In the women’s football league, Bayer Leverkusen booked an away win through a goal in added time.
The team of Bayer coach Roberto Pätzold won 1-0 (0-0) on Sunday at the 1st FC Nürnberg. Shortly before the end, Loreen Bender scored the decisive goal for the Werkelf.
In the Max Morlock Stadium tried Bayer Leverkusen From the first minute for game control. The Bayer players had a lot more possession than Nuremberg, but rarely came to the end of the deep-standing Franconians. FCN goalkeeper Larissa Rusek did not put three shots from Bayer striker Vanessa Fudalla too big problems (3rd, 23rd, 45.+1).
In the final phase of the first half, the duel hosts became more courageous: After a misunderstanding in the Leverkusen defense, the Nuremberg Nastassja Lein was able to move into the guest criminal room-but Bayer defender Claudia Wenger was still in between and clarified (44th).
In the second half, Leverkusen took over the game control again. After a flank through Estrella Merino from the right half field, Fudalla came to the header at the five -meter room – but the 1.55 meter tall Bayer striker failed to goalkeeper Rusek (57th).
Around five minutes later, the Leverkusener Ruby Grant pulled almost 20 meters away, but the ball flew past the finish (62nd).
In the 77th minute, Nuremberg came to a good chance when Lein came to the ball centrally after a corner in the penalty area: from the rotation, she swells the ball onto the goal, but Leverkusen’s keeper Friederike Reploh was able to parry.
Shortly afterwards, the guests still had two good chances: First Fudalla did not really hit the ball in a promising position, and the still slightly deflected ball rolled next to the goal (80th). After the subsequent corner, Wenger shot from around ten meters over the goal (81st).
Loreen Bender hits the back of the head
Leverkusen tried to increase the pressure. The game went into a seven -minute added time. When a lot of things indicated a goalless draw, the guests still scored a goal: after a corner from the right side, FCN goalkeeper Rusek grabbed the ball, which landed from the back of the substitute Leverkusener Loreen Bender from a short distance.
The Nuremberg women no longer recovered from the late shock. It stayed with 1-0 for Leverkusen, which was well deserved, but also happy when it came.
Second Bayer victory in the third game
After the opening loss at FC Bayern Munich and the Knapped victory over Union Berlin The Bayer women now recorded their second victory in the third league game of the season. With six points they are initially in the upper half of the table of the football-Bundesliga.
Leverkusen now against Frankfurt
After only a four-day break, the Bayer women are already in use on Thursday, September 25th: Then the Leverkusen women receive Eintracht Frankfurt in the Ulrich Haberland Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
The Leverkusen women in the DFB Cup are challenged three days later: kick-round game at the regional league team SV Elversberg is on September 28th at 12:00 p.m.
Our sources:
- Transfer of the women’s Bundesliga game 1. FC Nürnberg to Bayer Leverkusen on September 21, 2025
