Arsenal Women Build a Comfortable Lead in the UWCL Play-Offs

Arsenal Women Build a Comfortable Lead in the Play Offs
Frida Maanum who scored twice on the night for Arsenal Photo by Keeran MarquisSPP

Arsenal Women won their UWCL Knockout Round Play-off first leg match 4-0 at OH Leuven.

Caitlin Foord crossed for Frida Maanum to give the Gunners the lead with a glancing header.

They doubled the advantage before half-time, as Chloe Kelly picked out Olivia Smith to sweep the ball home.

Seven minutes into the second half, Foord repeated her delivery for Maanum to tuck away and make it 3-0.

Daphne van Domselaar was forced into a tip-over by a strike from Alixe Bosteels, before Alessia Russo came off the bench to score from close range, following a cross from fellow substitute Smilla Holmberg.

Kim Little later took to the field to reach a landmark 400th appearance for Arsenal.

The second leg is on Wednesday 18 February, with Chelsea awaiting the winners in the quarter-finals.

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Wilf Frith
Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.
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