St Mirren Women head coach Kate Cooper was proud to see so many Buddies come together to support the club at the SMiSA Stadium.The Saints welcomed Stenhousemuir for their much-anticipated second game at the Paisley team’s ground this season.Striker Ceara Macintyre fired the hosts ahead early on after pouncing on a goalkeeper error from a free-kick, with Stenny’s Lucia Zamorano levelling things up with a screamer from distance.While Cooper was content with a point, the dedicated coach was more pleased to see the entire community turning out in numbers to cheer on the club.She told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “It was a brilliant day.
There was a family feel to it and the atmosphere was terrific.“I think a draw was reflective of the game as a whole. We had spells where we dominated and played really well when we were fully focused.“We missed a few good chances and their goal was a stunning finish from outside the box.
Sometimes there’s not much you can do and you have to hold your hands up to efforts like that.“For me, the biggest positive was the crowd and the atmosphere.
We had around 300 attend which was up from the first game despite the Old Firm Scottish Cup game being on at the same time.“Our Under-14s were the ball attendants and our younger players were mascots.
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