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Nigeria forward Ariyo fires Ku PS ahead from long range Noonan pounces on goalkeeping error to head equalise Two Noonan strikes in extra-time put Celtic into final Hosts Gintra and Agarista Anenii Noi meet in Wednesday's second semi-final Celtic await winners in Saturday's final Charlotte Cohen Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Celtic get the first half of extra-time under way! FT: Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic It's been pretty even for the duration of normal time. Celtic have had eight shots to Ku Ps' seven but both have only had one on target. Extra time incoming. .. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Celtic go close as Saoirse Noonan heads wide. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Three minutes of additional time still to play. Can someone nick it? Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Just under five minutes left of the 90 in Lithuania. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic The final change of the morning for Celtic, Shannon Mc Gregor replaces Amy Gallacher. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Screams for a penalty from the green and white shirts as Kit Loferski goes down in the box but the referee is having none of it. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Caitlin Hayes has a go with her feet this time but only finds the side netting. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Celtic keeping the pressure on Ku Ps but they're going to have to make the most of it while they can! Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Another two changes for Celtic. Jenny Smith and Claire Goldie are on for Hana Kerner and Natalie Ross. Ku Ps 1-1 Celtic Amy Gallacher sends a cross into the Ku Ps box and Caitlin Hayes is there to get a header away but it's straight at Arpiainen. Saoirse Noonan The substitute makes an immediate impact! Caitlin Hayes floats a lovely ball in, the keeper comes out in an effort to parry it away but it drops nicely for Noonan to bang it into the back of the net. Game on. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic There they are, Murphy Agnew and Mathilde Carstens are the pair to make way. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic Looks like there's about to be changes incoming for Celtic. Saoirse Noonan and Kit Loferski are waiting on the sidelines - very attack-minded. .. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic Mathilde Carstens unleashes a strike at the Ku Ps goal but her tame effort is kept out by Ellan Arpiainen. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic Just like that Ku Ps go up the other end and Aino Kroger forces Kelsey Daugherty into a wonderful save to tip her effort over the crossbar. Tao Stark's corner is cleared by Caitlin Hayes before going out for another. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic It's been all Celtic in the opening 10 minutes or so of this half but they're not taking advantage of it. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic Celtic have a free-kick just outside the Ku Ps box now. Signe Carstens floats it in and its headed out for a corner. Ku Ps 1-0 Celtic A bit of a brighter start to the second half from Celtic. Lucy Ashworth-Clifford fires her cross towards the back post but it goes out for a goal-kick, much to the annoyance of all the Celtic players. Saoirse Noonan joined Celtic from Durham this summer Saoirse Noonan's hat-trick inspired Celtic as they came from behind to beat Ku PS of Finland after extra-time and reach their mini-tournament final at the first stage of Women's Champions League qualifying. Roosa Ariyo fired the Kansallinen Liiga champions ahead after 18 minutes in Lithuania, but substitute forward Noonan headed the equaliser after the break before slotting two more in added time. Celtic will face either hosts Gintra or Anenii Noi of Moldova, who play later on Wednesday at Siauliai Central Stadium, in Saturday's final. As first-time Scottish champions, 74th-placed Celtic headed to Lithuania as the lowest-ranked of the four sides - 20 adrift of Gintra, 10 places below Ku PS and two behind Anenii Noi. Arsenal's Mead & Catley to miss Rangers Euro qualifier Rangers - the biggest test yet Are Celtic and Rangers ready for Champions League? They had also been held to a surprise goalless draw at home by Hibernian on Friday as they fell two points behind Rangers five games into the new Scottish Women's Premier League season. Ku PS, who lie second behind HJK Helsinki midway through their own domestic season, started the sharper side and Finland-born Nigerian striker Ariyo pounced after a slack pass in midfield to fire low past goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty after 18 minutes for her sixth goal in five games. Celtic's Hana Kerner fired wide just before the break, but Daugherty had to produce two fine saves before the Scottish champions got back into the game. Goalkeeper Ellan Arpiainen saved superbly from Caitlin Hayes but soon after failed to hold the defender's cross and it fell kindly for Noonan to nod in from close range just after the hour mark. Celtic were by now the side in the ascendency, but the Finns resisted doggedly until Kit Loferski held off a challenge and laid it into the path of summer signing Noonan to slot the Scots into the lead. The Republic of Ireland forward then pounced on a wayward pass at the edge of the area to poke home her sixth goal of the campaign as Ku PS suffered their first defeat - other than three at the hands of HJK - in 22 outings this season. Now only Gintra or Anenii Noi stand between Celtic and a two-legged round-two tie to decide who reaches the 16-team group stage. Last Updated 25th May 2024 at 20: 28 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: undefined undefined Manager: Elena Sadiku UEFA Women's Champions League All competitions © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.