GLENTORAN Women turned in a five-star performance to sweep to victory over Larne at Inver Park.
Their 5-0 win moved them to within three points of leaders Cliftonville on the same number of games played.
The Glens moved in front after just 10 minutes through Emily Wilson (pictured) after she connected to Rachel McIntyre’s cross from the right.
And Wilson doubled up just after the half-hour mark, this time with a superb finish from distance, to put the visitors into a comfortable position at the break.
Demi Vance added Glentoran’s third on 81 minutes, with Aimee Kerr knocking home a fourth into the bottom left with a couple of minutes remaining.
Vance then completed the scoring right at the end on the counter attack.
Larne Women: Sharkey, Irvine, Clare, Nellins, Haveron, Gilmore, Brady, Dougherty, H. Johnston, Canavan, Robinson subs Otter, A. Johnston, McCourt, O’Flaherty, Parker
Glentoran Women: McKinnon, Timoney, Foy, Kerr, Vance, Rogan, Wilson, Neal, McIntyre, McKearney, McCarron subs Keenan, Butler, Weir, Bailie, Tweedie, Crompton
Linfield Women strengthened their grip on third spot with a 3-1;victory over Derry City Women at the Brandywell.
The league’s leading scorer, Cora Chambers, brought her tally for the season to 16 with the opening goal on 10 minutes, a lead the Blues held until Eve Reilly doubled it just before the break.
The Candystripes did pull a goal back on the hour after Shannon Dunne converted from the spot but Linfield defended their slender lead and eventually added a third in stoppage time through Eva Myles.
Derry City Women: Barr, Deery, Walsh, Toland, Long, Dunne, Redden, McMonagle, Doherty, Hargan, Sheerin subs Connolly, O’Connor-Farren, Carlin, Scott, McAleer, Hazlett
Linfield Women: Currie, McMaster, Sweetlove, Fitzsimmons, McGlynn, Chambers, Halliday, Marks, Hampton, Breen, Reilly. Subs: Leckey, Myles, Knox, Clarke, Thomas, Mitchel
Larne v Glens (below)
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | FORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliftonville Ladies | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 60 | 39 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Glentoran Women | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 66 | 36 | WWWWW |
| 3 | Linfield Women | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 28 | WLDWW |
| 4 | Lisburn Rangers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 25 | WLDLL |
| 5 | Crusaders Strikers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 15 | DLWDW |
| 6 | Derry City Women | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 15 | WWLDL |
| 7 | Lisburn Ladies | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 47 | -32 | 11 | LLDLL |
| 8 | Larne Women | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 53 | -36 | 9 | LWDLL |
| 9 | Mid Ulster Ladies | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 86 | -79 | 1 | DLLLL |
