Kathleen McGovern Striking Similarity

Teenage goal-getter, Kathleen McGovern has now scored against Rangers both home and away in derby games this season

- Joe Sullivan

THE Celtic Women’s side got right back on track early doors on Sunday and carried on their SWPL1 winning run, with the 3-1 victory over Rangers marking a sterling start to the second half of the season following a summer break.

The tone of the game was set when Kathleen McGovern opened the scoring after quarter-of-an-hour to add to her other derby strike, scored against the Ibrox side in the corresponding match at Tinto Park earlier on in the season when the Hoops won 4-1.

Celtic went into the break on the back of a five-game winning run that included a 3-0 victory over Hibernian, and now the Hoops sit in second place, three points above the Edinburgh team.

These are exciting times for the Celtic Women’s side as a unit, and 17-year-old Kathleen McGovern as a player, as she was singled out in last week’s Celtic View by captain, Kelly Clark, as one for the future. This week’s Celtic View caught up with the youngster following the 3-1 derby win.

Especially after that result, it must good to be back after the mid-season break?

It’s great to be back, especially as the break came at a bad point for us because we had been on a five-game winning run. However, to come back with a victory was really good, and to get on the scoresheet myself, I was buzzing with it. Obviously, it was against our derby rivals and there was a big support for us as well, which we didn’t expect. I really get excited when we play Rangers, so it was a big day for me.

How were you and the team feeling going into the game?