Gintra continue moving towards a 22nd Lithuanian Women's A League title. At home in pouring rain, they 5:0 (1–0 at half-time) comfortably defeated bronze-medal contenders Hegelmann of Kaunas District.
Kaloyan Petkov's side have five matches remaining and control their own destiny. Victories in the coming rounds will secure gold.
Striker Juliet Sunday remains the league's leading scorer with 25 goals.
Lineup: A. Bikutė, A. Mikutaitė (C), N. Oronoz (75′ min. K. O’ Brien), T. Romanovskaja, R. Diodati, A. Sunday, M. Galkina, E. Šupelytė (80′ min. S. Railaitė) , S. Kashima (55′ min. A. Pauletto), J. Sunday, J. Bassey (75′ min. L. Kubiliūtė).
Goals:
„Gintra“: J. Sunday (8'), S. Kashima (52'), A. Mikutaitė (66'), J. Bassey (71') and L. Kubiliūtė (80') one each.
Gintra took an early lead through Juliet Sunday in the eighth minute. It was the only first-half goal, but after the interval they increasingly found routes through Hegelmann's defence.
Seina Kashima scored the second in the 52nd minute. Captain Algimantė Mikutaitė added another before Juliet Bassey and Laura Kubiliūtė completed the scoring.
After the match, Mikutaitė, Aušrinė Bikutė, Marija Galkina, Tereza Romanovskaja and Erika Šupelytė join Lithuania's national team for Nations League matches against Georgia on 27 and 31 October.
Gintra's next match is away to Saned Joniškis on 5 November.