Thanks to an impressive spurt, VfL Wolfsburg clinched a clear 4-1 win at SC Freiburg and secured second place. Chantal Hagel and Ewa Pajor were each directly involved in two goals.
Chantal Hagel (2nd from left) contributed two assists to Wolfsburg’s victory, Ewa Pajor (right) contributed two goals. IMAGO/Steinsiek.ch
Freiburg’s coach Theresa Merk swapped her two wingers compared to the 2:4 against Hoffenheim. Hoffmann and Vobian were preferred over Kolb and Zicai (both bench).
Wölfinnen coach Tommy Stroot saw no need to make any changes to his starting eleven after the 9-0 win in the cup against Essen. The 16-year-old Damm was in the Bundesliga squad for the first time.
At the beginning, both teams were determined to move forward, but also made mistakes – like Frohms with a little uncertainty (5th) or Minge, who will be moving to Wolfsburg in the summer, with a bad pass in front of her own penalty area ( 11.).
Karich’s ricochet kicks things off
Each side had one top chance: Janssen’s strong free kick was deflected into a corner by Borggräfe with a brilliant save (13′), while on the other side Campbell was denied by Frohms in a one-on-one (23′).
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This missed shot should be punished: Within seven minutes, the Wolves took advantage of all three chances that came their way. First Oberdorf’s low shot to make it 1-0 was made possible by Karich’s ricochet (24th), before Huth’s cross run and Hagel’s pass led to a quick brace for top scorer Pajor (27th, 31st).
From then on the game only moved in the direction of a goal, the Freiburg defense was constantly challenged. Steuerwald’s header chance before the half-time whistle (45th + 3) only briefly relieved the pressure on the sports club.
Xhemaili swirls against former club
The phase after the break was initially uneventful before Campbell caught another pass from Karich and this time stayed cool in front of Frohms – the 1:3 from SC’s point of view (59th).
Before anyone among the 3,795 spectators could ask themselves whether it would be exciting again, ex-Freiburg player Xhemaili, who came on as a substitute at half-time, had the answer ready. The Swiss curled a rebound from the edge of the penalty area into the left corner – 1:4, the decision (62nd).
The still lively game with clear advantages for the visitors, in addition to Nemeth’s Bundesliga debut for VfL, could have made it 1:5 through Brand (81′) or, above all, 2:4 through Gudorf’s “one hundred percent” opportunity (85′). , but both protagonists pushed the ball past.
Next Sunday at 2 p.m. the Breisgau women will kick off against 1. FC Köln. Four and a half hours later, Wolfsburg visits MSV Duisburg.
2024-04-13 11:51:20
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