Wolves save themselves from embarrassment: dramatic cup turn in Mainz!

Wolves save themselves from embarrassment: dramatic cup turn in Mainz!

Mainz. drama pure in the DFB Cup! The women of VfL Wolfsburg stood on the edge of a embarrassment against the regional league team FSV Mainz 05, but they fought back and turned the game spectacular!

The wolves, clear favorite, had been shaped only two days earlier with an impressive 5-0 win against Galatasaray Istanbul in the Champions League. But the Mainzers, who had started their last league game with an incredible 13-0 win, surprised everyone when they took the lead in the 29th minute by Kara Bathmann. A shock for the Wolfsburg women who had dominated the game until then and had taken numerous opportunities. The first corner of the hosts led to the first goal-a true underdog moment!

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In the second round, the wolf continued, but the Mainz goalkeeper Mamiko Matsumoto could not be overcome. It was a real struggle against the time before Lineth Beerensteyn equalized in the 82nd minute. The joy was huge, and just four minutes later Sveindis hit Jonsdottir and put the wolf in the lead! But the drama took no end: Matsumoto saw the yellow-red card after a foul on Alexandra Popp and left her team out.

In the 90th minute, Fenna Kalma finally closed the sack, and in added time Jonsdottir increased to 5: 1. A victory that could have been even higher from Wolfsburg would not have shot a penalty. The dream of Cologne lives on, even if it moved far away in the meantime. The wolves saved themselves from a cup embarrassment and show that they can come back in difficult situations!