Thanks to a double strike, FC Bayern Munich opened the Bundesliga season with a home win in front of the new record backdrop for a club football game of two women’s teams in Germany. Against Bayer Leverkusen, the German champion won 2-0 (0-0) in front of 57,762 spectators in the Allianz Arena. After a long time, Vanessa Gilles (76th minute) and Klara Bühl (77th) scored the goals.
The Munich women initially came surprisingly little. There were hardly any chances before the break. Creativity? Playing joke? None. The star ensemble around Lena Oberdorf, which had substituted late, sometimes looked like ideas and disoriented. Only national striker Lea Schüller had the lead in the second minute, but put the ball on the outside network. On the sidelines, the new Bayern coach José Barcala was visibly annoyed by the arms, and his eleven was far away from a mastery appearance before the break.
Bayer did better. “We don’t go there as tourists,” said Leverkusen coach Roberto Pätzold before the appearance in Munich, “we want to deliver a great game”. A requirement that its eleven fell almost perfectly, especially in the first half. Defensive, the fourth fourth, last year, presented himself safely, sometimes offensive.
Wamser again and again
Especially national player Carlotta Wamser, committed to Eintracht Frankfurt’s season, always initiated the Leverkusen attacks from the right defense. Only in the penalty area were the guests missing a few ideas. Ruby Grant missed the best chance after 20 minutes when she failed due to the strongly reacting ENA Mahmutovic in the Bayern goal. Pech had Lilla Turanyi that referee Franziska Wildfeuer denied her a penalty after a jersey of opponent Magdalena Eriksson.
“In fact, things are not going as we imagined today,” said Bavaria’s injured, missing Giulia Gwinn in the half-time interview of the ARD. Whether it was due to the many fans, among them also football prominence such as Bavaria’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß, record national player Lothar Matthäus and DFB President Bernd Neuendorf? “We don’t play every day in front of such a backdrop,” remarked the DFB captain, Leverkusen games freely.
Gwinn literally remains the heart
In several guest campaigns, she “stopped her heart”, added the 26-year-old. “I hope that we will get out with a different face in the second half.” At least Barcala reacted to the matt appearance, wing flasher Klara Bühl came for Schüller – and with her significantly more freshness and pace in the Bavaria game that is prone to errors.
After all: The Munich women stated the pace, with the substitution of top scorer Pernille Harder Harder made another sign. After 68 minutes, Jovana Damnjanovic, who only hit the crossbar after Carolin Simon’s cross, had the tour. Interior Gilles did better, who headed a corner kick from Bühl to the lead. As soon as the goal anthem was turned off, the stadium line had to turn it up again: Damnjanovic served for Bühl, which easily completed from five meters.
