Bayern Munich 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg
by Elsie Nash (6/11/23)
Above: Bayern Munich celebrate a goal in yesterday’s important win over Wolfsburg. Photo: Bayern Munich.
Wolfsburg came out with a lot of high hopes for their trip to Bayern Munich in this eagerly awaited battle of the top sides in the Frauen Bundesliga but ultimately left empty-handed.
Bayern started strongly with Wolfsburg keeper Lisa Schmitz having to deny former Chelsea captain Magdelana Eriksson. The home side continued to push and another ex-WSL player, Georgia Stanway came close, calling on Schmitz to make a finger-tip save.
Eventually, the hosts took the lead after Stanway fed Linda Dallmann who crashed a shot into the net just before the half-hour mark.
Bayern’s pressure reaped further reward as Klara Buhl played a 1-2 with Eriksson before receiving possession back to slot home eight minutes before the break.
The key to Bayern Munich’s success was their continued excellent levels of communication across the pitch which aided their organisation and continued offensive progress.
However, Wolfsburg are a side full of experience at the highest level and with dangerous players throughout their squad. They got a lifeline just after the hour mark as Lena Oberdorf revelled in Bayern’s inability to close her down as she raced through to bring the visitors back into the encounter.
Whilst Wolfsburg looked to step it up and find spaces with their possession, Bayern were well-organised at the back to deny their opponents.
Bayern held on to record a vital three points to hit the top of the table, a point clear of Wolfsburg, who are two points ahead of Hoffenheim who are third.
Teams: BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1) Grohs, Gwinn, Viggósdóttir, Eriksson, Naschenweng, Zadrazil, Stanway, Dahlmann, Damnjanović, Bühl, Schuller.
Scorers: Dahlmann 29′, Buhl 37′.
VfL WOLFSBURG (4-2-3-1): Schmitz, Rauch, Hegering, Hendrich, Wilms, Lattwein, Oberdorf, Brand, Popp, Huth, Pajor.
Scorer: Oberdorf 63′.
Referee: Riem Hussein.
Attendance: 4,300.
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