Hamilton Accies Women boss Gary Doctor says his side showed character to beat Aberdeen 3-1 in their SWPL1 opener on Sunday.
Goals from Celtic loanee Olivia Potter and strikers Chloe Muir and Josephine Giard got the campaign off to a flier, ahead of Sunday’s trip to high-spending Hibs at Meadowbank.
Doctor said: “It was really good to get a win. We didn’t win a home game last season, so to break that duck straight away is fantastic.
“We’ve had a really challenging pre-season, but things came together.
“It was really pleasing to see a lot of stuff that we’ve tried to implement and change coming into fruition against a good team. It was a big moment for us, because we lost all three games to Aberdeen last season by the odd goal.
“It shows there’s a real belief in the squad, with the freshness that we’ve got, and we showed a wee bit of character and resilience.
“We scored, then conceded shortly after and last season I don’t think we’d have kicked on and won the game.”
Doctor says the next two games against Hibs and Glasgow Women are major tests, but chances for points.
He added: “It will be a tough one against Hibs. For us a performance and being competitive will be good.
“They’ve gone almost full-time this season and are signing players from all over Europe.
“We’ve got them and Glasgow and I think there are opportunities for us to pick up more points.”
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