In front of guest Hrubesch: Bayern women's soccer players beat Wolfsburg
FC Bayern's women's soccer team took the lead in the table with a win in the Bundesliga top match against VfL Wolfsburg. Despite dominating the first 45 minutes, the team of Norwegian coach Alexander Straus had to tremble until the end in a 2:1 (2:0) win on Sunday.
In front of the eyes of interim national coach Horst Hrubesch, Linda Dallmann in the 29th minute and Klara Bühl (37th) gave the champions from Munich a comfortable lead. As if out of nowhere, Lena Oberdorf (63), who fired home from 20 meters out, opened the scoring on the sold-out FC Bayern campus with 4347 spectators.
Munich's Jovana Damnjanovic (51) missed an early decision with a penalty that hit the crossbar. FC Bayern, who remain unbeaten (14 points), are now top of the table ahead of Wolfsburg, who have one point less.
"I was a bit surprised," Hrubesch admitted on ZDF television, admitting his surprise at Munich's superiority in the first 45 minutes. "Bayern clearly dominated it in the first half."
Wolfsburg cleared twice on the line (14th, 20th) before FC Bayern struck. After a misplaced pass from DFB captain and goal scorer Alexandra Popp, who was able to start despite muscular problems, the prudent Georgia Stanway sent the strong Bühl through with a pass into the deep. Lisa Schmitz, who was standing in for national goalkeeper Merle Frohms due to the effects of a concussion, allowed her pass to smash goalwards. On the follow-up shot, Dallmann was quicker than her opponents.
The midfielder later dropped the ball for Bühl, who increased the lead with a dry shot from 17 meters into the bottom left corner. Munich continued to press, but neither Damnjanovic nor Bühl (54), who hit the post, ended VfL's hopes of scoring in Munich. After Oberdorf's completely unexpected follow-up goal, the Munich side held on for a prestigious victory.
The victory against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga secured FC Bayern Munich's women's soccer team a spot at the top of the table, with both Linda Dallmann and Klara Bühl scoring crucial goals. Despite a strong performance from Wolfsburg, including clearances on the line and an unlucky penalty miss, FC Bayern Munich's women's team, including standout players like Jovana Damnjanovic and Georgia Stanway, proved to be the dominant force in this Women's Bundesliga match.
Source: www.dpa.com
