Buckie Girls have lifted the Highlands and Islands League Cup for the third season in a row, after a detailed last towards Sutherland at George V Park in Golspie.
Over 300 followers attended the ultimate, and locals had been overjoyed when Sutherland skipper Bethany Sutherland looped in a deft header to the far nook, which left Buckie keeper Sophia Golebiewski with no probability for the opener.
However the linesman’s flag was raised for offside and the purpose didn’t stand, a lot to the delight of the travelling Buckie assist. It was a bodily first half, with Buckie skipper Rebecca McMillan doing properly to snuff out Sutherland surges at left again and sending balls ahead to Alena Gardner who was holding the ball up properly. The midfield was a good battle, Franci Hutchison popping up in all places for Sutherland to disrupt Buckie’s rhythm whereas Rheo Laurenson for Buckie was exhibiting nice power to carry off Bethany Sutherland’s additional attacking surges.
And it could be Laurenson who would break the impasse after round 35 minutes, shrugging off two challenges to put an awesome end previous Nadene MccCulloch within the Sutherland purpose. Sutherland nearly struck again minutes later, however Golebiewski dove brilliantly to her left to palm the shot away.
Certainly, within the second half Buckie would have Golebiewski’s Participant of the Match efficiency to thank, as Sutherland grew their possession however discovered probabilities restricted by the keeper’s composure. Certainly, with Sutherland committing gamers ahead, Buckie had probabilities to double their lead themselves late within the half. A last surge by Sutherland noticed them shot simply broad and have one other saved properly by Golebiewski, however the whistle would name time on their efforts and make sure the cup stayed in Buckie.
Each golf equipment will now go into the ultimate spherical of the ScottishPower Highlands and Islands league locked in a three-way title contest with league newcomers Ross County, with solely two factors separating the three sides.
Within the Barclays Scottish Girls’s Championship, East Fife stay prime regardless of a late equaliser from Glasgow Girls holding the Methil facet to some extent. Glasgow noticed claims of a penalty waved apart by the referee within the first half after Angyl Learmonth collided with East Fife keeper Hamill within the field, to depart a frenetic first half goalless. East Fife scored early within the second as Brodie Rigby Wilson tipped a excessive ball from Liz Corke spherical Khym Ramsey to permit her a simple faucet in. Glasgow had Ramsey to thank, nonetheless, with a string of commanding saves to maintain the house facet out and arrange the late equaliser from Kirstin Harper out on the rleft, who was supplied an empty web after the keeper had dedicated.
A Brogan Anderson hat-trick helped Falkirk transfer inside some extent in second, with a 5-0 residence victory over Forfar Farmington, whereas Inverness Caledonian Thistle had been crushed 5-0 at Stirling College, Stenhousemuir and Morton performed out a 2-2 draw and Renfrew beat Westdyke 4-3 in Aberdeenshire.
St Mirren keep prime of the Barclays Scottish Girls’s League One after coming from behind to beat Giffnock 2-1, whereas Queen of the South scored 4 objectives within the second half to beat Inverurie Locos at Palmerston Park. Edinburgh Caledonia beat Airdrie 1-0, Armadale beat Dunipace 3-2 and Bonnyrigg Rose claimed a snug 5-0 victory at residence to Dundee West.
