She Kicks Magazine
·5 September 2024
She Kicks Magazine
·5 September 2024
(L-R) Victoria Esson and Nicola Docherty of Rangers block a shot from Caitlin Foord of Arsenal. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Caitlin Foord scored four times as Arsenal beat Rangers 6-0 to reach their UEFA Women’s Champions League Round 1 group final.
Alessia Russo was also on target and Kim Little converted a late penalty, as the Gunners set up a League Path final with Rosenborg at Boreham Wood FC on Saturday, 7.30pm.
Rosenborg edged Atlético Madrid on penalties, Rebecka Wanvik Holum’s stoppage-time goal for the Norwegian side forcing extra time, before Lauren’s 119th-minute leveller for the Spanish team forced a shoot-out.
Celtic were 3-1 winners over Finnish side KuPS Kuopio after extra time, Saoirse Noonan equalising on 64 minutes before going on to complete a hat-trick. The Hoops go up against Lithuania’s Gintra in the group final on Saturday at 4pm.
Cardiff City suffered a 7-0 loss to FC Twente and will now contest third place in their group with Macedonian side ZFK Ljuboten, who were thrashed 10-0 by Valur.
Glentoran lost out 3-2 to ZNK Mura of Slovenia, after pulling two goals back through Chloe McCarron and a Demi Vance penalty. They meet Armenia’s Pyunik to decide third spot in the group.
Irish champions Peamount United defeated Dinamo-BSUPC from Belarus 2-1, Kerrie Letmon getting the decider in extra time. They play Osijek of Croatia to decide the group winner.
Champions Path
Group 1: SFK 2000 Sarajevo 3-0 KÍ Klaksvík, SL Benfica 3-1 FC Nordsjælland
Group 2: KFF Vllaznia 3-0 Lanchkuti, St Polten 5-0 Neftçi
Group 3: KuPS Kuopio 1-3 (aet) Celtic (Celtic won on pens), FC Gintra 5-0 Agarista CSF Anenii Noi
Group 4: FK Breznica 1-2 Birkirkara, Anderlecht 4-1 ŽFK Crvena Zvezda
Group 5: FC Twente 7-0 Cardiff City, Valur 10-0 ZFK Ljuboten
Group 6: Apollon 3-0 Pyunik, ZNK Mura 3-2 Glentoran
Group 7: PAOK 2-1 Qiryat Gat, Servette 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin
Group 8: BIIK Shymkent 3-0 NSA Sofia, Racing Union Luxembourg 1-4 Galatasaray
Group 9: ZNK Osijek 2-0 Spartak Myjava, FC Dinamo-BSUPC 1-2 (aet) Peamount United
Group 10: Ferencvaros 2-1 Flora Tallinn, FC Vorskla Poltava 5-0 RFS
Group 11: KFF Mitrovica 0-4 FCV Farul Constanta. (Vålerenga have a bye to the group final)
Celina Ould Hocine of Paris FC during the win over First Vienna. (Peter Sonander/SPP)
League Path
Group 1: Brøndby 0-1 Fiorentina, Ajax 4-1 (aet) Kolos Kovalivka
Group 2: AC Sparta Praha 3-1 Linköping, Paris FC 9-0 First Vienna
Group 4: Minsk 1-6 Breidablik, Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Sporting Lisbon
Rebecka Wanvik Holum of Rosenborg celebrates after winning on penalties with Goalkeeper Rugile Rulyte. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)