53.
19:14
Bayern are pushing for an equalizer, but are not creating any really tricky situations or dangerous shots. First a cross from Barbara Dunst goes nowhere and then a long-range shot from Franziska Kett goes well over the crossbar.
50.
19:13
Caruso sends Barbara Dunst on her way with a pass, but then van Dijk comes to the rescue.
48.
7:09 p.m
In the first moments of the second half, the Munich team tried to play long balls to overplay the midfield and force the equalizer.
46.
7:04 p.m
Let’s move on! Bayern make a change, Hoffenheim comes back onto the field without any changes.
46.
7:03 p.m
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Glódís Viggósdóttir
46.
7:03 p.m
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Vanessa Gilles
46.
7:03 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45.
18:51
Half-time conclusion:
With a surprising, but definitely not undeserved, 0-1 half-time lead, outsiders 1899 Hoffenheim go into the half-time break against the champions from Munich. Hoffenheim started fresh and cheeky, temporarily restricting the hosts in their own half before FCB stepped on the accelerator and gained a statistical advantage. Overall, however, the fans in the stands were presented with a balanced picture, as TSG were also able to make a lot of their opportunities and made it 1-0 through Selina Cerci on the counterattack and a dream pass from Ampoorter. Bayern had more shots and chances on goal, but were not yet able to score anything. How does the team react to the deficit at halftime?
45.
6:47 p.m
End of 1st half
45.
6:47 p.m
Almost the equalizer before the break! After a Bayern cross from the right halffield, both Laura Dick and Edna Imade rush past the ball. Instead, it lands on the top of Wiëlle Douma’s head and flies towards the goal, where Jill Janssens clears it for a corner at the last second, which then has no consequences.
45.
6:46 p.m
Addition time: 2 minutes are added.
43.
6:46 p.m
Hoffenheim wants the double blow! Jill Janssens sprints down the wing on the right with a looseness that you have to trust against Bayern, moves inwards and then crosses into the center. If someone were to get there exactly, it would be 0-2 from the hosts’ perspective – but here Franziska Harsch only misses by the slightest.
41.
6:40 p.m
Great for 1899 Hoffenheim, 0-1 by Selina Cerci
The outsider leads in Munich! Valesca Ampoorter has an eye for the guests’ top scorer on the halfway line and plays a perfect diagonal ball to the foot of Cerci, who takes her legs in hand at the right moment. She runs a few more meters, eats Mahmutovic and then casually shoots into the empty goal. There’s not much you can do about it anymore.
36.
6:38 p.m
The next top opportunity for the hosts! Barbara Dunst has cleverly cleared herself on the left side of the box and receives the pass from Tanikawa. The subsequent cross into the center lands precisely at Franziska Kett, who lifts the ball just over the goal from eight meters with her weaker right foot.
34.
6:35 p.m
Almost 1-0 for Bayern! Naschenweng is served from midfield by Barbara Dunst and shoots low from the half-left position 16 meters in front of the goal. The ball gets longer and longer and is not easy for Laura Dick to calculate, but then it rolls a good meter past the far post.
32.
6:33 p.m
Wow, that looks painful! At full speed, Marie Steiner, who is carrying the ball, rattles into Bayern’s captain Georgia Stanway just in front of the penalty line and gets the former City player’s arm on the nose. You cannot assume any intention here, so the warning sticks. After a break from treatment, Steiner can continue playing for now.
30.
18:32
At the moment, the fans at FC Bayern Campus are seeing a balanced game with slight advantages for the local heroes.
28.
6:31 p.m
Cerci’s elbow strike was preceded by a foul by Eriksson in midfield, for which the Hoffenheim player wanted to take revenge. Nevertheless, no one should have complained about a sending off, especially since the ball wasn’t even remotely close.
26.
6:25 p.m
Yellow card for Selina Cerci (1899 Hoffenheim)
Ouch! With full force, Selina Cerci, without the ball nearby, clears her opponent Magdalena Eriksson with an elbow from the turn. The Bayern defender has to be treated briefly, but can then continue and Cerci is more than well served with this yellow card.
24.
6:25 p.m
Bayern lets the ball run through their own ranks in midfield and can hardly be separated from the ball in a duel. But the last pass doesn’t work, and not because of inability, but because the guests defend it well up to this point and leave few gaps.
20.
18:21
That wasn’t bad! Naschenweng tries a banana cross into the box, which Gilles heads in at the near post and is only plucked out of the air by Laura Dick as she follows up.
19.
6:20 p.m
Because Lisa Doorn and Laura Dick can’t quite agree on who has the ball more safely during a Bayern attack on the right of the box, the defender clears it for a Bayern corner under pressure from two attackers.
16.
6:19 p.m
Now the first quarter of an hour has been played. Hoffenheim started the game well and tried a lot with high pressing. The German champions are now clearly in control and are becoming more dangerous by the minute.
14.
6:16 p.m
…and that leads to the first real one Goal opportunity of the Bayern women! The ball comes high into the box, where 1899 can spoon the ball out of the box over two stations. However, the play equipment lands directly on the foot of Tanikawa, who without taking any measures moves from the edge of the penalty area and puts the fluttering ball just half a meter over the crossbar to the right!
13.
6:14 p.m
That hurt: Edna Imade won the ball in the guests’ half, dribbled past Franziska Harsch and then received Nikée van Dijk’s elbow in the face during the running duel. That gives Bayern a free kick from a good 35 meters…
12.
18:13
Rough but fair, Marie Steiner separates Kett, who was sprinting forward, from the ball with a hook on the Hoffenheim corner flag.
10.
18:12
On the left wing, Stanway wants to send Tanikawa on his way with a through ball. Instead, Ampoorter blocks the ball early and thwarts the attack.
6.
6:09 p.m
No matter how intimidating the statistics may seem, the Kraichgau women ran high and boldly at the reigning and new champions in their own half in the first few minutes.
5.
6:08 p.m
Big buck in the Bayern defense! A pass from Stanway into the depths is intercepted by Selina Cerci, who then immediately sets off towards the Bayern goal. But the hosts’ defenders are even faster, moving up in threes and giving their teammates time. Cerci can put the ball across, but Franziska Kett blocks it.
3.
6:04 p.m
The Hoffenheim team created space on the left wing with a quick combination and Marie Steiner suddenly found herself running towards Ena Mahmutovic with almost a clear path. But then the whistle sounds because the Bayern women’s offside trap has been sprung.
1.
6:01 p.m
The ball is rolling!
1.
6:00 p.m
Game start
5:55 p.m
That’s it for information before today’s game! The teams are currently receiving their final instructions in the catacombs. We’ll get back to you as soon as kick-off!
5:43 p.m
“In order to annoy FC Bayern Munich, everything has to be right. I notice an enormous will in the team to get results in the last part of the season and to put good performances on the pitch. The team doesn’t just want to finish the block, but also wants to use it to its maximum advantage,” said TSG coach Eva-Maria Virsinger at the PK before the game. After the 6-2 win against 1. FC Köln, she sees little reason for changes to the starting eleven – that’s why there are none.
5:29 p.m
The motto is dominance, said Bayern coach José Barcala before today’s game: “We don’t have much time to prepare, so we have to face Hoffenheim clearly with our identity: We want to appear dominant, have a lot of ball possession and consistently bring our game to the pitch over 90 minutes. Regardless of who is on the pitch: We have to maintain our standards, play our game and perform.” There is a lot of rotation in the starting eleven: Katharina Naschenweng, Magdalena Eriksson and Franziska Kett move into the defense for Giulia Gwinn, Glódís Viggósdóttir and Stine Ballisager (both on the bench). Arianna Caruso, Barbara Dunst and Natalia Padilla-Bidas replace the trio of Linda Dallmann, Klara Bühl and Bernadette Amani, who also initially sit on the bench. Imade starts at the front for Harder.
17:21
As a Hoffenheim fan, you shouldn’t have too much hope at first, because the teams’ record against each other speaks for itself: Bayern won 20 of 25 Bundesliga duels. In the first leg, Bayern won 5-1 away thanks to three points from Momoko Tanikawa. In general, there have been absolutely no points since a 2-3 away win in April 2021, but TSG have conceded 30 goals in nine games.
5:12 p.m
Even though they are clear underdogs, 1899 Hoffenheim are heading into today’s away game in Munich with a lot of tailwind. With a 6-2 win against 1. FC Köln, the Kraichgau women stayed in touch with the international places. Selina Cerci scored three goals and prepared two more.
5:00 p.m
Like their colleagues on the men’s team, the Bayern women are playing in a league of their own this season: with 22 wins from 23 games and 67 out of 69 possible points, the championship title has long been bagged and it’s just a matter of securing the maximum possible points yield. Last Sunday, however, the Munich women got to know the feeling of defeat that had already become strange: after a 2-4 defeat at FC Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League, their dream of a treble was shattered.
16:44
At the end of matchday 24 in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga, champions FC Bayern Munich welcome 1899 Hoffenheim this Wednesday evening. Here in the live ticker you will find all the useful and necessary information about the game in time for the kick-off at 6:00 p.m.! See you soon!
