Partick Thistle’s Rachel Donaldson has gained the Scottish Ladies’s Premier League aim of the season.
The midfielder’s strike within the first half of the Sky Sports activities Cup closing in opposition to Rangers beat 17 different objectives to say the award.
Donaldson’s strike from round 30 yards at Tynecastle Park was chosen by an SWPL panel of judges concerned within the ladies’s recreation and was described by Sky Sports activities commentator Ian Crocker as an “absolute stunner” on the time.
Partick Thistle team-mate Rosie Slater was second after her aim within the Sky Sports activities Cup semi-final, whereas Hibernian’s Lia Tweedie’s aim within the Edinburgh derby was third.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities, Donaldson stated: “It’s a enormous honour to win this award. It was a very special occasion – an enormous event for the membership – and one which we as gamers and the followers will look again fondly on regardless of the end result.
“Clare Docherty made the house and after I acquired the ball my first intuition was to hit it however I could not really see it! Then I heard the cheer of the gang and that was an important feeling.
“I joke that I strive them on a regular basis in coaching however none will likely be as particular as that.
“For the club – as part-timers – to get to that final, be competitive and have fans who were unbelievable in the stands was such a fantastic experience.
“We’re nonetheless constructing as a membership and seeking to progress annually, so hopefully we are able to take one other step in that course subsequent season.”
Ovens claims SWPL 2 award
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Watch Jodie Ovens’ strike that noticed the Stirling College participant win the SWPL 2 aim of the season prize
Stirling College’s Jodie Ovens gained the SWPL 2 aim of the season – beating 9 different nominations – after a curling long-range effort in opposition to Boroughmuir Thistle in March.
After successful the ball again for her aspect, the ahead performed a one-two with Carrie McGorm earlier than unleashing a first-time shot that curled into the highest nook as one in all her two objectives at Meadowbank that evening to seal the win.
Hannah Cunningham’s acrobatic aim for Queen’s Park in opposition to Gartcairn was second, whereas Lucie Burns’ run and end for Kilmarnock in opposition to Gartcairn within the first spherical of the Sky Sports activities Cup got here third.
Ovens informed Sky Sports activities: “I remember getting a call one night and it started with ‘congratulations’. I thought it was about the nomination, as I had seen that earlier, but then I found out I won it.
“I used to be actually stunned as a result of calibre of objectives – there have been 10 nice objectives, so I wasn’t anticipating mine to come back out on prime – I used to be simply happy to be nominated.
“I didn’t really think about what I was doing at the time, I suppose I’m better when I don’t really think about it – I even did a stepover which I would never do!
“When it left my foot I simply watched it go after which dip proper on the finish however I did not realise how effectively I hit it till I noticed the replay.
“I was having a howler in that game until that point, so I’m glad I did score for the team! It is also always nice when those goals help win you the game too.”
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