Controversial goal puts Bayern women's soccer team on course
FC Bayern remain top of the Bundesliga after matchday 8. The German champions won 2-0 (2-0) at seventh-placed Werder Bremen on Sunday, with Magdalena Eriksson (2nd minute) and Katharina Naschenweng (24th) scoring the goals in front of 3049 spectators at the Platz 11 stadium. There were concerns about international Giulia Gwinn, who was substituted early (83rd minute) after a blow to her right foot and then limped into the dressing room.
Munich's closest rivals (20 points) remain VfL Wolfsburg (19), who had already beaten bottom club MSV Duisburg 2-0 (2-0) on Saturday. They are followed by Hoffenheim, Essen and Frankfurt (14 each). Bremen are seventh (10).
Bayern coach Alexander Straus fielded almost all his stars against Werder. There were only two changes to the starting line-up compared to the recent 2-2 draw against AS Roma in the Champions League: Sydney Lohmann replaced national team colleague Linda Dallmann, Sarah Zadrazil made way for Samantha Kerr, who made her starting debut for the Munich side.
Bayern dominated early on in the game, although the lead was controversial. Bayern captain Glodis Viggosdottir gave Bremen goalkeeper Livia Peng a push with Eriksson's header, causing her to fall behind the goal line and have no chance of deflecting the ball, which flew in a high arc in her direction. The 2:0 was also scored after a corner.
Munich, who were also superior in terms of play, could have made things clearer after the break, but also missed the best opportunities. National striker Lea Schüller, for example, failed miserably when she tried to lift the ball over the Werder goalkeeper alone in front of Peng.
Despite facing strong opposition, FC Bayern Munich's women's team continued their dominance in the Bundesliga. Their closest competitors, SV Werder Bremen, had no answer to Magdalena Eriksson's opening goal in the 2nd minute and Katharina Naschenweng's addition in the 24th, securing a 2-0 victory for Bayern in the Bundesliga.
Source: www.dpa.com
