Glentoran Women thrashed Lisburn 4-0 at their home ground on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League Women's Group Stage. The hosts moved to the top of the table on 9 points after three wins from three, while Lisburn dropped further to sixth place on 4 points from eight games, with just one victory and six defeats to their name.
By then, the result felt inevitable. Lisburn had not won since their opening day encounter and were reduced to a defensive crouch against a Glentoran side that had beaten them 4-0 just three weeks earlier and 6-0 back in August. This time around, they came for a cross they never reached and were thoroughly outclassed from the first whistle.
The home side switched to a back three early on and had the deeper squad to exploit it. Lisburn tried to throw bodies in the way but could not cope with the movement in attack. They were switched off at the back and saw it out as best they could, though the scoreboard told a different story.
We had given Glentoran victory with 72 per cent confidence, and the performance justified that assessment. The hosts were clinical, Lisburn were flat-footed, and the result was never in doubt once the opening goal fell. The table goes out of the window in these games, but Glentoran made a point of it today.
Glentoran now sit second in the table with 9 points from 3 games, 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses. Lisburn remain in sixth place with 4 points from 8 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 6 losses. The gap between them has widened considerably, and the visitors will need a significant turnaround to recover.
