Cliftonville women extend perfect start with eight-goal victory
Cliftonville women beat Larnagh women 8:0 in the Premiership Group Stage on Thursday evening. The result keeps the visitors unbeaten after three matches while extending Larnagh's winless run to five games.
By then, Cliftonville had already built a commanding position in the group. Three wins from three fixtures puts them on nine points, two places above the struggling home side. To be fair, the visitors have been scoring freely — their previous match saw a 9:0 victory over Crusaders Women.
Larnagh's difficulties are becoming a pattern. They drew twice and lost three times across five matches, accumulating just two points. Their last outing against Linfield ended 2:0, continuing a sequence where they have failed to find the net in recent fixtures.
The away side's recent results tell a different story entirely. Beyond the 9:0 win over Crusaders, they beat Lisburn 7:0 and Glentoran 3:1 in their last three Premiership matches. That kind of consistency is what separates the top teams from those fighting to stay competitive.
And here's the thing about this result — it matters more than the scoreline suggests. Cliftonville now sits third with a perfect record, while Larnagh remains seventh with no victories. The gap between them is widening with each matchday.
The visitors have nothing to lose at this stage, but they are playing to win. Larnagh cannot afford another slip if they want to salvage something from this group campaign. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the points are real enough.