Millwall Lionesses booked their place in the London Cup final with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Haringey Borough.
Conditions on a bobbly Coles Park pitch made it difficult for The Lionesses to produce their usual fluent attacking football against a Borough side that play two divisions below in the Eastern League.
The slick one-touch football that Millwall are accustomed to was replaced with a real roll-your-sleeves-up battle that was fairly scrappy at times.
The Lionesses enjoyed the better of the opening half, with Pru Buckley and Carly Eagles dominant in midfield, and Charlie Dolby and Mamuse Emosivwe a constant threat on the flanks.
Nancy Osuji and Katie Fanning were lively in attack and created a number of goal scoring chances, but it wasn't until first half injury time that Buckley's charges made the breakthrough.
Emosivwe broke free of the back line to smash a shot against the post and there was Nancy Osuji to follow up the rebound and slot home from her fourth goal of the season from 12 yards.
Haringey came out with all guns blazing after the break, but Samuella King failed to produce the kind of finishing that has seen her sit top of the Eastern League scoring charts with 19 goals to date.
Some sound defending by Joanne Woodgates kept the Haringey strike force at bay and with Claire Lacey a commanding figure between the sticks, the home side never really looked like scoring.
At the other end Dolby smashed a volley over the bar from a Fanning cross and Nancy Osuji shot inches wide from a good position.
Player/manager Buckley introduced Angela Kiobel and Victoria Boardman to the fold 15 minutes from time and the duo immediately combined to nearly nick a second goal.
Boardman's precision pass was picked up by fellow sub Kiobel, who rounded the oncoming keeper but watched in dismay as her goal-bound shot hit a divot and bobbled wide of the post.
With five minutes remaining Boardman, back from a year of injury misery, was picked out in the box by full back Amy Mason and promptly smashed home Millwall's second, killer, goal.
The Lionesses now face either Arsenal Ladies or Charlton Athletic in the London Cup Final on 16th April at Wingate & Finchley FC. Kick-Off 7.30pm.
This Sunday Buckley's side return to league action when they entertain bottom club Reading Royals at Carshalton Athletic's Colston Avenue ground (2pm).

Millwall Lionesses: Claire Lacey. Joanne Woodgates, Stacy Whitehead, Sarah Jones, Amy Mason, Mamuse Emosivwe (Victoria Boardman) Carly Eagles, Pru Buckley, Charlie Dolby (Angela Kiobel), Nancy Osuji, Katie Fanning.