Bayern Munich Frauen went to possibly the toughest away fixture in the Frauen Bundesliga — VfL Wolfsburg — and put in a resounding performance.
Bayern had a slight disadvantage going into the game, as Wolfsburg had rotated considerably during their midweek Europa Cup match, while Bayern only made one change from their 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. Left-back Katharina Naschenweng came in for Franziska Kett in an otherwise identical lineup.
Indeed, it was Wolfsburg who looked the slightly livelier
side in the opening minutes. However, Bayern soon found their footing and began to dominate proceedings. Finishing left a lot to be desired, however, and the half hour mark passed without a goal.
The opener eventually came through a rather unorthodox source. In the 36th minute, defensive midfielder Bernadette Amani was left unmarked during a corner and found the back of the net with a bullet header. It was the Ivorian’s first ever goal for Bayern. The goal opened the floodgates, and in stoppage time, Klara Bühl’s long distance run made it to Jovana Damnjanović, who passed to Linda Dallmann. The German international then threaded the ball through the defense’s legs and into the bottom corner to double the score.
Halftime came and went, and it was not long until Bayern added a third, quite by accident. Wolfsburg defender Janina Minge headed the ball into her own net in the 57th minute to effectively end any hopes of a comeback.
Bayern were in cruise control after that, and made four of their five substitutions around the hour mark to conserve energy. But they did not take their foot completely off the gas, and Amani of all people got a brace from another header from another corner with just about ten minutes to go.
Alas, what could have been a perfect evening for the women in red was slightly soured when Wolfsburg scored a consolation goal with the last kick of the game. Nevertheless, the Munich side stamped their authority on the opposition, and will be going into the next games brimming with confidence.
Bayern’s next game is a Champions League fixture against Austria Wien on Thursday. They then return to Bundesliga action against TSG Hoffenheim on Monday before departing for the international break.
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