Spartans Ladies 0-3 Hibernian Ladies

Scotland boss Anna Signeul was present at Ainslie Park yesterday to see Hibernian Ladies beat city rivals Spartans 3-0 thanks to a hat trick from Lizzie Arnot.

Afterwards manager Chris Roberts told the club website: “I’m delighted for Lizzie because she is such an unselfish player.

“It’s great to see her scoring a hat-trick, getting that reward and taking her spot in the limelight because she is normally creating opportunities for her team-mates.

“Spartans played behind the ball and tried to congest the play which made for a stop-start game that could easily have frustrated us.

“However, the girls were thoroughly professional and deserve all the credit for such a mature performance given the age of the team.”

Spartans: Cummings, Douglas, Shepherd, Barnes, Beveridge, Simpson, Reilly, Crosbie (Pagliarulo), Mason, Marshall, Russell. Substitutes all used.

Hibernian: Fife, Smith, Hunter (Johnstone), Brownlie, Williamson, Robertson, Arthur (Cornet), Richards, Arnot, Tweedie (Michie), Harrison. Substitutes all used.

Elsewhere, Hibernian Development lost 4-2 against Celtic Academy at Barrowfield whilst Hibs Girls U15 defeated Linlithgow Rose 3-1.