Beth Mead began regardless of coming off as a precaution within the pleasant victory over Tottenham
Arsenal received their first aggressive match underneath new boss Jonas Eidevall as they comfortably beat Okzhetpes in a Girls’s Champions League qualifier.
There have been debuts for 4 Arsenal gamers, together with midfielder Mana Iwabuchi, who opened the scoring because the Gunners went on to win 4-0.
Captain Kim Little slotted a penalty shortly afterwards when Vivianne Miedema was fouled within the field.
Beth Mead and Nikita Parris scored a aim every after the break.
The Gunners have been dominant, having fun with 85% of the possession in Moscow and had 27 makes an attempt on aim, together with 10 on course.
Kazakh facet Okzhetpes weren’t capable of trigger Eidevall’s group any issues, though Arsenal lacked ruthlessness at occasions in entrance of aim.
Striker Miedema missed a number of probabilities within the first half, whereas Little struck extensive from shut vary and substitute Caitlin Foord didn’t benefit from a one-on-one state of affairs with the goalkeeper.
However Parris, a Champions League winner with former membership Lyon, was a continuing menace all through and ultimately fired residence from shut vary within the second half to attain on her debut.
Arsenal will face both PSV Eindhoven or Lokomotiv Moscow on Saturday for a spot within the second spherical of qualifying.
They start their Girls’s Tremendous League marketing campaign in opposition to defending champions Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on 5 September.
‘We scored the exhausting objectives’ – response
Arsenal supervisor Jonas Eidevall: “There are some circumstances that made it slightly tougher. It was extraordinarily sizzling situations and on a synthetic turf which will get slightly bit dry, in order that’s exhausting to maneuver the ball at tempo.
“I believe we scored the exhausting objectives immediately however we did not rating from any corners, any extensive free-kicks, any crosses or any counter-attacks.
“To ensure that us to have the ability to rating extra immediately, we would have liked to be higher at these conditions. We should be higher at that on Saturday – regardless of which opponents we play.”