Saturday, September 18, 2021
Seven goals in front of very few fans
DFB team starts outstandingly in World Cup qualification
A peat festival, but against a dreary backdrop: The German soccer players start their World Cup qualification with a firmly planned victory. There are hailing goals against Bulgaria, according to their own statement it could have been even more. But only a few fans follow the offensive spectacle.
The German national women’s soccer team started qualifying for the World Cup with the hoped-for sense of achievement. The selection of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg won their first group game against Bulgaria 7-0 (3-0) in Cottbus. In front of only 1534 spectators in the Stadium of Friendship, which was approved for 5000 fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, Munich’s Lea Schüller (21st / 72nd minute), Lina Magull (24th / 33rd) and Linda Dallmann (67th / 82nd minute) scored. ) each with a double pack and Tabea Waßmuth (76th) from VfL Wolfsburg scored the goals for Germany.
Germany: Frohms – Hendrich from 73rd Lattwein, Oberdorf from 46th Feldkamp, Kleinherne, Nüsken – Magullab from 46th Dallmann, Däbritz, Marozsan – Huth from 65th Waßmuth, Schüller, Lohmann from 46th Brand. – Trainer: Voss-Tecklenburg
Bulgaria: Shahanska – D. Ivanova, J. Ivanova, Dimitrova, Bojcheva, Jordanova (57th Dupui) – Naydenowa (71st Ilicheva), Penkova (71st Georgieva), Petrowa (87th Gozewa) – Petkowa (57th Koschulewa), Alexandrowa
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)
Gates: 1: 0 Schüller (21st), 2: 0 Magull (24th), 3: 0 Magull (33rd), 4: 0 Dallmann (67th), 5: 0 Schüller (72nd), 6: 0 Waßmuth, 7-0 Dallmann (82nd)
“After the first goal, we did quite well. Of course, not everything worked out yet, but we can be quite satisfied with the first game,” said Schüller, who saw that she had “room for improvement”: “I would have still be able to score one or two more goals. “
On Tuesday (4 p.m. / ZDF) the next World Cup qualifying match for the team of the German Football Association is in Chemnitz against Serbia. In addition, the DFB team will meet Turkey, Israel and Portugal in their group. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the 2023 final tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The second play in the playoffs for two more places.
On the rain-soaked lawn, the hosts only had a hard time against the low world ranking list 79 in the first few minutes. from Bulgaria. The few fans present tried to cheer and cheer right from the start – and got to see the first goals after a good 20 minutes. First, Schüller shot the DFB team deservedly in the lead after a cross from Hendrich.
Marozsan is coming back strong
Just three minutes later, Magull increased it to 2-0 with a nice shot from a distance – which the audience acknowledged with “Germany, Germany” shouts. Even without the still injured captain Alexandra Popp, the Germans now dominated the game and practically did not allow the guests to come close to their own penalty area. In a tentative attempt by the Bulgarians, playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsan cleared with a strong defensive action.
The 29-year-old, currently on loan from Olympique Lyon to the American top club OL Reign for six months, was back in the DFB selection after several months of absence and was involved in numerous creative and promising scenes. The third German hit fell after a remarkable Bavarian combination. After a cross from Sydney Lohmann, their Munich teammate Magull only had to complete with a header.
The dominance continued in the second half. Although the top performers Magull, Lohmann and Lena Oberdorf were spared after 45 minutes and replaced by Jana Feldkamp, Dallmann and Jule Brand, little changed in the picture. Whether Schüller by head, Dallmann by direct acceptance or Sophia Kleinherne with a flick – only the evaluation of the chances was initially to be criticized.
“Stay tuned, folks,” Voss-Tecklenburg shouted to their players. These followed the instructions of the national coach and increased with further hits to a sovereign and never endangered opening victory.