Glasgow City start season 2012 strongly 
Glasgow City got the new 2012 season off with a bang with a resounding 10-0 victory over Kilmarnock in Ayrshire in the first round of the Premier League Cup.
With a number of players out with a virus and nine City players involved in recent international action, Head Coach Eddie Wolecki Black had a little less resource than usual to choose from, but as always those players who did take to the field, did not let City down.
Killie nearly pulled off an instant shock when it was the home side who produced the first real opportunity of the match, with City’s Lee Alexander forced to pull off a good save at the feet of the Killie striker to keep her side level after 5 minutes. That was to prove Killie’s only real chance of the match as City went on to dominate play and possession for the rest of the game.
New signing, Julie Melrose got her own City account off to a great start with a goal on 14 minutes reacting first to a saved Leanne Ross shot, to fire into the back of the net.
Minutes later and City had doubled their account when the busy Jo Love scored from a Jane Ross cross. Love then doubled her tally scoring her side’s third goal on 24 minutes after she was put through by Leanne Ross.
On the half hour mark, Jane Ross got her tally underway and three minutes before half time, full back Ciara Barnes linked brilliantly with Jo Love to score a fine team goal. A minute before the break and Melrose found the back of the net again, this time converting a Jane Ross cross from the by-line.
Half time 0-6
In the second half, City kept the pressure on the home side and shortly after the whistle got the match back underway Jane Ross scored a great strike 
from outside the box. The Scotland and City striker was soon on target again, this time making space for herself inside the box before shooting past the helpless Killie keeper.
Substitute Eilish McSorley scored with a good header from a City corner on 75 minutes and with ten minutes remaining, Leanne Ross tucked another one away to make it 10-0 to the Scottish Champions.
Head Coach Eddie Wolecki Black said, “I am delighted we are through to the next round which is always the main objective. We were on a really heavy pitch today and so I was pleased with how well we moved the ball around and we scored some really good goals. The fact we were down to 12 fit players out of squad of 20 perhaps says it all, but it shows the strength and quality of our squad that the girls that did play today, did a really good job. Credit must go to Kilmarnock who never gave up. I felt they worked their socks off for 90 minutes and never made it easy for us.”
Pic of Julie Melrose, courtesy of Graeme Berry. Headshot of Jane Ross courtesy of Lorraine Hill.
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