Morgan Cross' first-half strike proved decisive as Celtic lifted the Women's Scottish Cup with a hard-fought victory over Rangers at Hampden Park, despite playing more than half an hour with 10 players.
Cross netted the only goal of the final in the 26th minute, sliding home from close range after a superb delivery from Saoirse Noonan.
The breakthrough came moments after Rangers winger Mia McAulay had struck the post at the other end in a warning sign of the pressure Celtic would face throughout the afternoon.
Rangers controlled much of the possession during the opening half and created several promising opportunities, but were repeatedly denied by an inspired Adelaide Gay in the Celtic goal.
The goalkeeper produced a string of important saves to preserve her side's advantage.
The pattern continued after the interval, with Rangers pushing for an equaliser and Celtic looking dangerous on the counter-attack.
Substitute Jenny Smith nearly doubled the lead, forcing Rangers goalkeeper Jenna Fife into a sharp save.
Celtic's challenge became even greater just before the hour mark when Scotland international Emma Lawton received her second yellow card for stopping Calliste Brookshire's run, leaving Grant Scott's side to defend their lead with 10 players.
Rangers responded by throwing numbers forward in search of a breakthrough and came agonisingly close on several occasions.
Gay was forced into further heroics and even saw a punched clearance cannon onto her own crossbar from a Rangers corner.
The Ibrox side also felt they should have been awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time when McAulay went down inside the area, but the referee waved away appeals.
Despite relentless pressure, Celtic held firm to secure their first victory over Rangers since August 2024 and claim the Women's Scottish Cup trophy.
The result provided a fitting end to the season for Celtic, while Rangers were left to reflect on another painful near miss.
Having already missed out on the SWPL title on the final day and suffered defeat in the SWPL Cup final against Glasgow City,
Leanne Crichton's side finish the campaign without silverware despite dominating large spells of the showpiece final.
Celtic head coach Grant Scott: "We had to defend for our lives. The players showed such commitment to each other. That's what it's all about.
"I'm very proud of them. They were a proper team today.
"This cup run has been magnificent. The season has not been great, but this salvages something for us."
Rangers head coach Leanne Crichton: "We're frustrated. It's a game we controlled and dominated for the most part.
"Ultimately, it's won and lost in both boxes and there's one moment we don't deal with it and at the top end of the pitch we're not clinical enough, we're not composed enough to make good decisions and maximise the opportunities.
"The game has passed us by, that's the reality. It always felt like there was going to be enough time to get a goal but we didn't manage to do it."
