting with the Reds at Solitude is likely to be the game that will decide the destination of this year’s title. For the Glens to retain the title we will need to win that game by at least 2 goals. So the girls will need a big Glens crowd behind them on the night. Be there!
Glentoran Women: Ashleigh McKinnon, Sarah Tweedie, Jess Foy (c), Annie Timoney, Aimee Neal, Chloe McCarron, Aimee Kerr, Demi Vance, Kelly Crompton, Emily Wilson and Rachel Rogan
Subs: Kelly Bailie (for Foy 77), Ellie Butler, Jenna McKearney (for Neal 46), Kascie Weir (for Rogan 62), Sofie Keenan (for Tweedie 77), Rachel McIntyre (for Crompton 62)
