The national coach was obviously in a hurry to return with her team to her quarters in Brentford in west London – and to tackle the quarter-finals.
“We would really do well to prepare seriously for the opponent from 11 p.m.,” explained Martina Voss-Tecklenburg shortly after the German soccer team’s 3-0 (1-0) win over Finland. The DFB women quickly got over the meaningless last group game at the European Championships, all concentration is now on the first knockout game against Austria on Thursday.
“I didn’t think it was super brilliant today, but it was very, very serious. It was passionate again,” Voss-Tecklenburg summed up. “Not everything went well today, but at the end of the day we are in this group with nine points and 9-0 goals.”
Many satisfied faces in the DFB team
So after the final whistle she applauded her team on the sidelines, who at times struggled against the Finns who had already been eliminated but were eagerly defending. Nevertheless, there were many satisfied faces on the German side – especially Nicole Anyomi, Laura Freigang and Sara Doorsoun. The Eintracht Frankfurt trio made their European Championship debut. And club colleague Sophia Kleinherne impressed as a left-back in her first starting eleven of this tournament. The national coach has used all 20 field players, which does not harm the internal climate.
Kleinherne broke the spell with her first international goal (40th minute). Popp with her third goal in the third game (48th) and Joker Anyomi (63rd) then scored in front of 20,721 spectators. “I’ve been waiting for the season for a long time. Now I’ve finally got the chance,” said winger Anyomi, who is required in the DFB selection at the back right.