44
14:48
The last minutes of the first half are running out, the women are currently letting the ball run in their own ranks. It seems to be going into the half-time break with a 3-0 lead.
42
14:47
Incidentally, the mood in the AOK stadium has been great since the first minute. Of course, this is hardly surprising given the current score…
39
14:42
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 3:0 by Tabea Wassmuth
Is that the champion? The next dream goal in the AOK stadium – and it punishes the Munich team, who don’t let goalkeeper Janina Leitzig take the goal kick, but Viggósdóttir. So the Icelander cancels the offside and the ball, which lands in the midfield in the feet of the women wolves, can immediately be put through to Waßmuth, who is not offside. She turns just before the edge of the penalty area, takes her time and then flicks the ball wonderfully into the upper right gable!
38
14:42
Alexandra Popp just tries it with her left foot from a distance, but aims for a half-shot shot slightly too far to the right. Not a bad try at all!
36
14:40
For the second time, the ball wriggles in the wolf woman’s goal, but the corner had already been blown because the referee wanted to put two quarrelers in front of each other. Bühl’s blocked shots on the next attempt also bring nothing.
33
14:37
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 2:0 by Joelle Wedemeyer
A very important goal towards the championship title!? A long throw-in is enough to outwit the FCB defence: Alexandra Popp extends the set piece towards the centre, where Wedemeyer reacts the quickest and nods the ball past the attacking Leitzig and opponent Gwinn into the goal.
32
14:35
A few minutes of rest doesn’t do the game bad at all. The women in Wolfsburg in particular are currently interested in not letting things get too hectic.
29
14:33
While VfL captain Dominique Janssen briefly interrupted the flow of the game with a foul on the sidelines, Zadrazil returned to the pitch unharmed.
28
14:32
Incidentally, the fact that Zadrazil didn’t clear the ball properly was because she injured herself in the situation. She is currently being treated on the sidelines, which is why the hostesses are in the majority.
26
14:32
Turbulent minutes! Jónsdóttir stalks the opponent’s goal alone on the right and wants to slide over to her teammate from a tight angle. The pass falls short, but Zadrazil doesn’t consistently clarify the situation! So VfL stays on the offensive, Huth finds Waßmuth with her cross, who unconventionally presses the ball over the line at the far corner – with a kind of diving header. The referee claims to have seen a handball, but the woman from Wolfsburg seems to have touched the ball with her stomach and not with her arm. A tight decision, VfL may have been cheated here by 2-0…
24
14:29
Schult prevents the compensation! After a cross from Bayern’s left half-field, Tabea Waßmuth, who was just in action on the offensive, headed for the ball a bit awkwardly and almost extended it into the short corner of her own goal. But Schult can parry with a great pike parade.
23
14:27
Svenja Huth does magic again, lobs a great through ball behind the FCB defense chain and sends Waßmuth on the way. She stumbles the ball right past FCB keeper Leitzig, but the game device hops very slowly in the direction of the right post before it is cleared.
22
14:26
Even a half-field free kick by Bayern doesn’t change anything, Bühl’s long-range shot after the first block is also defended by a green.
21
14:25
The game is currently taking a little break, the midfield banter is not progressing on either side.
19
14:23
That’s how it is, with a Wolfsburg corner, Magull is back at the start. The short kicked standard is whistled after an offensive foul was probably committed in the turmoil at the first post.
18
14:22
The away-XI captain needs treatment after a challenge with Oberdorf but it looks like Magull will be back on the pitch in seconds.
16
14:21
Shortly thereafter, the VfL keeper is in the spotlight again when she hits a rescue hit right in the feet of a Munich woman. The fact that the ball wriggles in the net a few seconds later is irrelevant, because a deep pass into the penalty area means that an FCB player is clearly offside.
14
14:19
Out of nowhere the big chance: After a corner, the Munich team stay ahead, Saki Kumagai extends a high ball in front of the goal with his head. Surprisingly free, Damnjanović is allowed to appear in front of the Wolfsburg goal, but does not push the ball with his head towards the goal hard enough for Almuth Schult to have the ball safely.
13
14:16
FCB is visibly shocked after the early setback and now needs to find self-confidence again. The home team is completely different, the wolves are euphoric and put the opponent under pressure with high intensity.
10
14:14
A brief shock! That’s when Janina Leitzig’s blood freezes in her veins for a moment: she shoots the fast-running Tabea Waßmuth during a rescue shot and is lucky that the blocked ball doesn’t bounce into the orphaned goal.
8th
14:11
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 1:0 by Svenja Huth
Huth puts the Wolves in front with a dream goal! She is given too much space and time on the right corner of the penalty area, which she takes advantage of. With a quick hook, she pulls past her opponent inwards and completes the great single action with a left-footed shot in the upper right corner. Leitzig has no chance between the posts, the ball hits the top right!
8th
14:11
Popp brings a sharp, half-high cross towards the center, but Janina Leitzig fends it off to the front.
6
14:10
The guest eleven recorded the first degree. Klara Bühl advances on the right wing and hits a nice cross on the head of Lea Schüller. She doesn’t get enough pressure on the header, so it falls in a high arc next to the right post.
4
14:07
No long scanning: It starts at a good pace and pulls towards the goal on both sides. The fact that no chance has arisen from the first attempts at attack is due to small technical errors to date.
2
14:06
Now the Munich team are feeling their way for the first time: a cross lands in the Greens’ feet, the next attack is whistled off due to an offside position.
1
14:05
After a few seconds, the hosts got the first corner kick, but FCB reserve keeper Janina Leitzig easily plucked the ball out of the air.
1
14:04
The Munich women, who were badly hit by Corona, where the two returnees Zadrazil and Damnjanović are released from the quarantine onto the field, appear in red. As is well known, the wolves play in green. It’s served – let’s go!
14:02
The teams run into the well-filled AOK stadium and are led by referee Franziska Wildfeuer in the direction of the center circle, which comes as a peace sign in view of the Ukraine war.
13:56
Not quite as important as the title race, but also of interest in the final sprint of the league: the fight for the top scorer. None of the Wolves will be able to start an attack again, so today’s focus is on FCB striker Lea Schüller. She competes in a long-distance duel with Potsdam player Selina Cerci, both of whom now have 13 goals under their belt.
13:53
The omens of the game are opposite for the two teams. While Wolfsburg secured the premier class semi-final against Arsenal and of course wanted to take the euphoria with them, the Munich team lost unhappily to Paris. Wolves coach Tommy Stroot makes two changes after the 2-0 win over Arsenal: Joelle Wedemeyer defends at right back instead of Lynn Wilms, instead of Lattwein the experienced Alexandra Popp starts – so it will be a little more offensive. After the thriller in the quarter-finals (2-2 in extra time) against Paris, the right offensive side of the Munich team changed: Zadrazil and Damnjanović were in the starting line-up and sent off Beerensteyn and Lohmann.
13:44
Will the forces play a role again in the league final sprint? If the Munich women “only” dance at two weddings, Wolfsburg can also fight for the Champions League crown. But the semi-finals against FC Barcelona mean even more stress.
13:36
Incidentally, today’s host team won the first leg between VfL and FCB. Kathrin-Julia Hendrich scored the decisive 1-0 away goal in Munich and catapulted her team to the place in the sun on the eighth matchday. Today we have to defend it. By the way: In the second national competition, the DFB Cup, today’s opposing teams will soon face each other, in two weeks they will fight for the final ticket. For the victorious eleven, it’s about the cup in the final against the winning team from Leverkusen vs. Potsdam.
13:31
The Munich team actually have the more difficult final programme, after the games at Carl Zeiss Jena and in Leverkusen they have to welcome the chasing team Turbine Potsdam on the last day of the game. There was a 1-1 draw in the first leg on Matchday 11, it was FCB’s last Bundesliga game without a three-pointer. VfL have an easier game ahead of them with SGS Essen, after that they also go to Jena and on the last day against Leverkusen. The West Germans have been in poor form recently, but Wolfsburg should be warned: The Wolves’ last loss of points dates from the eleventh matchday in Leverkusen – as with Bayern, a 1-1 draw.
13:18
From a neutral point of view, there would be more tension in the title race if VfL Wolfsburg didn’t win today. After all, a win for the league leaders would mean a four-point lead and the Wolves would have to make two mistakes with three games left. Should there be a draw or even the Munich team leave the field as winners, the teams remain within striking distance of each other.
13:13
Will the preliminary decision in the championship race of the women’s Bundesliga fall on this 19th matchday? So far, the Wolves and the Munich team have played almost equally well, with 15 wins on both sides. While FC Bayern also drew once and lost twice, it’s the other way around in Wolfsburg, which is why the team from Lower Saxony currently has a measly lead of one point. Since Turbine Potsdam follows at a greater distance of six points, the title fight will probably be limited to today’s two opponents.
12:59 p.m
Top game in the women’s Bundesliga: Second-placed FC Bayern challenges leaders VfL Wolfsburg in the fight for the title, the ball is scheduled to roll at 2 p.m. in Wolfsburg’s AOK Stadium. A warm-hearted welcome!