Gintra recorded a convincing home Lithuanian Women's A League victory 13:0 (5–0 at half-time) against bottom side Utenis Utena.
They now have 32 points, three clear of nearest challengers MFA Žalgiris-MRU.
The head coach started young players who usually receive less playing time.
Gintra dominated immediately. Juliet Sunday headed the opener in the eighth minute. Meida Proscevičiūtė soon scored her first goal, controlling among defenders and firing powerfully beyond the goalkeeper.
Sunday completed a hat-trick before half-time, with the score already 4–0. She scored seven in this match and became league top scorer with 17.
Although the second half was a formality, its key moment came in the 55th minute: Eitvydė Partikaitė returned after a serious cruciate ligament injury and immediately marked her comeback with a goal.
More goals followed to take the margin into double figures. Young forward Saulutė Railaitė also scored her first of the season.
Lineup: A. Bikutė, A. Mikutaitė (C), L. Kubiliūtė (46' min. A. Sunday), T. Romanovskaja, K. O’Brien, S. Lichareva, N. Klezaitė, J. Sunday, E. Šupelytė (46' min. M. Galkina), S. Railaitė, M. Proscevičiūtė (55' min. E. Partikaitė).
Goals:
„Gintra“: J. Sunday (8', 22', 30', 58', 71', 77', 89') – 7; M. Proscevičiūtė (16', 53') – 2; T. Romanovskaja (45'), E. Partikaitė (56'), M. Galkina (74'), S. Railaitė (87') one each.
This Sunday, Gintra host Estonian champions Flora Tallinn in a Baltic League match deciding first place in the regular season.