Gintra of Šiauliai concluded the second round of Lithuanian Women's A League fixtures with a convincing win in front of their home supporters.
At Šiauliai Central Stadium, the yellow and blacks won 6:0 (3–0 at half-time) against Banga of Gargždai. The victory keeps the Lithuanian champions alone at the top of the table.
Starting lineup: A. Herasymchuk (46' min. G. Vasilenko), T. Romanovskaja, A. Šveckutė (46' min. M. Galkina), G. Knutzen, L. Kubiliūtė, S. Amorim, A. Mikutaitė (56' min. J. Dias), A. Kazarina (46' min. J. Blaževičiūtė), L. Ribeiro, K. Johnson (56' min. M. Proscevičiūtė), K. Pereviznyk.
Gintra: K. Pereviznyk (22', 69' min.) and L. Ribeiro (28', 83 min.) two each, G. Knutzen (37' min.), M. Proscevičiūtė (80' min.) one each.
Gintra controlled the tempo from the opening moments and gave their opponents no respite. The first goal nevertheless took 22 minutes to arrive, when Kristina Pereviznyk struck a precise free kick for 1–0.
After scoring, Artūr Sikorskij's team became even more dominant. A few minutes later, Lidiane Ribeiro headed in the second goal.
The yellow and blacks maintained their tempo and kept attacking Banga's goal. A set piece brought their third, with defender Gracie Knutzen winning the aerial contest to score for 3–0.
The Head Coach made three substitutions at the break, bringing on Marija Galkina, Justina Blaževičiūtė and Gabrielė Vasilenko. Meida Proscevičiūtė and Julia Dias followed in the second half. When M. Proscevičiūtė's shot hit the post, K. Pereviznyk calmly converted the rebound for 4–0.
In the 80th minute, M. Proscevičiūtė finished a fine combination to make it 5–0. Gintra did not stop, celebrating a sixth moments later as L. Ribeiro completed her brace: 6–0.
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