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Limerick's Claire O'Riordan celebrates during Celtic's win over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on Sunday. PICTURE: PA
LIMERICK'S Claire O'Riordan was on target as Glasgow Celtic secured back to back Scottish Cup titles with a 2-0 win over arch rivals Rangers at Hampden Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Hoops scored two goals in the space of three minutes with Tash Flint scoring in the 64th minute and O'Riordan bagging the all-important second soon after.
The win is Celtic's second win in the competition in as many years and makes up in part for just missing out on the Scottish League title on the final day last week.
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The game, which was played in front of a crowd of over 10,000, concluded the season for O'Riordan, who was delighted to finish her first campaign with a win at Hampden.
"Obviously, that shows a stepping stone in the right direction in the women’s game to be able to put it on such a stage, the progression that the SFA have been able to put into the women’s game and the support and exposure that has come with that.
"It can only mean that the game can utilise that and continue to grow and again, it is really important for women’s football here in Scotland and around the world.
"Obviously, it was difficult finishing off the season the way we did last week but in some ways, we took the positives, another record crowd at Celtic Park and another three points to finish off the league season.
"And we just got back into work as we do every day, every week and we reaped the rewards today. It was a tough task but the most important thing was we stuck together and grinded out the result.
The Newcastle West native moved to the Scottish giants following a move in the off-season from German side MSV Duisburg and is hoping her good form can help her book a place in the Irish squad for the World Cup this summer.
O'Riordan, who honed her craft in local GAA and soccer before a starting her career with Wexford Youths, has 17 caps for Ireland so far and was part of the Vera Pauw's squad of players that recently played two games in the USA in preparation for the competition that begins in July.
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