Rangers swept Hibernian aside with a 5-0 victory in yesterday’s Sky Sports Cup Final at Fir Park.
Jo Potter’s side picked up the first trophy of the season after the emphatic win, and a treble could be on the cards for the Gers, with a Scottish Cup semi-final on the horizon and the SWPL title still very much in their sights.
Here, we tell you the story of the game as Alison McConnell and Cheryl Smith brought you all of the latest from pre match, right through until the post match celebrations, commiserations and reactions.Â
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I The Preview I Hibernian v Rangers ⤵️
Alison McConnell and Cheryl Smith take a peek inside both camps ahead of the first showpiece event of the season in the women’s game ⤴️
‘Rangers will just want to come out on top. Psychologically it can be so important for the rest of the campaign’ – Alison McConnellÂ
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Matchday Build-Up Preview ⤵️
We build up to kick-off at Fir Park, discuss the mood in both camps and bring you the latest team news ahead of the Sky Sports Cup Final ⤴️
‘We’ve seen Lizzie Arnot come to the forefront before, she scored at Tynecastle when Rangers won this competition’ – Alison McConnellÂ
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Star-studded Fir Park crowd ⤵️
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Exclusive interview with Judy Murray ⤵️
Tennis icon and women’s sport advocate Judy Murray spoke exclusively to PLZ Soccer about her support for Hibernian and the women’s game ⤴️
‘It’s so important that we showcase women’s sport on the biggest stages, but it’s even more important the quality is good enough’ – Judy Murray
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Full-time round up from Fir Park ⤵️
Alison McConnell and Cheryl Smith round up an emphatic victory for Rangers in the Sky Sports Cup Final and discuss what it means for the season ⤴️
‘What does Grant Scott have to do now because they’re still in contention for the title but this is a sore one’ – Cheryl Smith
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Rangers lift Sky Sports Cup Trophy ⤵️
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Rangers celebrate win with supporters ⤵️
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Jo Potter reveals Barry Ferguson team talk ⤵️
Rangers manager Jo Potter speaks to the media after leading the Gers to the Sky Sports Cup Trophy – revealing a pre match chat with Barry Ferguson ⤴️
‘That’s not Barry being told to come down, that’s Barry asking to come down by the way. He wanted to say good luck’ – Jo PotterÂ
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Camille Lafaix delights over celebrations ⤵️
Rangers goal scorer Camille Lafaix enjoyed celebrating the club’s Sky Sports Cup win with the Gers supporters at Fir Park yesterday ⤴️
‘When I heard the crowd after each goal something came out of me. Being able to do that knee slide in front of my family was cool’ – Camille LafaixÂ
📍Sky Sports Cup Final I Grant Scott vows Hibs will bounce back ⤵️
Hibernian manager Grant Scott insists Hibs will use the pain of the Cup Final defeat to bounce back as his side battle for the SWPL title ⤴️
‘That’s an extremely tough one. It’s a sore one but we’ll need to dust ourselves down and move on very quickly from it’ – Grant ScottÂ
