Glasgow City FC: History Is Made with Last 32 of Womens Champions League Spot

Continuing on the rich vein of support that has been growing for Women's football all over the World, thanks mainly to the recent fantastic showpiece World Cup that saw Japan return triumphant from, good news emerged from Serbia earlier today involving a Scottish women's side.

Glasgow City women's side emerged victorious from today's match with not only a 5-0 victory over Faroese side Klaksvik, but with a golden ticket to the last 32 and the knock out stages of the European Champions League.

After dominating Scottish football for years, Glasgow City have stumbled at the final qualifying stage of this illustrious competition for the past two years. But all the hard work came to fruition as they ran out easy winners of their group, winning all three group matches and scoring 17 goals with none against on the road to this point.

Captain Rachel Corsie, who was celebrating her 22nd birthday on this day, led her team to possibly the most historic day in Scottish women's football history and gave a stark warning to the men's sides playing in Europe that the bar has been set regards success.

Glasgow City got off to a great start in the match and were two nil up after only eight minutes. Kat Lindner scored both goals with a couple of powerfully hit strikes despite the best efforts of the opposition keeper.

Leanne Ross was next on the score-sheet after receiving a brilliant through ball from her captain Rachel Corsie, before firing across the goal and into the net for an unassailable 3-0 lead.

Moments before the Scottish side actually added their fourth goal, they were kept at bay by a hard worked Klaksvik keeper after some superb play from Lindner in and around the danger zone. Lindner twisted and turned her way free from her markers before passing to Murray in the box who herself showed incredible skill and was only kept from celebrating the goal of the match by the form of the home team stopper.

This momentum was to be rewarded seconds later when Jo Love made it 4-0 with a left foot strike from inside the box which ended proceedings of a breathless first 45 minutes of play.

The second half failed to live up to the scoring exploits of the first half with the match as a contest already over. Eilish McSorley added the fifth and final goal on 65 minutes after screaming a shot from 30 yards out into the bulging net, sealing the three points for her team but more importantly the place in the final 32 of the competition.

Commenting on the historic day, Head Coach Eddie Wolecki Black said on the Glasgow City FC website, “I am delighted we have gone through and to be honest, we thoroughly deserved it. We can now look forward to a really challenging end to the season. I am proud of the players for all of their hard work and dedication and they deserve to play at the highest level in European football.”

The ladies now look forward to the draw which will see them pitted against one of the top 16 seeded teams in the competition. But after their recent winning form,  they must be confident in their abilities to progress at the expense of some of the giants of European women's football.

City’s home leg will be played on either the 28th or 29th of September at Petershill Park, Springburn Glasgow.

Photos: Glasgow City FC website

Marc Roseblade is a Contributor for Bleacher Report as well as Not Just Scottish Football and youth development reporter for Ayr United Football Academy. All quotes are obtained first-hand unless otherwise stated.

Glasgow City FC Victorious;Last 32 in Women's Champions League Awaits