Frida Maanum’s first-half purpose proved sufficient to see off Rosenborg as Arsenal sealed their passage to the second spherical of Girls’s Champions League qualifying.
Maanum had the simplest of duties to fit dwelling what proved to be Arsenal’s winner within the nineteenth minute after a mix-up involving Rosenborg goalkeeper Rugile Rulyte and defender Mathilde Harviken.
Arsenal undergo to the following stage of the competitors, which is a knockout tie performed throughout two legs.
Katie McCabe and Mariona Caldentey went shut with early possibilities, earlier than Alessia Russo headed over as Arsenal pinned Rosenborg in their very own half within the first quarter of an hour of the sport at Meadow Park.
It was solely a matter of time earlier than the opener, and it arrived after a howler from the goalkeeper slightly below 20 minutes into the sport.
Caitlin Foord was afforded loads of freedom on the appropriate to whip in a cross and Rulyte spectacularly punched the ball backwards in to the trail of her personal defender, Mathilde Harviken.
Harviken’s tried clearance fell straight to Maanum for the Norwegian to calmly slot dwelling.
Arsenal continued their dominance after the purpose, with Russo going shut on three additional events within the first half, together with with a dipping header that beat Rulyte, however hit the highest of the crossbar and went behind.
Rosenborg loved their greatest interval of the sport after the break however efforts from Hanna Dahl and Beate Marcussen lacked the standard to bother Manuela Zinsberger within the Arsenal purpose.
Russo rattled the crossbar once more with a deflected effort from the sting of the world, earlier than Kyra Cooney-Cross additionally hit the crossbar seconds later, this time from exterior the field.
Leah Williamson noticed a glancing header from a nook cleared off the road late on, earlier than substitute Beth Mead might solely flash over when she ought to have marked her return from damage with a purpose.
The fixtures for spherical two might be determined by a draw on September 9.
What’s subsequent?
Arsenal kick off the 2024/25 Girls’s Tremendous League marketing campaign this month with a conflict towards final season’s runners-up Manchester Metropolis.
The sport will kick off at 12.30pm on September 22 and you may watch it stay on Sky Sports activities+.
It is going to be the primary of eight dwelling video games performed on the Emirates Stadium this season, after the venue was confirmed as the brand new foremost dwelling for Arsenal Girls.
