Loren Campbell hopes to skipper Aberdeen Women to Pittodrie history when they return to play at the stadium on Sunday.
The Dons host Glasgow Women at the club stadium on Sunday afternoon, with both sides in search of their first SWPL 1 win of the season.
Their first match at the stadium back in March ended in a 2-0 defeat to Rangers.
If the Reds were to pick up the three points on Sunday, it would be an historic day for Aberdeen, as they would become the first women’s team to win at Pittodrie.
Players also have the chance to etch their own names in the history books as the first female goal-scorers at the club stadium.
And Campbell says it would be an “honour” to make Pittodrie history when her side take to the famous turf for just the second time this weekend.
The captain said: “It’s a team game, so I don’t think anyone cares who scores our first-ever goal at Pittodrie, as long as somebody does on Sunday.
“But the chance for us to make history at Pittodrie, it’s a massive honour – there’s no doubt about that. If we can keep the nerves at bay, we’ll be fine.
“A few of us know what we’re away to get ourselves into, so we know it’s a case of playing the game and not the occasion.
“I’m going to say to the players that as soon as the whistle goes we just have to shut off from the crowd a bit and play like it’s a normal game at Balmoral.
“Hopefully we get a boost from the crowd at the right times. When we played at Pittodrie before, you realise how much those moments pick you up and give you energy.
“We’re desperate to break our record attendance at Pittodrie, so hopefully that happens against Glasgow Women.”
Aberdeen can’t let pressure show at Pittodrie
It’s an SWPL 1 basement battle at Pittodrie as both Aberdeen, who have one point, and Glasgow, who have no points, are yet to win their first game of the league season.
The Dons skipper admits there is pressure to deliver a win on the big stage, but she says her side won’t let expectations negatively affect their performance.
Campbell added: “Pressure has been a massive word over the last fortnight for us.
“We’ve collectively spoken about how big this game, but we don’t want that to hamper the occasion by putting too much pressure on ourselves.
“We know that a win would give a boost to where we are in the league table, but it would give everybody here a big boost, too – and I think that’s what we need.
“It’s not just this game, but we feel like the next three or four games are potentially winnable, so we want to start making that run happen.”
Glasgow Women were promoted to the top-flight for the first time in their history after finishing as runners-up to Dundee United in SWPL 2 last season.
Aberdeen most recently beat Glasgow 4-2 in January in the Scottish Cup, so Campbell and her team-mates know not to underestimate their Pittodrie opponents.
Campbell said: “Teams from Glasgow are always hard to play against. They’re aggressive and won’t want to get beat, so we’re not taking them lightly.
“We’re not naïve and we know with them coming up here to play at Pittodrie, it will be a big occasion for Glasgow Women, too.
“They’re a smaller club compared to others in the league like Rangers, Celtic and ourselves, so we know they’ll come up here with something to prove.”
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