Nadene Caldwell smashed residence an outstanding second-half hat-trick to assist Glentoran Ladies to a 10-goal haul for the second week in succession.
A wholly one-sided 10-0 victory over Derry Metropolis Ladies additionally moved the Glens to inside only a single level of Cliftonville Women on the high of the Danske Financial institution Ladies’s Premiership — albeit with yet one more recreation performed.
Now the three-match post-split sequence, which kicks off subsequent week, will determine the title, with the Reds nonetheless within the driving seat because of having a match in hand in opposition to Sion Swifts Women, which takes place on Saturday-week.
The Glens have executed all they'll to use most strain on their title rivals, with the victory on the Brandywell their third in succession since a draw at Crusaders Strikers.
It took them 18 minutes to interrupt Derry’s cussed resistance however as soon as they made the breakthrough when captain Jessica Foy discovered the web, the Glens hit their stride.
Three objectives in a five-minute spell noticed them take the sport away from Metropolis earlier than the match had even reached the half-hour mark.
Jenny McDade doubled the scoring on 24 minutes and the hosts barely had time to reset themselves earlier than Caragh Hamilton hit the third.
Latest signing Imogen Lancaster maintained her scoring type, taking her report to 3 objectives in as many video games when she struck the fourth.
The Glens had been 8-0 up in opposition to Mid Ulster Women final week earlier than easing off within the second-half however, if something, this time they stepped it up after the break, scoring one other six objectives to match their tally of seven days earlier.
A minute into the second-half, Kerry Beattie was on the mark with the fifth earlier than Caldwell discovered her grove, with three strikes in simply 16 minutes after stepping off the bench.
The worldwide midfielder scored her first bang on the hour mark after which netted twice extra inside as many minutes — on 75 and 76 — to double her tally for the season in a single night time.
Emma McMaster hit the ninth simply two minutes later and teenager Megan Neil accomplished the proper 10 5 minutes from time to additionally safe the largest win within the Ladies’s Premiership this season.