Aberdeen Women were defeated 4-3 at Motherwell in SWPL 1 despite their attempt at a second-half comeback.
Motherwell were 3-0 up after only 12 minutes courtesy of a brace from debutant Carla Boyce and a Chelsie Watson goal.
The Dons got a goal back in the 23rd minute when Bayley Hutchison scored her first goal of the SWPL 1 campaign to make it 3-1.
However, Boyce was on the scoresheet again just after the hour mark, scoring her hat-trick to give Motherwell a 4-1 lead.
Aberdeen didn’t go down without a fight as second-half goals from Francesca Ogilvie and Johan Fraser made for a dramatic final 15 minutes in the SWPL 1 encounter.
However, the Dons couldn’t find that all important equaliser and left Lanarkshire empty handed as Motherwell held on for a 4-3 victory.
Elsewhere in SWPL 1
Hearts won their second game of the season under Eva Olid, beating Partick Thistle 3-2 away at Petershill Park.
Spartans move above Aberdeen in the league table after picking up a point at Hamilton after drawing 2-2.
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Glasgow City sat top of the table for a mere three hours after their 3-0 victory over Hibernian in the early kick off.
However, Rangers replied with a 1-0 victory over Celtic in the Old Firm derby to retain their position as SWPL 1 league leaders.
SWF North/East
Buchan cemented their position in second in SWFL North/East with a 10-0 win against Aberdeenshire rivals Westdyke Thistle.