Lacklustre Arsenal slump to shock WCL qualifying first-leg defeat at Häcken

Häcken celebrate their winner on the night, their speed on the counterattack was a constant worry to the Arsenal backline. Photograph: Björn Larsson Rosvall/AP

A laboured Arsenal sunk to a 1-0 defeat away to BK Häcken in the first leg of their Champions League Round 2 encounter. Tabitha Tindell’s second half strike was the difference on a night of few clear-cut chances to give Mak Lind’s side a famous win

The Arsenal manager, Jonas Eidevall, was left to rue his team’s lack of creativity as they produced just four shots on target across the match. “It’s always worrying in football when you’re not efficient with your goalscoring opportunities,” he said. “I think if we zoom out a little , it’s a correct analysis of it [not finishing chances]. It’s a combination today of good goalkeeping to finishing that is on very thin margins... I’m certain that if we continue to create, we will score goals.”