Glasgow City come from behind to knock Celtic out of Scottish Cup

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Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 10:14 am·2-min read

Glasgow City edged SWPL title rivals Celtic to book their spot in the fifth round of the Women's Scottish Cup.

Brenna Lovera scored twice as City had to come from behind to beat Celtic 3-2 while fellow top flight sides Aberdeen and Spartans are also through to the quarter-finals.

The visitors put serious pressure on Glasgow City in the opening stages at Petershill but it took a spectacular long-range strike from Lucy Ashworth-Clifford to give the visitors the advantage.

The winger spotted Lee Gibson off her goalline and lofted a shot from about 30 yards out, chipping the City keeper, and fired Celtic in front.

Brenna Lovera got the hosts level from the spot five minutes later though.

Emily Whelan went down in the box under the challenge of Emma Lawton and the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot.

Kimberley Smit thought she'd given City the lead when she turned in from a Hayley Lauder free-kick but following conversations with the assistant, the goal was disallowed.

Celtic responded immediately, ran right up the other end of the park and took the lead when the ball into the box from Morgan Cross was turned into her own net by Claire Walsh.

Glasgow City got back level in the opening minutes of the second hand thanks to another cracking delivery from Lauder whose corner was headed into the back of the net by Sam van Diemen and that one did count.

Lovera stepped up once again to give City the lead. Nicola Kozlova found the striker in the box and she turned beyond the Celtic defence to finish into the bottom corner.

Aberdeen scored three goals in 10 minutes to overcome high-flying SWPL 2 side Hamilton Accies.

Kerry Beattie opened the scoring after 78 minutes and her goal was followed up by strikes from Francesca Ogilvie and Eva Thomson to make it a 3-0 win for the SWPL side.

Spartans had an incredibly comfortable afternoon at home to SWPL 2 side Kilmarnock.

Mya Bates got the breakthrough just before half-time and followed up with a second nearly 70 minutes in. Goals from Sarah Clelland, Olivia Chomczuk and a brace for Aimee Anderson wrapped up a 6-0 victory for Jack Beesley's side.