I’d like to start by thanking Heart of Midlothian for hosting the match for the second season in a row. Tynecastle Park - renowned for the incredible atmosphere it can create - is one of the most iconic and accessible stadiums in Scotland and provides a wonderful backdrop for the final.
I want to thank you for attending and for your support of the women’s game. If you do enjoy the game, there is more SWPL action throughout the season, starting next Sunday and you can find out more about the upcoming fixtures on our website, SWPL.UK. It’s a fitting match-up. Rangers have hit the ground running under new head coach, Jo Potter. Her side have lost just once this season and lead the title race by one point. While at Partick Thistle, they have solidified their position as a top-six side and have reached their first-ever elite women’s cup final. They are arguably the most improved side this season.In round one, the eight SWPL 2 teams entered.
The semi-final stage this season provided two classics of this competition. On January 19, Celtic hosted Rangers. It was 0-0 at half-time but the match burst to life in the second-half. Chloe Craig opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Celtic before Rangers fought back to take the lead from goals by Kathryn Hill and Kirsty Maclean. With the game looking over, there was late drama at both ends. Firstly, Celtic were awarded another penalty which Craig converted to bring the sides level.
For the Jags, they know they need to limit Rangers who are more emphatic and clinical in front of goal. They’ve scored 103 times across the league and the cup compared to Partick Thistle’s 40. For Brian Graham and his side, they’ve shut them out once this season and will hope to go one step further this time out.
"It is a big opportunity for us to lay down a marker and be the first club to get it this season, which we definitely want to do. "I think we were definitely deserved winners but the character of the squad and the players when we went behind to step up and be accounted for and continue to play the way we play no matter what we were up against was big for us.
"I think the experiences of being in those situations are vital for us," she added."It is hard to replicate finals and that pressure and being in that stadium."I am hoping they can draw on those experiences and remember how it feels and for me it is just trying to keep calm and remember what we do and what we do well.Player Feature: Chelsea Cornet
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