Arsenal 1-0 HB Koge: Mariona Caldentey scores penalty in stoppage time

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Arsenal struggled in front of goal but scored from the penalty spot in the third minute of stoppage time

Mariona Caldentey scored a stoppage-time penalty to secure victory for a wasteful Arsenal at home to Danish side HB Koge in the first game of their Women's Champions League campaign.

Arsenal, who had struggled in front of goal against a side made up of several part-time players, were heading towards a disappointing draw when Caldentey scored from the spot after Selina Cerci was tripped in the box.

The Gunners earlier thought they had scored when Chloe Kelly sent an outside-of-the-boot prod past Alberte Vingum, but her strike was ruled out after a VAR check deemed Stina Blackstenius to have been in an offside position and in the goalkeeper's eyeline.