36
13:37
Sebastian Middeke’s team could be much further behind here, but the Wolves are extremely careless when it comes to converting chances.
33
1:35 p.m
That’s not possible: Potsdam has more or less stopped defending. Once again, Jule Brand is in the best shooting position at the penalty spot, but acts far too slowly and fritters away the next opportunity.
31
13:33
So what is that? Jule Brand is actually up and away on his own, but suddenly puts the leather several meters too far forward. Due to this hair-raising technical error, Jil Frehse rushes out of her box and intercepts the ball.
28
13:29
That must be the 2:0! Alexandra Popp appears again completely free on the five after a cross from Tabea Waßmuth. This time Jil Frehse actually scraped the header off the line from a short distance with a foot defense – even Popp couldn’t help but laugh.
25
13:25
Apparently both teams are now taking a deep breath. Many scenes take place after the stormy minutes of the guests between the two penalty areas.
22
13:24
After a committed initial phase, Sebastian Middeke’s team increasingly lost access.
19
13:21
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 0:1 by Alexandra Popp
Now it’s happened, the women wolves deserve the lead! Once again Jule Brand sends the starting Tabea Waßmuth down on the right wing. The following cross lands on the head of Alexandra Popp, who is allowed to nod off from five meters into the right corner. It is the second goal of the season for the German international.
18
13:19
Almost all attacks in Tommy Stroot’s team go down the right flank, where defender Wibke Meister is put under a lot of pressure.
16
13:17
Great save by Jil Frehse! After a carelessness on the part of the hosts, Jule Brand puts the ball across from the right-hand penalty area to Jill Roord, who fails free-standing at the far post from around six meters at the Turbine keeper.
15
13:15
The same picture again: Svenja Huth lifts the ball from the right inwards. Alexandra Popp climbs up in the six-yard space, but doesn’t get the ball well with her head.
13.
13:14
Again and again the wolves penetrate to the baseline. However, they haven’t found a crucial gap in the center up to this point, which is why Potsdam’s 18-year-old goalkeeper Jil Frehse hasn’t had to intervene once.
11.
13:11
Nevertheless, it is noticeable that the “Turbines” act courageously here and are always present, especially in duels in midfield.
8th.
13:09
As expected, Wolfsburg started the game with a lot of ball control. On the other hand, the women from Potsdam are defensively very low and don’t allow anything yet.
5.
13:07
Exclamation mark from Potsdam! A high cross sails from the left half field to the penalty spot. Martyna Wiankowska is bare there and heads the ball against the left post, but was a step offside anyway.
2.
13:03
Tommy Stroot’s team goes on the offensive for the first time via Tabea Waßmuth and Svenja Huth. Irena Kuznezov clears a cross in the six-yard box.
1.
13:01
It starts in the Karl Liebknecht Stadium – Fabienne Michel is the referee on the pitch.
12:29
Three games, three wins – the VfL Wolfsburg women’s team is the only team in the league that has an impeccable record after the first international break and is therefore looking forward to the English weeks aggressively. Nevertheless, head coach Tommy Stroot warned of the “turbines”: “I always associate an away game in Potsdam with obstacles and a certain emotionality. You never get anything for free there, and that will be the case again on Saturday.”
12:17
Even during the summer break there were many indications that Turbine would have a very difficult year. A total of 14 players have left the club while 17 have joined – some without much professional experience. There was also a change on the coaching bench: the dismissed Sofian Chahed was replaced by Sebastian Middeke. Despite the false start, vice-captain Viktoria Schwalm asserted: “The team is great, it works on and off the pitch.”
12:08 p.m
That was definitely not a perfect start: Potsdam only collected one point from the first three matches and thus made the worst start in the club’s history. The fact that Wolfsburg, of all people, is the current table leader, double winner and probably the toughest possible opponent is coming to Brandenburg is definitely a bad time.
12:00 p.m
Hello and welcome to Matchday 4 of the Women’s Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon! VfL Wolfsburg wants to finally shoot Turbine Potsdam into the first crisis of the young season. Kick-off at the Karl Liebknecht Stadium is at 1:01 p.m.