HAMILTON, Scotland (Interstat) — Visiting Hearts W scored four goals and beat home side Celtic W 4-2 at New Douglas Park on Wednesday in a women’s football match. Celtic W received two goals from Maria McAneny, but Hearts W answered with a balanced attack and secured the result after a five-goal first hour. Ellen Dolan was Hearts W’s top star, while McAneny’s two-goal effort led Celtic W. The match produced six total goals and turned after Hearts W moved ahead in the second half.

Celtic W opened the scoring in the 3rd minute when McAneny found the net. Hearts W answered in the 32nd through Dolan, whose goal pulled the visitors level at 1-1, and McAneny struck again in the 36th to restore Celtic W’s lead at 2-1 before halftime. Dolan leveled again in the 50th, Speckmaier put Hearts W ahead 3-2 in the 62nd, and Carly Johns added a goal for Hearts W while also providing an assist. The goals came in a stretch that kept both sides pressing, with Celtic W unable to protect its early advantage and Hearts W taking control after the break.

McAneny finished with two goals for Celtic W. Dolan matched that total with two goals for Hearts W and was the visitors’ top star. Carly Johns contributed a goal and an assist for Hearts W. Mariana Speckmaier scored once for Hearts W. Casey Howe, Fionnula Morgan and Lauren Wade each supplied an assist, with Howe and Morgan setting up Celtic W goals and Wade creating for Hearts W. Dolan’s goals came in the 32nd and 50th minutes, while McAneny scored in the 3rd and 36th. Johns’ goal and assist helped Hearts W complete its four-goal output.

The result moved Hearts W’s record in the competition to 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Celtic W’s competition record is now 7 wins and 2 losses. Across all competitions, Hearts W is 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, while Celtic W is 7 wins and 2 losses. Hearts W’s victory came as the visiting side against a Celtic W team that had entered with a stronger competition record. The visitors’ four-goal output was the key difference in a match that produced six goals. The result was Hearts W’s third competition win of the season.

Hearts W’s previous results this season included a 6-1 home win over Partick Thistle W, a 3-2 win at Hibernian W, a 4-0 loss at Real Sociedad W and a 2-2 home draw with Glasgow City W. Celtic W had previously beaten Aberdeen W 6-0, topped Spartans W 4-0, lost 5-2 at Rangers W, won 1-0 at home against Motherwell W, won 3-2 at Partick Thistle W, beat Hibernian LFC W 2-0, beat Montrose W 3-0 and won 2-1 at Glasgow City W.

Celtic W’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Hibernian LFC W, a visit to Motherwell W, a home match against Rangers W, home games against Aberdeen WFC W and Glasgow City W, road games at Spartans WFC W, Heart of Midlothian LFC W and Montrose W, and a home match against Partick Thistle W. Hearts W will next face Celtic W again in a later competition meeting. The listed schedule for Celtic W continues with several competition fixtures.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Celtic W 1, Hearts W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Celtic W with a 58 percent probability to win. Hearts W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.