Joy at the Brandywell as Derry City ladies win their first league match in almost two years
Local side victorious over Sion Swifts
The Derry players celebrate Lauren Cregan s goal. Photograph by JPJ Photography
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Derry City s ladies team last night won their first league game in almost two years.
As Derry manager Kevin McLaughlin congratulated Lauren Cregan on her winning goal against Sion Swifts last night, he displayed a comfort that said, told you so.
It may have been twenty-three months since he said it, but he was right.
In the 47th minute of this equally contested north-west derby, Lauren Cregan’s athletic goal, was greeted with an equal sense of joy, determination, and purpose.
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Goals for NI senior women as the Women’s Premiership season begins
The eagerly awaited Danske Bank Women’s Premiership season kicked off on Wednesday evening with all six top-flight sides in action.
Glentoran Women began their defence of the league title with a hard-fought victory at home to Belfast rivals Crusaders, but the title favourites had to wait over an hour to break the deadlock.
Teenage midfielder Danielle Maxwell - one of the league’s multiple Northern Ireland international stars - opened the scoring in the 65th minute with a finish at the back post.
Last year’s runners-up Linfield Ladies got off to an impressive start with a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Sion Swifts Ladies with striker Alison Smyth netting a brace.