Arsenal 1-0 Rosenborg: Maanum strike ensures Champions League progression

Frida Maanum’s first-half strike ensured Arsenal progressed to the second round of Women’s Champions League qualifying after a 1-0 win over Rosenborg.

Maanum netted the only goal of the game in the 19th minute after Caitlin Foord saw her cross spilled by Rugile Rulyte, with Maanum on hand to finish from close range.

The Gunners could have made the encounter more comfortable as Alessia Russo’s header came back off the crossbar to conclude a dominant first half.

Arsenal struck the woodwork a further two times after the interval, through Russo and Kyra Cooney-Cross, with Leah Williamson also seeing her header cleared off the line.

But Jonas Eidevall’s side were able to restrict their opponents to very little, with the hosts ending the contest with 30 shots, though only five of those were on target.

Arsenal go through to the next stage of the next stage of the competition, which is a knockout tie played across two legs.

A well-battled win sees us through to Round 2 of the UWCL qualifiers pic.twitter.com/JikqU1HuvP

— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) September 7, 2024