Glasgow City 4 - 0 Motherwell

Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Semi-Final
Saturday, 26 April 2025
Hampden Park, Glasgow

Scorers

Glasgow City 4 (Maata 33’, Kozlova 45’, Lockwood 57’, 78’)

Motherwell 0

Team news

Glasgow City made three changes to the team that faced Hearts last week. Emily Whelan, Mairead Fulton and Kimberley Smit come in with Hayley Lauder, Brenna Lovera and Claire Walsh dropping to the bench.

Two changes for Motherwell, Brodie Greenwood and Eilidh Austin dropping out, replaced by Shannon Leishman and Rachel Todd.

Highlights

 

As it happened

Motherwell got the match started under a steady drizzle at Hampden Park but it was Glasgow City that enjoyed the majority of the early possession. The match was fairly evenly balanced in the first quarter with no real threat from either side.

The first clear cut chance came for City in the 18th minute courtesy of Nicole Kozlova who was through one on one with the Motherwell ‘keeper but it was easily smothered by Emily Mutch.

Two minutes later, City were on the attack again, Amy Muir with a swooping ball to Emily Whelan at the back post who delivered a glancing header which flew inches wide.

City were in the ascendency as the game approached the half-hour mark with Smit also denied by the Motherwell stopper. Despite the dominance Leanne Ross’ side were unable to break the deadlock until the 33rd minute when Whelan skipped by Todd to deliver a silky cross ball to Sofia Maata who was waiting at the back post to pounce, and slot the ball home from close range.

 

Motherwell attempted a few counter attacks in the immediate aftermath but the City defence was equal to the challenge, comfortably nullifying any potential threat.

Whelan with another perfect deliver down the right-hand side just before half-time, Kozlova and Maata were queuing up to double City’s advantage but neither able to get the ball on target.

There was a penalty claim for City just before half-time, Whelan causing havoc with another low drive into the box, Mutch looked to take Kozlova down inside the penalty area, but there was no award from referee Abbie Hendry.

In the last action of the half, City doubled their lead with goal-scorer Maata this time turning supplier for Kozlova to calmly round Motherwell shot-stopper Mutch to make it 2-0 to Glasgow City at the break.

 

There were no changes for either side as the second half got underway, but it only took ten minutes for both managers to make a few changes. Motherwell’s Leishman made way for Mason Clark. Lisa Evans and Koslova departed for Walsh and Lovera from the opposite bench.

Glasgow City made it 3-0 on 57 minutes with Whelan assisting again, providing a perfectly weighted cut-back to Katie Lockwood who was waiting to collect and rifle the ball into the roof of the net.

 

0n 67 minutes, City conceded a free-kick 25-yards out, Collins’ delivery was aimed at Jenna Penman at the back-post, but Lee Gibson was alert to the danger and collected with ease.

Lockwood secured her second-goal of the day with a composed finish in the 78th minute to put Glasgow City four goals to the good. Paul Brownlie’s side were unable to create any real threat across the 90 minutes to challenge a clinical Glasgow City performance.

 

City booked their place in the final with a comprehensive victory over Motherwell. They’ll take on the winner of Rangers v Aberdeen which takes place at Hampden Park tomorrow.

Teams

Glasgow City: Gibson, Muir, Fulton, Lockwood, Whelan, Gambone, Evans, Smit, Kozlova, Maata, van Diemen

Subs: Easdon, Lauder, Walsh, Love, Lovera, Anderson, Motlhalo, Forrest

Motherwell: Mutch, Penman, Watson, Ronald, Collins, Rice, Todd, Inglis, Boyes, Leishman, Black

Subs: Cameron, Addie, Clark, Sharkey, McGoldrick, Gibb, McCartney, Barclay