Hannah Clark netted from the midway line as St Johnstone WFC made it three wins from three to begin the brand new marketing campaign.
However the Perth skipper was trustworthy sufficient to confess that she wasn’t essentially going for purpose when placing the laces via the ball!
Clark fired within the long-ranger in opposition to Stirling College simply shy of the half hour mark after Niamh Irvine had opened the scoring with a intelligent first-minute lob.
The scholars pulled one again within the 59th minute however, not lengthy after, Morgan Steedman wrapped up a 3-1 away victory for the Saints.
Clark, on her long-range effort, smiled: “I’d in all probability be mendacity to myself if I stated I meant it, however I’ll take it.
“Once I’m making a clearance or try to win the ball I’ll at all times try to put it down the center of the pitch for our strikers to chase.
“It was simply lucky that it landed behind the web. I’ll take the credit score for it."
It might effectively encourage Clark to have a pop extra typically and he or she added: “Any likelihood I get to have a shot at purpose I’ll at all times take it. I wish to reside by the saying in the event you don’t shoot you don’t rating.”
Clark, handed the captain’s armband for this season, felt Saints had been worthy winners however is aware of there's room for enchancment.
“It wasn’t our greatest efficiency by any means,” she stated. “We caught it out and labored exhausting.
“I feel, once you’re not enjoying at your finest however nonetheless managing to choose up three factors, it reveals the character you have got inside the dressing room.”
The win in opposition to Stirling adopted triumphs over Queen’s Park and East Fife to maintain Saints high of the early standings.
Clark stated: “The crew have began the season rather well. You'll be able to’t ask for any greater than three wins out of three however we’re not getting forward of ourselves.
“It’s a protracted season forward and we simply take it sport by sport. As quickly as we stepped off the pitch the main target is shifted straight to subsequent week.
“We are going to maintain working exhausting in coaching and keep centered going into the Boroughmuir sport.”