Cliftonville Women moved 10 factors clear on the prime of the Danske Financial institution Girls’s Premiership with their twelfth straight win of the season as holders Glentoran Girls stumbled.
The Reds beat Lisburn Women 4-1 at Solitude whereas a brief distance away at Seaview the Glens battled out a 0-0 stalemate with Crusaders Strikers.
It was an evening of historical past for Mid Ulster Women, who celebrated a primary win since promotion to the Premiership and moved them off the underside of the desk on the identical time.
Cliftonville needed to be affected person in opposition to a resolute Lisburn workforce, not making the breakthrough till early within the second half when Grace McKimm put them forward. She then added a second with a nook that curled straight into the online.
There was a little bit of a scare when Lisburn threatened a comeback after Vivienne McCormack pulled one again, however Toni Leigh Finnegan hit the third to safe the factors earlier than Erin Montgomery got here off the bench to attain the fourth.
Glentoran had been left ruing two massive missed alternatives as they dropped treasured factors.
Emma McMaster cracked an effort off the crossbar within the first half and after the break Kerry Beattie was introduced with a super alternative, however she had her penalty saved by Maddy Harvey-Clifford.
Eimear McGarrity wrote her identify into the historical past guide after scoring twice – as soon as in every half – to present Mid Ulster a 2-0 win over Derry Metropolis Girls on the Brandywell and pile extra agony on the Candystripes, who parted firm with supervisor Ryan McConville on the eve of the sport.
Derry Metropolis are actually the one workforce within the league that has didn't register a win this season.
There was an enormous win for Linfield Women within the battle to make the highest 4 earlier than the league splits. Their 2-1 away win at Sion Swifts Women moved the Blues three factors forward of the Strabane-based outfit.
Rachel McConnell put the Blues forward 9 minutes into the second half and Carla Devine fired dwelling a second within the c shedding levels earlier than Kerryanne Brown pulled one again for Sion Swifts in harm time.
RESULTS: Cliftonville Women 4 Lisburn Women 1, Crusaders Strikers 0 Glentoran Girls 0, Derry Metropolis Girls 0 Mid Ulster Women 2, Sion Swifts Women 1 Linfield Women 2.