From BZ/dpa
Shame Turbine! The women from Potsdam had no chance against the women of VfL Wolfsburg in the cup final and lost 0:4 (0:3).
The Wolfsburg women completed the double and equaled the previous record of 1. FFC Frankfurt with a total of nine titles in this competition. It was also an emotional farewell for longtime VfL goalkeeper Almuth Schult, who is moving to the USA for the coming season.
In front of 17,531 spectators in Cologne, Ewa Pajor (11th/33rd), Jill Roord (42nd) and Dominique Janssen (69th) ensured the North Germans’ eighth consecutive cup triumph on Saturday. Turbine Potsdam, on the other hand, has to wait for their first major success since the German championship in 2012
Farewell: For the time being, the last game in Germany was for Wolfsburg goalkeeper Almuth Schult. She moves to the USA Photo: dpa
As expected, VfL took control from the start. But the underdog from Potsdam had the first good chance with a counterattack worth seeing. After a pass from Maria Plattner, Karen Holmgaard (8th) appeared free in front of the Wolfsburg goal, but was blocked at the last moment.
In contrast to the opponent, the serial winner of the past few years used the first opportunity to take the lead. Pajor headed a corner from Felicitas Rauch into the far corner and didn’t give Turbine goalkeeper Anna Wellmann a chance.
Potsdam continued to rely on fast switching, but mostly lacked precision with the last pass. This harmlessness was to take revenge a little later. Spurred on by the lead, Wolfsburg gained further field advantages and got closer and closer to the turbine goal. The strong Svenja Huth missed the possible 2:0 (25th) with her unplaced shot from 12 meters.
Turbine’s Malgorzata Mesjasz is on the ball with his head in front of Wolfsburg’s Kathrin Hendrich Photo: Reuters
And yet VfL ensured clear conditions before the break. Pajor headed in again from a Lynn Wilms cross and sent the ball over the line from close range. When Roord then scored with a shot from eleven yards, the game was decided early on.
“VfL Wolfsburg certainly went into the race as favorites and, above all, towards the end of the first half they lived up to their role as favorites. With this 0: 3 it will be difficult for Potsdam, ”commented Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at halftime on Sky as a grandstand guest of the one-sided final.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a good mood on the grandstand Photo: Reuters
Schult was only put to the test after the restart when she skillfully parried a header from Holmgaard (51′). Although the underdog from Potsdam now appeared bolder, the Wolfsburg victory was never in danger. With a deflected free kick from 18 meters, Janssen removed the last doubts.
