Dundee United WFC v St Johnstone WFC

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF

DUNDEE UNITED WOMEN'S FC

SEASON 2019 ISSUE 1

vs ST JOHNSTONE 10/02/2019

Jade McLaren scores the ямБfth goal against Cove Rangers at Tannadice Park

CHAIR PERSON Colin Stewart HEAD COACH Gavin Beith ASSISTANT COACH Bartek Basic PHOTOGRAPHER APP Photography

SECRETARY Susan Batten ASSISTANT COACH Graeme Hart GK COACH Kenny Strachan CLUB CHAPLAIN Andy Burns

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT Good afternoon and welcome to our opening match of the 2019 season against St Johnstone WFC. We are delighted to be in the SWPL after winning the league last year however we are not here to just make up the numbers. We have recruited well during the break and also retained the majority of last seasons squad so I am confident we will do well this year.

The players got a real boost from the 423 strong crowd at Tannadice in the final match of last season and it would be great if we could get the same level of support in what will be an exciting year for Dundee United WFC Enjoy todays match.

Gavin

TODAY'S OPPONENTS Today we welcome St Johnstone WFC to the GA Arena in our first Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League 2 match.

Picture by Stewart Cowper

St Johnstone WFC have established themselves in SWPL 2 since its inception and finished in 4th place last season.

Today will be the first league meeting between both teams.

MANAGER Jason McCrindle ASST. MANAGER John Fettes GK COACH Scott Knox HOME PITCH McDiarmid Park Astro

SQUAD LIST Amy Henderson Chiara Grossi Corri McIlravey-Davidson Eilidh McIntyre Ellie-May Cowie Emma Flynn Scott Emma MacLean Emma Sommerville Fiona Mearns Hannah Clark Jade McDonald Jen Rogers Judith Shepherd Laura Dunn Leah Fleming Megan Moss Niamh Irvine Nicole Carter Rachel Todd Rachel Wolecki Rebecca Cameron Rebecca Foote Rebecca McGowan Rhianna Tweedie Sophie Milligan Stacey Penman

LEAGUE TABLE 1 DUNDEE UNITED 2 FC KILMARNOCK 3 GLASGOW GIRLS 4 HAMILTON ACCIES HEARTS 5 6 HUTCHISON VALE 7 PARTICK THISTLE ST JOHNSTONE 8

P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L GD PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2019 SWFL 1 (NORTH) WINNERS

TODAY'S OTHER FIXTURES HUTCHISON VALE

2PM

FC KILMARNOCK

GLASGOW GIRLS

4PM

THISTLE WEIR

HAMILTON ACCIES

4PM

HEARTS

DUWFC 6-2 COVE RANGERS Dundee United Women were crowned champions of Scottish Women’s Football League 1 North as they beat Cove Rangers Ladies 7-2, in front of 423 spectators at Tannadice. The home-side new going into the game that a point would be enough to win the league but they left nothing to chance with a resounding victory.

Neve Guthrie got the scoring underway after just 11 minutes. Guthrie played the ball out to Jade McLaren on the right, McLaren then returned the favour by squaring across the edge of the 18-yard box and it was coolly finished to give United the lead.

United controlled the early stages with Chloe Robertson and Stacey McFadyen in wide areas joining Guthrie and Laurie Denney through the middle as an attacking front-four. Despite the Tangerines’ dominance it was the south-Aberdeen side that grabbed the second goal of the game. A great run by Francesca Ogilvie on the Cove left forced a corner from the United defence. The United rear-guard coped with the first corner but only at the concession of another. The second Cove corner caused the home defence more problems as Samantha McDonald headed home an equaliser.

Cove’s parity lasted only two minutes as the title-chasing home side went in front again.

Robertson on the right-side played in Denney who slotted the ball under Kayley Middleton in the Cove goal for an instant response. United continued to control the game and they got rewarded for their dominance with a third goal on 37 minutes. An in-swinging corner by Philippa McCall on the right-hand side was met at the near post by Denney who stooped bravely to head home her second of the match.

The visitors looked rattled and the home-side were effectively out of sight as they added a fourth in the 40th minute. The goal came from a corner again, this delivered deep to the back post by Jade McLaren. Megan Burns was the most alert in the area as she forced the ball over the line to give her side a 4-1 half-time lead.

In the second half McLaren fired in a 25-yard rocket to give her the goal which her personal performance deserved. It was a powerful finish from the midfielder ending any hopes that the visitors may have had of getting back into the game. Cove did get themselves the consolation goal that their second half improvement deserved after 73-minutes. Hannah Clews pulling a goal back with a neat finish in a congested penalty area. It was only a brief reprieve for the visitors though as United put their foot on the accelerator in the closing stages. Substitute Natalie Cromar finally got herself on the scoresheet with the home-sides sixth of the match.

There was still time for one more goal as the game entered stoppage-time and United got closer to lifting the league trophy. Laurie Denney was played in over the top of the Cove defence and Middleton raced off her line block Denney as she looked for a hat-trick. The ball rebounded off Middleton but, unfortunately for her, it fell to Ashton Brackin who had composure to curl the ball in to the unattended Cove net from 20-yards. It was a great finish

by Brackin and it was a fitting way to end what had been a dominant performance by United.

Celebrations greeted the referee’s full-time whistle as the United players and staff raced onto the field to celebrate their league victory. To their credit, the Cove Rangers players and staff stayed out on the field to applaud their opponents as they collected their medals and lifted the SWFL 1 North trophy.

Report by Mark Gordon

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Aaliyah-Jay Meach Chloe Robertson Georgia Carter Hannah Colyer Jade McLaren Jenna Penman Katie Caine Keira Johnstone Kirsty Oliphant Laura Parsley Laurie Ross Leia Swan Megan Burns Neve Guthrie Phillipa McCallum Rachel Robbie Rebecca McMillan Stacey McFadyen Taylor Brackin

Amy Henderson Chiara Grossi Corri McIlravey-Davidson Eilidh McIntyre Ellie-May Cowie Emma Flynn Scott Emma MacLean Emma Sommerville Fiona Mearns Hannah Clark Jade McDonald Jen Rogers Judith Shepherd Laura Dunn Leah Fleming Megan Moss Niamh Irvine Nicole Carter Rachel Todd Rachel Wolecki Rebecca Cameron Rebecca Foote Rebecca McGowan Rhianna Tweedie Sophie Milligan Stacey Penman