Second half goals from Bastien Hery and new signing Christy Manzinga helped Linfield to victory over Tre Fiori in their UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round semi-final in Nyon, Switzerland.
The French duo struck to ensure the Blues booked a place in Tuesday's final against either Drita or Inter Club d'Escaldes with a Qualifying Round place awaiting the victors.
Linfield enjoyed the majority of possession in a first half of few opportunities with perhaps the best chances coming around the ten minute mark when Shayne Lavery's effort from a Niall Quinn through ball was blocked.
Kirk Millar was twice denied by the Tre Fiori keeper early in the second half as David Healy's side stepped up a gear.
But the deadlock was eventually broken on 71 minutes when Hery unleashed a great right foot strike into the top corner to give keeper Aldo Simoncini no chance.
Then, with seven minutes remaining, Manzinga made sure of Linfield's progression with a tap in after Simoncini misjudged a Chris Johns punt forward.
Tre Fiori were reduced to ten men late in the game when Giacomo Procacci was dismissed by Hungarian referee Balazs Berke for a challenge on Millar.
Tre Fiori: A. Simoncini, D'Addario, Misimović, D. Simoncini, Kalissa, Santoni, Lunardini, Gjurchinoski, Apezteguia, Gregorio, Procacci subs De Angelis (not used), Angelini (replaced D. Simoncini 89), Apezteguia (replaced Marzeglia 76), Greco (not used), Dolcini (not used), Figone (replaced Kalissa 70), Della Valle (not used)
Linfield: Johns, Larkin, Callacher, Millar, Lavery, Nasseri, Kearns, McClean, Mulgrew, Boyle, Quinn subs Moore (not used), Stafford (not used), Waterworth (replaced Nasseri 65), Manzinga (replaced McClean 66), Clarke (not used), Hery (replaced Lavery 67), Pepper (not used)
