Alloa Athletic Women continued their impressive run of form, securing a third consecutive victory with a commanding 5–0 win over Drumchapel United in the SWFL Central/West league.
The Wasps began on the front foot, applying early pressure, and it was striker Nicole Smith who opened the scoring in spectacular fashion. Rachael Whyte found Smith 35 yards, she turned sharply before unleashing an unstoppable strike beyond the goalkeeper.
The hosts doubled their lead just four minutes later, as Amy Cully capitalised on a defensive error to calmly slot the ball into the bottom corner.
Cully came close to adding a third soon after, only to be denied by a fine save and then the crossbar in quick succession.
Five minutes before the break, Allan Milne’s side extended their advantage through Mia Hutcheson. Lucy Burnett’s well-delivered free-kick found the midfielder, who made no mistake to claim her third goal of the season.
Alloa struck again just a minute later to make it 4–0. Sammie Gray showed excellent pace down the wing before cutting the ball back for captain Devyn Thompson, who fired a stunning first-time effort into the far corner.
The second half began with chances at both ends. Andrews produced a smart low save to her right to deny Mullen, while Smith came close again for the hosts, her effort drifting narrowly wide.
Alloa added a fifth through Cully, who grabbed her second of the afternoon. After a well-worked move, Thompson slipped a precise pass through to the forward, who finished confidently.
Drumchapel were handed a late opportunity for a consolation goal when Andrews was penalised for a challenge in the box. However, she redeemed herself with an excellent penalty save from Mullen, with the rebound fired over the bar.
The clean sheet capped off a dominant performance for Allan Milne’s side, who carry strong momentum into a crucial week.
It was a really impressive outing for us this afternoon. The girls showed real quality at times and we scored five great goals.
Allan Milne
That’s now three in a row we have won, it’s a good time to find momentum as we go into the business end of the season.
Next week is huge for the football club with our semi-final. It’ll be another hard fixture but we have to take confidence from the last month.
Alloa Athletic Women now turn their attention to their first semi-final as they take on Jeanfield Swifts at home on Sunday, April 19 (2pm KO), in the ScottishPower Regional Plate.
Be there to support the team as they look to make more history.
