Montrose edge closer to safety with narrow win over relegated Dundee United

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Jade McLaren scored the winning goal for Montrose at Foundation Park

Montrose continued their fight for SWPL safety with a 1-0 victory over Dundee United.

United's relegation was confirmed following their defeat to Partick Thistle last weekend but Montrose, although in the relegation zone, are still in with a chance of staying in the top flight.

Jade McLaren's 60th minute goal proved to be the difference at Foundation Park to move Montrose within five points of Spartans above them with five games to play.

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2nd Phase Championship Group

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Hibernian	27	20	4	3	78	16	62	64	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
2 Rangers	27	19	5	3	127	22	105	62	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
3 Glasgow City	27	19	4	4	97	14	83	61	No Result Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
4 Celtic	27	17	5	5	86	21	65	56	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
5 Hearts	27	17	5	5	80	20	60	56	No Result Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
6 Motherwell	27	10	2	15	51	64	-13	32	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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2nd Phase Relegation Group

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Partick Thistle	27	8	9	10	36	46	-10	33	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Aberdeen	27	9	3	15	33	91	-58	30	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
3 Spartans	27	9	2	16	33	63	-30	29	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
4 Montrose	27	7	3	17	30	87	-57	24	No Result Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5 Queen's Park	27	3	3	21	15	111	-96	12	No Result Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
6 Dundee United	27	1	1	25	19	130	-111	4	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Glasgow City	22	17	3	2	90	10	80	54	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2 Hibernian	22	17	3	2	71	14	57	54	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
3 Rangers	22	16	4	2	112	18	94	52	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
4 Celtic	22	16	3	3	82	15	67	51	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
5 Hearts	22	14	4	4	73	14	59	46	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
6 Motherwell	22	10	2	10	51	46	5	32	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
7 Partick Thistle	22	5	9	8	29	39	-10	24	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
8 Aberdeen	22	6	3	13	20	81	-61	21	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
9 Spartans	22	5	2	15	23	58	-35	17	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
10 Montrose	22	4	2	16	22	82	-60	14	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
11 Queen's Park	22	2	2	18	10	101	-91	8	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
12 Dundee United	22	1	1	20	14	119	-105	4	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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home team, Dundee United

Manager: Suzy Shepherd

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

Number 21,
B. Rennie
Number 3,
A. Martindale , substituted for M. Stewart at 73 minutes
Number 10,
K. McDonald-Nguah
Number 22,
S. Timlin
Number 2,
K. Frew , Captain
Number 17,
M. Burns
Number 6,
A. Robertson
Number 18,
A. Taylor , substituted for M. Knight at 59 minutes
Number 8,
T. Bruce , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
Number 20,
F. Brien
Number 12,
A. Dickov , substituted for L. Marnie at 87 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Dundee United

Number 19,
M. Knight
Number 16,
A. Logan
Number 25,
H. MacFarlane
Number 15,
L. Marnie
Number 11,
A. Moodie
Number 1,
B. Mowatt
Number 7,
M. Stewart

away team, Montrose

Manager: Craig Feroz

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

Number 18,
K. Pratt
Number 14,
D. Taylor
Number 5,
G. Carter
Number 21,
T. Robb
Number 19,
S. Martin
Number 31,
C. Cowper
Number 15,
L. Brown , Yellow Card at 45 minutes, substituted for A. Codegoni at 87 minutes
Number 8,
E. Ross
Number 6,
J. McLaren , Captain
Number 11,
H. Daniel
Number 22,
L. Pollard , Yellow Card at 6 minutes, substituted for N. Guthrie at 67 minutes

away team, Montrose

Number 16,
F. Bruce
Number 23,
A. Codegoni
Number 17,
C. Delworth
Number 13,
J. Fraser
Number 9,
N. Guthrie
Number 20,
E. Henderson
Number 25,
A. Lamb
Number 7,
N. Murphy

Dundee United
Montrose

home team, Dundee United

Manager: Suzy Shepherd

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

Number 21,
B. Rennie
Number 3,
A. Martindale , substituted for M. Stewart at 73 minutes
Number 10,
K. McDonald-Nguah
Number 22,
S. Timlin
Number 2,
K. Frew , Captain
Number 17,
M. Burns
Number 6,
A. Robertson
Number 18,
A. Taylor , substituted for M. Knight at 59 minutes
Number 8,
T. Bruce , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
Number 20,
F. Brien
Number 12,
A. Dickov , substituted for L. Marnie at 87 minutes

Substitutes

Number 19,
M. Knight
Number 16,
A. Logan
Number 25,
H. MacFarlane
Number 15,
L. Marnie
Number 11,
A. Moodie
Number 1,
B. Mowatt
Number 7,
M. Stewart

Referee:: Nathan Clac-Mansfield

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