McGovern On 'Difficult' Motherwell Battle

Kathleen McGovern shares the wider team sentiment that Hibs Women's 2-0 victory over Motherwell was still 'not at the standard' expected of the Club. 

Following Kirsty Morrison's first-half opener, our number 10 thrashed in a second to wrap up all three points at Meadowbank Stadium against Iain Robinson's side.

Whilst the goal marked another important step in McGovern's comeback from injury - in which she has netted twice in four games following her return to action - the forward remains frustrated by the performance.

Speaking to Hibs TV, McGovern stated that the Hibees were below-par and were troubled by "difficult" Motherwell.

"It was a bit of a frustrating one, I would say. The main thing was three points today and back to winning ways. That's a positive.

"On a personal note, it’s good to be back on the scoresheet, gaining more minutes in my legs and feeling really good about myself. But, I think overall, we're quite frustrated with our performance.

"We didn't play to the standards that we're capable of and didn't move the ball quick enough in certain moments of the game. 

"I think Motherwell made it difficult for us, especially when they went back to that back five after 25 minutes in the game. Once we moved the ball at a tempo, especially for the last 10 minutes before the half-time, you could see how much better we were becoming.

"But in the final third as well, I think it's a bit of frustration with chances that we probably created and couldn't put away. But, at the end of the day, it's three points."

Following our unfortunate exit from the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup, the girls now have a weekend's rest ahead and will utilise the additional time on the training pitch to reset ahead of our final pre-split fixture.

Our northern trip to face Aberdeen in a fortnight's time will be our final match before the split arrives, and McGovern is pleased to be heading into that match "high in confidence". 

"It's good to get three points again today and a nice training week this weekend. Going to the Aberdeen game, hopefully high in confidence.

"Obviously, they're a decent side as well going for top six. It'll be good to have that to look forward to.

"Hopefully it'll be another three points on the board, especially with a split in our sights. We’re ready to gather momentum going into the split."