Defending Baltic League champions and regular-season winners Gintra comfortably overcame Riga SFK in the semi-final to advance directly to the final.
New signing Seina Kashima made a spectacular debut with a hat-trick inside half an hour, as the Lithuanian champions won 7:0 (4:0).
In the Baltic League final in Šiauliai on 19 August, Gintra face the winners of Flora Tallinn versus Saku Sporting.
Lineup: A. Schroeder (46' min. A. Bikutė), A. Mikutaitė (C), L. Kubiliūtė (46' min. K. O'Brien), T. Romanovskaja, N. Oronoz, A. Sunday (46' min. A. Pauletto), R. Diodati, M. Galkina (46' min. S. Lichareva), E. Šupelytė (46' min. J. Bassey), S. Kashima (46' min. M. Proscevičiūtė), J. Sunday (70' min. S. Railaitė).
Goals:
„Gintra“: S. Kashima (14', 23', 25') and J. Sunday (27', 55', 59') three each; R. Diodati (77') – 1.
The hosts asserted superiority over the Latvian champions from the start. Kashima constantly troubled the defence and opened the scoring on debut in the 14th minute, controlling a pass into the area and finding the net.
Kashima continued tormenting the opponents, beating the goalkeeper with a skilful second and completing her hat-trick a couple of minutes later. Juliet Sunday added another before half-time for 4–0.
After the interval, Petkov introduced players from the bench, and Gintra continued dominating. Further goals secured victory and a fully deserved place in the final.
Šiauliai hosts Champions League qualifying on 6–9 September. In Group 8, Gintra compete for one main-tournament place against Welsh champions Cardiff City, Scotland's Glasgow City and Irish champions Shelbourne.
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