Elgin City women’s football team fought out a ten-goal thriller in their final home match of the season.
Elgin City's Ellie Main celebrates her impressive first half goal. Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Borough Briggs hosted the Scottish Women’s Football League North clash between third-placed City and Dyce Women, who are in second spot behind runaway champions Inverurie Locos.
Elgin City's Sarah Westwood crosses past Dyce's Mairi Whittingham as the home side push for a winner.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.Elgin City's top goalscorer Sarah Westwood.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.Elgin City's Sarah Westwood clashes with Dyce keeper Faith Jessica Maan as the home side push for the three points.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
It looked good for Elgin when they went in at half time with a two-goal advantage.
Elgin City's Sarah Westwood celebrates scoring the equaliser to make it 5-5.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.Elgin City's Orla Scott forces a good save from Dyce keeper Faith Jessica Maan.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.Elgin City's Orla Scott forces a good save from Dyce keeper Faith Jessica Maan.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Top scorer Sarah Westwood fired them ahead midway through the first half and Ellie Main struck a second on the half hour.
Elgin City's Charlotte Worthing.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
However, a sloppy start to the second half by City saw Dyce turn the contest around.
Elgin City captain Abigail Hayes pushes up the park. Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Three goals in as many minutes saw the home team trailing 3-2 and chasing the match.
Elgin City's Darcy Matheson tussles with Dyce's Mairi Whittingham.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
They drew level through an Alexa Mann strike on 53 minutes.
Elgin City's Sarah Westwood (right) celebrates her opener with Charlotte Worthing.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.Elgin City's Darcy Matheson tries to knock the ball past Dyce keeper Faith Jessica Maan.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Dyce then stepped up a great and added two more goals to set themselves up nicely for the three points - but they did not count on a late Elgin revival.
Dyce keeper Faith Jessica Maan is first to the ball ahead of Elgin City's Josie Mitchell and Dyce's Abbie Milne.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Westwood scored her second on 82 minutes to offer home hope, and within a couple more minutes she had completed her hat-trick and made the score 5-5.
Elgin City's Sarah Westwood crosses past Dyce's Mairi Whittingham as the home side push for a winner.Elgin City Women (5) vs Dyce Women FC (5) - SWFL North 2023/24 - Borough Briggs, Elgin 5/5/2024.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
That’s how a pulsating contest finished, with Elgin concluding their campaign on Sunday with an away trip to Arbroath.
