It was a satisfying afternoon’s work for Celtic FC Women’s manager, Fran Alonso as his side claimed all three points and an important cleansheet with a 2-0 win over Partick Thistle at the weekend.

And the manager was pleased with his side's application throughout what was a tough encounter.

Speaking to the official club website, Fran Alonso said: “We knew it would be a tough game. They are very organised and physical and it's a small pitch that suits their style.

"They’ve come into the game on the back of an amazing cup result so they were high on confidence and we knew it’d be our toughest game against them this season.

'It was very difficult to break them down but I thought we were very good.'

"Maybe we could’ve been better in the final third in the second half, but I’m delighted with the three points, the clean sheet and I think we managed to keep them without shots on target.”

“We know it's a game of patience and we have to keep going, because spaces will appear if we carry on playing at a high tempo, so overall out was a good game for us.

"We worked on quick restarts all week and you seen even near the box we got the ball moving quickly. We read it well and executed our game-plan very well.

“You can see we didn’t play last week - we weren’t at full sharpness but I still think we had good tempo. We use training to try and improve that and hopefully from here until the end of the season we can get better and better with each game.”

Charlie Wellings' two goals brought her tally for the season to an impressive 29 goals in 28 games, and the Hoops boss praised her fine form on her return while also recognising the positive impact his bench are making as the team go into the final stretch of the season.

“When we haven’t been able to count on our top goalscorer for many games in 2022, it’s a big loss," he said. "Not only because we have to replace her, but then we don’t have another replacement if we want to look to refresh things or try something different, so it’s very important to have her.

'Charlie’s been outstanding at training and scoring a lot, and she could’ve had a hat trick, but we’ve saved ourselves a match ball so we’re okay with that!'

“It’s a team effort. Whatever you play, you have to contribute to the team performance and you are fighting for a spot.

"If you only get 10 minutes and are outstanding, you can start the next game because you deserve it, so they are fighting for the team to be better but also individually, and the players who came from the bench made a good impact."

Celtic FC Women's team are back in action this Sunday, April 24 with a game against Hamilton Accies at the Fountain of Youth Stadium (New Douglas Park), kick-off 2pm.

Fran Alonso: It was good to return to action with a win