Scott starts Celtic reign with Scottish Cup win back at Hibs
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Grant Scott started his reign as Celtic manager with victory against his former side Hibernian in a five-goal thriller, as the Glasgow club booked their place in the women’s Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
Having been appointed Celtic boss the day after they beat his Hibs side in the league last month, it was both a calendar and personnel quirk that he would return to a blustery Meadowbank.
His former assistant, Joelle Murray, who replaced him, was in the Hibs dugout as both were in charge of their respective teams for the first time.
And the game got off to the perfect start for Scott, with Emma Lawton’s header and Morgan Cross’ fierce strike firing Celtic into a first-half lead.
But the reigning league champions showed determination to quickly pull level five minutes in to the second half with Tiree Burchill and Eilidh Adams on target.
But, parity was short-lived as Maria McAneny pounced on an error at the back to fire the visitors in front two minutes later.
Murray’s side continued to push for an equaliser, with Rosie Livingstone coming close twice, agonisingly so in the 88th minute when her close-range volley smacked the crossbar, but ultimately they couldn’t force it enough.
