Montrose win as Motherwell & Aberdeen lose League Cup opener

Montrose were the only top flight side to win their League Cup opener by beating Motherwell while fellow SWPL side Aberdeen were beaten by relegated Hamilton Accies.

Jack Beesley’s promoted side Spartans drew with Queen’s Park but secured the first ever bonus point win of the competition with a 4-2 victory on penalties.

Motherwell found themselves a goal in front inside three minutes when Montrose visited K-Park thanks to Chelsie Watson’s early strike, a lead they held on to for the entirety of the first half.

Montrose hit back early in the second through Demi Taylor who added a second minutes later to put the visitors in front and Kaela McDonald-Nguah added a third just before full-time.

SWPL side Aberdeen, who stayed up via the play-offs last term, were beaten 2-1 by relegated Hamilton Accies for the first time in three years.

Iona Watt scored the opener for Aberdeen to give them a one goal advantage at the break. Chloe Muir levelled for Accies with just over 20 minutes to play before striker Josi Giard added their second a minute later.

Queen’s Park scored first at they hosted Spartans courtesy of Summer Thomson but the visitors hit back through Niamh Noble in the second half.

The sides couldn’t be separated in the 90 minutes and played out a penalty shootout for a bonus point, a change new to this year’s competition, which Spartans won 4-2.