EDINBURGH (Interstat) — Visiting Hearts W defeated home side Boroughmuir W 5-0 on Friday in a global football match that was decided well before halftime. Hearts W scored four times in the opening 39 minutes and added a fifth early in the second half. Boroughmuir W could not find a response and finished the match without a goal. The visitors led 4-0 at halftime and protected the advantage after the break.

Mariana Speckmaier opened the scoring in the third minute. Lauren Wade doubled the lead in the 16th minute, and Erin Rennie made it 3-0 in the 32nd. Wade scored again in the 39th minute, and Speckmaier completed the scoring in the 51st minute. Hearts W did not add another goal after Speckmaier’s second, and Boroughmuir W did not score. Hearts W’s goals came from Speckmaier, Wade, Rennie, Wade and Speckmaier in that order.

Speckmaier was Hearts W’s top star with a statline of 90 minutes and two goals. Wade also played 90 minutes and scored twice, Rennie played 90 minutes and scored once, and Jennifer Smith played 90 minutes and provided one assist. Smith’s assist was part of the visitors’ five-goal attack. Those were the key performances for Hearts W.

Hearts W’s season record in this competition is now 1-0, while its record across all competitions is 4-1-2. Boroughmuir W’s season record in this competition is now 0-1, and its record across all competitions is 5-1-1. Before the match, Hearts W was 3-1-2 across all competitions, and Boroughmuir W was 5-0-1. The competition result marked Hearts W’s first win in the competition this season and Boroughmuir W’s first loss in the competition this season.

Hearts W entered the match after a scoreless draw with Montrose W and a 4-2 win at Celtic W. Hearts W had also beaten Partick Thistle W 6-1 and Hibernian W 3-2, lost 4-0 at Real Sociedad W and drawn 2-2 with Glasgow City W. Boroughmuir W had drawn 1-1 with St Johnstone W in its previous match. Boroughmuir W’s recent run also included a 4-0 win at Renfrew W, a 3-1 win at Livingston W, a 3-0 win over FC Kilmarnock, a 1-0 win over Queen’s Park LFC W and a 4-1 win at Gartcairn WFC W. Speckmaier had scored once in her previous recent appearance at Celtic W.

The first half set the tone as Hearts W scored in the third, 16th, 32nd and 39th minutes. Speckmaier’s first goal gave the visitors an early advantage, and Wade’s first goal doubled the margin. Rennie’s goal extended the lead, and Wade struck again before halftime. Speckmaier added the only goal of the second half in the 51st minute. Boroughmuir W continued to search for a goal but could not break through. Hearts W kept the home side off the score sheet and closed out a five-goal win.

Boroughmuir W’s next listed fixtures are at FC Kilmarnock, then at home against Renfrew W, Livingston W, Falkirk FC W, Hamilton W, Queen’s Park LFC W, Dundee United FC W, St Johnstone W and Gartcairn WFC W. The result gave Hearts W a winning start in the competition and left Boroughmuir W still seeking its first competition win. The visitors’ five goals came in a span of 48 minutes between the third and 51st minutes. Hearts W, meanwhile, will carry the five-goal result into its next competition match. The final score was 5-0.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Boroughmuir W 2, Hearts W 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hearts W with a 93 percent probability to win. Both projections were listed before the match.