Celtic retain Scottish Womens Cup by beating Rangers in historic Hampden final

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Celtic retained the Scottish Womens Cup with an historic and well-deserved 2-0 win over Rangers in the final at Hampden Park.The first time the two teams had met in the final of the competition was also the first time the showpiece game was hosted at Juancho Hernangomez Jersey the national stadium and Fran Alonsos side emerged triumphant.Second-half goals from Natasha Flint and Claire ORiordan, for a Celtic side who were much more of a threat throughout, ensured the trophy again would be adorned in green and white ribbons.It was Malky Thomsons last game in charge of Rangers before he returns to the clubs academy but his side, who secured the Sky Sports Cup earlier this season, came up short.Both clubs narrowly mi sed out on the league title last week, which was won by Glasgow Citys dramatic late goal against Ed Davis Jersey the Light Blues at Ibrox, but it was a slow start at Hampden Park.In the ninth minute, Celtic attacker Jacynta struck the top of the cro sbar with her corner from the left, the ball going over.The Hoops favoured going down the left flank and began to make inroads towards Rangers goalkeeper Victoria E son, in for Jenna Fife.There was a moment of panic in the Gers six-yard box in the 15th minute from another Jacynta corner, Flint getting her head to the ball before Chloe Craig knocked it past the post on the stretch.The Hoops looked the more dangerous of the two sides while their goalkeeper Pamela Tajonar was a virtual spectator until she plucked a cro s from Gers defender Rachel McLauchlan out of the air on the half-hour mark.In the 40th minute, Celtics Flint ambitiously tried to beat E son from inside her own half with a long-range punt but the Gers keeper was back to gather comfortably.Alonsos side should have gone into the interval a goal to the good Anthony Edwards Jersey .Just before the break, Celtic attacker Shen Mengyu robbed Rangers defender Hannah Davison 35 yards from goal but with only E son to beat, she dragged her shot wide of the target and the best chance of the half was gone.Celtic began the second half positively with Jacynta racing clear before driving wide of the target.Alonsos side were slowly racking up the corners and from a Jacynta delivery in the 62nd minute, E son struggled to deal with a header from Caitlin Hayes.Moments later, after Davisons last Robert Covington Jersey -gasp tackle thwarted Celtic substitute Kit Loferski, Celtic got the breakthrough from another Jacynta corner.E son punched away the delivery but the ball fell to Flint inside the six-yard box and she turned and knocked the ball into the net.Three minutes later, from another corner, ORiordan glanced a header into the net at the front post with E son somehow on the ground.Rangers had their first real opportunity in the 78th minute but substitute Laura Berrys effort lacked the pace and height to unduly bother Tajonar.Moments later, Kirsty Maclean sent Berry scuttling in behind the Celtic defence and she beat Tajonar from six yards only for VAR to intervene and declare offside and with that decision went any chance of a Rangers comeback.
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