I think I’ve seen this movie before: The team captain, a midfielder, painfully late in the game on a corner kick that goes amiss, rams home the winning goal with seconds left to spare in injury time.
Scott Brown winning the league at Rugby Park?
No, Kelly Clark winning the inaugural pro game for Celtic FC Women at K-Park, in less than ideal playing conditions on Friday night to give the Hoops the opener, and new coach Fran Alonso his first win at the helm.
Also noteworthy: Clark didn’t get a red card for celebrating.
There’s probably a song in there somewhere for Clark, but the Ghirls in Green, facing a tenacious Glasgow City FC team and an even more tenacious rain, prevailed in horrendous conditions 2-1 to start the season.
Thank you, Celtic TV, for carrying the game, even though Tom Boyd seemed a little subdued for the course of the game — I get it, Tom: The weather was awful. And in a game that was very well played by both sides and with a draw all but certain, the never-say-die ghirls pulled it out in breathtaking fashion.
American midfielder Sarah Teegarden came close to scoring at 26 minutes after a pass from Sarah Ewens, but the shot went wide. Teegarden also nearly scored again later close to the 40-minute mark after a pass from her compatriot Summer Green, but her shot again went wide.
Glasgow City FC’s opened the scoring just after the start of the second half when Clare Shine scored on a corner that the Hoops were unable to clear. However, nearly three minutes later, Ewens equialized for Celtic with a stunner that ended up in the top left corner of the net.
Here’s hoping the ghirls build on this victory. Next for the Celtic FC Women is at Ainslie Park Stadium for an away game against Spartans FC on March 1. Hopefully, the game will be bit drier than it was Friday evening.
Watched the game, Larry, great advert for WSPL. Really enjoyed it, both teams played some very good football in atrocious condition.
It astounds me how you can play in conditions like that. Truly heroic. Hail Hail.
Given the harsh conditions that would have made Scott of the Antarctic shudder, the ghirls gave it their best shot and limited Glasgow’s chances. To pull a winner out of the bag in the 93rd minute shows the guts and determination these ghirls have. Onwards and upwards. COYGIG. HH
True. These ghirls are worth watching this season, and I plan to keep up with them on the blog. Hail Hail.
Love that you’re keeping track of the Whimmen’s team Larry. That was a massive victory. Hopefully the start of something special. Glasgow City have set an incredibly high bar, 13 in row, I think. If Celtic change that there will not be enough praise to shower on them.