Celtic FC Women earned their place in the fourth round draw with a decisive 7-0 victory over Ayr United. This was the first game in our defence of the Scottish Cup and the Ghirls certainly looked like a side determined to win the cup for the third season in a row.
It was an early lead for the Ghirls as Natalie Ross scored out first goal of the year. She received the ball in the box, managed to turn and found the back of the net. Ten minutes later, Natalie Ross helped us out again as she won a freekick on the edge of the area. Amy Gallacher stepped up, saw her chance, and launched an accurate shot into the top corner of the Ayr goal.
Gallacher extended our lead early in the second half as she knocked it over the goalkeeper. Shen Mengyu was up next, and she hit from outside of the area with a shot that flew past all of the Ayr defenders and into the bottom corner.
Colette Cavanagh got our fifth goal, before Ross secured a brace for herself with ten minutes left to play. With the final touch of the game, Sydney Cummings shot from distance and found the top corner of the net. An absolute screamer to mark Cummings’ return to the squad!
Speaking to Celtic TV after the match, Cummings said: “It was nice to be back out there after injury. When you come back, you are just buzzing to get on.”
