Austria’s series champions have all the trumps in their own hands in the second leg against the Swiss record champion on December 17 (8:15 p.m., live on ORF Sport +) in the Letzigrund stadium.
“We had a very clear, brave match plan. It was thanks to this that Zurich didn’t have a single chance. Everything worked very well, ”said SKN trainer Maria Wolf in an ORF interview. The starting position is now “very good, actually optimal”. The players were also happy about that. “It was important to keep zero at home. To win deserved 2-0 is great, ”said Enzinger. And captain Jasmin Eder added: “We have a good starting position, but we mustn’t be euphoric.”
SKN women win against Zurich
Austria’s women’s champions St. Pölten won the first leg at home 2-0 in the sixteenth finals of the Champions League against Zurich. This gives you a good chance of surviving the first main round.
Enzinger breaks the spell
After an almost exactly three-week break in competitive games, the lead of the “Wolves” was in the air several times, but Zver (17th, 33rd), Bernadett Zagor (27th) and Enzinger (35th) were unable to convert their dominance into goals. Even after the break, the Swiss owed a lot and didn’t get a single shot on goal over 90 minutes. In contrast to the hosts, who pushed for the leadership even more vehemently and were finally rewarded.
After Isabelle Meyer (51st), Zver (56th) and Maria Mikolajova (65th) missed opportunities, it was Enzinger who redeemed her team. The ÖFB team player was successful in a rehearsed action after an Eder free kick with her head.
Four minutes later, Enzinger served Zver with a wide cross, which Zurich goalkeeper Livia Peng gave no chance this time. In the finish, the 3-0 was more in the air than the connection goal. St. Pölten won the twelfth competitive game of the current season. In the premier class, after a 2-0 win against Mitrovica (KOS) and a 1-0 win against CSKA Moscow in qualifying, they are still without conceding a goal.
Women’s Champions League, sixteenth-final first leg
Wednesday:
SKN St. Pölten – FC Zurich 2: 0 (0: 0)
NV Arena, SR Lehtovaara (FIN)
Goal sequence:
1:0 Enzinger (71.)
2: 0 Beast (75th)
St. Pölten: Kresche – Tabotta, Biroova, Balog, Sauer (91./Hamidovic) – Eder – Zver, Mikolajova (66./Klein), Meyer, Enzinger (81./Makas) – Zagor (66./Brunnthaler)
Second leg on December 17th in Zurich
