Rachel McLauchlin: A Joy To Play At Ibrox

RACHEL MCLAUCHLAN says it was a joy to get the chance to play at Ibrox once again as Rangers ran out rampant 7-0 winners over Hibs in the ScottishPower Women’s Premier League today.

The Gers made it seven wins in a row in all competitions as they impressed in front of the home faithful with another big three points.

Speaking to RangersTV after the victory the defender says the entire team love playing in the ground and was glad they put in a performance to match the occasion.

She said: “The girls always love playing here. It is a very good surface and getting the crowd as well it is really good to have that behind us, on a big pitch I think that suits us as well. It was a real joy playing here and it was good to put on a good performance.

“I am glad we got the performance in for the ones that have turned up to watch. It is really good on the pitch, it helps us a lot having them there, we are very thankful for them.”

The defender says she was happy to be part of the backline that kept another clean sheet and praised the fast start the team made on the day and the opportunities they continuously created.

She continued: “I think it was a very good win, Hibs are a good side. I think we started the game really well, took the game to them and put the pressure on them and I think the goals just started coming for us. Obviously a strong first half and then the second half we kept it going as well, it was really important to keep that clean sheet from a defensive view. We all need to take confidence from that game moving forward.

“We missed a couple of chances early on, there was a couple of good blocks and saves, but it was important just to be patient on the ball. Keep doing what we were doing, because we were creating the chances, it did obviously then turn out to the goals started coming which was very good for us to do. We need to do that and learn to be that bit patient, the goals started coming so it was very good.”

The Scotland international says full focus now turns to a huge clash against their City rivals as the Gers look to go into the international break on a high.

She added: “We were really focused on the Hibs game and we have dealt with that now. It is a fresh week as tomorrow comes, we will all rest up tonight and we are looking forward to getting back in and focusing on Celtic for next weekend.”


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