After a tense 120 minutes and a penalty shootout, Giffnock SC Women win the Scottish Girls’s Soccer U18s Problem Cup 0-0 (4-3) on penalties.

Out for revenge for final yr within the U16s last after Glasgow Women, Giffnock managed to prevail on this nail-biter of a recreation.

The primary half was a quiet one when it comes to the probabilities however noticed two very stable defensive performances. The sport began with stable tackles which confirmed that either side had been up for the sport. 

Each groups struggled to get any main possibilities within the opening half. Glasgow hit a powerful interval of getting in behind and trying to get possibilities off between the twentieth and thirtieth minute. Winger Amelia Barton discovered herself in a powerful place however her shot went over the bar. 

The second half performed the identical as the primary, each groups had been defensively robust and blocked scoring possibilities. 

The most important probability of the sport got here within the seventieth minute with nice play down the right-hand facet from Giffnock within the last third discovered the toes of Anna Steele whose shot went simply broad. 

On the counter-attack, Glasgow discovered themselves with an ideal alternative however Bailey Cooper’s shot hit the facet netting. 

Within the dying embers of the 90 minutes, the Giffnock defence supplied slide deal with after slide deal with to win the ball to halt a pressuring Glasgow facet, maintaining the scores at 0-0 as the sport went into extra-time.  

With gamers pulling up with cramp, the half-hour of additional time was a gradual affair, each groups actually combating as a lot as they might to try to come out on high however neither workforce had been giving up. 

In additional time there was a penalty name that, controversially, wasn’t given by the referee – regardless of the uproar.

Closing out additional time noticed heroics from the Giffnock goalkeeper as they managed to tug off a few nice saves within the air.

With no targets scored, the sport was selected penalties, an consequence which each groups would reasonably have prevented. 

After some very confidently struck penalties, Giffnock’s Phoebe Stewart stepped up and saved Glasgow Women’ fifth penalty to win the shootout and the Scottish Girls’s Soccer Youth Problem Cup U18s last 4-3 on penalties. 

Glasgow Women Participant of the Match: Amelia Barton

A lot the identical as Neve Mills’ efficiency for Giffnock, proper winger Barton had a powerful efficiency for Glasgow Women. A robust & constant efficiency down the right-hand facet noticed Amelia get in just a few good positions to attain while additionally taking part in the ball properly to teammates. 

Giffnock SC Participant of the Match: Neve Mills 

Giffnock’s proper again had an excellent recreation at the moment. Continually proactive down the right-hand facet, receiving the ball properly & seeking to make issues occur all through the lengthy 120-minute recreation. 

Glasgow Women Magic Second: 

On the counter-attack, after the massive probability from Giffnock, Bailey Cooper was despatched by means of on aim and actually did appear to be scoring along with her effort that went simply broad of the put up, giving Glasgow Women their closest probability of the sport. 

Giffnock SC Magic Second:

There can solely be one second and that will be Phoebe Stewart’s penalty heroics. Saving two penalties – the primary and final – to seal this recreation is big for Giffnock to go on and win this last.