Gintra of Šiauliai successfully completed the first round of Women's A League fixtures with a home match on Sunday.
At Gytariai Stadium, Artūr Sikorskij's side won 4:1 (2–0 at half-time) against Kauno rajono FA. Their fifth victory keeps them top of the table.
Gintra conceded just one goal in the first round, in this very match. Their only dropped points came in the capital, where they drew goalless with Žalgiris.
Starting lineup: A. Herasymchuk, T. Romanovskaja, G. Knutzen (66' min. J. Dias), A. Šveckutė, S. Amorim, M. Galkina, A. Mikutaitė, L. Ribeiro (66' min. U. Grincevičiūtė), M. Zulu (53' min. T. Brown), K. Pereviznyk (66' min. K. Johnson), J. Blaževičiūtė.
Gintra: K. Pereviznyk (24' min.), J. Blaževičiūtė (39' min.), T. Brown (65' min.), J. Dias (82' min.) one each.
„Kauno rajono FA“: D. Griesiūtė (79' min.) - 1.
The Lithuanian champions went ahead midway through the first half when Kristina Pereviznyk controlled Gracie Knutzen's accurate pass and sent the ball into the net.
The Šiauliai side dominated and allowed their opponents little danger. In the 39th minute, a fine combination in the penalty area saw opening scorer K. Pereviznyk set up Justina Blaževičiūtė, who took her chance to double the hosts' lead: 2–0.
Gintra maintained their tempo and complete control after the break. Tamara Brown, who replaced Misozi Zulu early in the second half, soon scored. The Canadian finished accurately into the far corner for 3–0.
Substitute Kiyani Johnson had a chance to score her first goal of the season, but the Kaunas goalkeeper saved her penalty.
The teams exchanged goals as the match drew to a close. The visitors pulled one back in the 79th minute, but Julia Dias restored the champions' three-goal advantage moments later: 4–1.
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