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Thursday 10th March
Riverside Stadium, Perth
7.30pm Jameison 60 Cowie 65 United moved eighteen points clear at the top of the Park’s Motor Group SWPL2 on Thursday with a 5-2 win over St Johnstone.
fence for the attacker to net her fourth goal against the hosts this season.
United kept possession well for the rest of the half as Two changes were made from Saints set themselves to the weekend win over damage limitation until the Queen’s Park as Neve Guthrie break. and Chloe Clemison replaced Nyla Murphy and Rebecca In the second half Rachel McMillan. Todd hit the side netting against her former side early Guthrie came close inside the on. opening sixty seconds as she fired wide from a Rachel St Johnstone pulled a goal Todd cross. back on the hour mark as Nicola Jameison headed She turned provider for the home from a corner. opening goal after five minutes as her low cross was Todd fired across the face of turned home by Robyn Smith. goal shortly after but the lead was to be cut again in Nine minutes later it was 2-0, the 65th minute through Ellie Saints keeper Rebecca Cam- Cowie. eron inexplicably picking a pass back up and from Tam- Ten minutes later the three my Harkin’s indirect free kick goal lead was restored and Danni McGinley rifled into the unsurpringly it was Jade back of the net. McLaren rising highest to meet Harkin’s corner and McGinley had her second and head past Cameron. United’s third in the 17th minute; the league’s top scorer United came close to further latched onto a long ball be- extending their advantage fore lobbing Cameron from late on with Harkin and Todd the edge of the box. firing over while McGinley saw her opportunity for a hat After 26 minutes Neve Guth- trick hit the outside of the rie made it four as keeper post. Lauren Perry pinged a ball over the top of the static de-
5 Smith 5 McGinley 14, 17 Guthrie 16 McLaren 75
Lauren Perry Cassie Cowper Jade McLaren Danni McGinley Neve Guthrie (87) Robyn Smith (81) Rachel Todd Rebecca Foote (87) Georgie Robb (73) Tammy Harkin (83) Chloe Clemison Substitutes Nyla Murphy (87) Rebecca McMillan (87) Steffi Simson (73) Haley Kern (83) Luisa Ballach (81) Caroline Nachman
