No match report today from the final SWPL match of the year for Fran Alonso’s Celtic side as we were all double booked and attending the match at Celtic Park but keeping a close eye on the Celtic FC Women twitter feed for score updates throughout the afternoon from the 2pm kick-off at the Penny Cars Stadium in Airdrie where Celtic’s opponents were also Motherwell.
The match at Paradise only produced the one goal from Tom Rogic to give Celtic the points but for Fran Alonso’s side, still on an incredible high from last week’s brilliant performance in the SWPL Cup Final victory over Glasgow City, it was a more flamboyant, free scoring affair hitting the visitors for a magnificent seven. Here’s what happened and we have the best photographs from the action too.
Here’s the starting eleven and the substitutes for Celtic today…
Celtic 1 Motherwell 0 – 17 mins – SHEN! The ball is slipped through to the Chinese superstar who shows great composure to drive at Ramsay and round her to tap in with ease, come on Celtic!
Celtic 2 Motherwell 0 – 28 mins – LIV! Great work from Wellings keeps it alive inside the box before the ball falls to who stabs home from the edge of the box first time! Let’s go Celtic! Olivia Chance the scorer for Celtic!
Celtic 3 Motherwell 0 – 41 mins – Craigy from the spot! Olafsdottir Gros forces the handball in the crowded area for Chloe Craig to tuck it away with ease!
Celtic 4 Motherwell 0 – 46 mins – Right from the off! Harkes swings in the corner and it bounces in off the defender.
Celtic 5 Motherwell 0 – 51 mins – FIVE! Lovely work down the left sees it played into Jacynta in the middle, who moves well to run onto it and steer a lovely strike beyond Ramsay!
Celtic 6 Motherwell 0 – 68 mins – CAL! Instant impact! Clarissa Larisey runs onto the ball over the top and does well to ride the pressure and dink it over the onrushing Ramsay!
Celtic 7 Motherwell 0 – 79 mins – Pick that out! Charlie Wellings finally gets on the scoresheet with a brilliant finish taking her touch deep inside the box to blast it into the roof of the net for the magnificent seventh!
Magnificent 7️⃣! See you in the New Year, Celts💚
🍀7-0🟠#ParksSWPL1 | #CELMOT | #COYGIG pic.twitter.com/DRLgPPjw38
— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) December 12, 2021
Fran Alonso’s post match interview…
🗣️ “The last two games were really important and we go into the Christmas break on a high”
📹 @FranAlonsoFA‘s reaction to the #Ghirls 7⃣-0⃣ win over Motherwell 🙌#CELMOT 🍀 @CelticFC pic.twitter.com/DD7iYe4a4z
— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) December 12, 2021
Best of the photographs…