FRAN ALONSO kissed his Scottish Cup medal as he walked into his post-match media press conference and insisted it was his best moment in football.
The Celtic boss ensured his side dusted themselves down from last weekend's final-day title heartbreak to make it back-to-back Scottish Cups.
Two goals inside a frantic second-half three-minute period from Natasha Flint and Claire O'Riordan condemned Rangers to a season that now finishes empty-handed with the Ibrox side third in the table.
Alonso said: "It means the world to me. It was really hard to pick the girls up because we were two minutes away from winning the league.
"We transferred this anger and disappointment into aggression and passion and today against a superb team we dominated the game.
"We could have scored more.
I'm extremely proud and it is exactly what the girls deserved.
Alonso feared the worst when he went into training on Wednesday morning after the players had 48 hours to recover from their title heartbreak.
This story is from the May 29, 2023 edition of Daily Record.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the May 29, 2023 edition of Daily Record.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
RODGERS IS BACK AT Millian BASE CHAMP
Hoops gaffer conquered Hampden hoodoo now he wants glory return to kickstart second spell
My Hampden record is brilliant..because I used to play for Queen's!
Shanks not worried by Hearts hoodoo as he's well used to winning in Mount Florida
UNITED FANS ARE TOP TIER
Craig: This is a big club... and supporters can roar us back to the big time
Luck's with Lew
Woodwork and hero Kev deny Caley as Raith and Vaughan keep dreaming
ELPING HAND
Sadiku rallies fans as her Hoops side bid to keep historic title tilt on track
2-YEAR PEP TALK BUT COLE STILL WANTED TO LEAVE US 1
City boss fears former.starlet
THAT WAS NO WALK IN THE SHARK UP
Warriors get win but toothless second half is a pain for Smith
I'm losing my belief that I can win fifth world title
Higgins now going mental
25 years after the horrors of Columbine ..nothing's changed
LIKE the moon landing in 1969 or the searing memory of the September 11 attacks, Americans vividly recall where they were on April 20, 1999.
Perfect timing
Singer Eddi Reader and Mark Nevin tell how the 1980s chart-toppers have buried the hatchet and are about to embark on a tour of Japan - where it all ended 35 years ago