Wolfsburg's women escape embarrassment: dramatic DFB Cup victory!

Wolfsburg's women escape embarrassment: dramatic DFB Cup victory!

The football players of VfL Wolfsburg only prevailed in the DFB Cup against the regional league team 1. FSV Mainz 05! In a gripping duel that strained the nerves of the fans until the end, the defending champion and Bundesliga heading leader was for a long time. It was only in the dramatic final phase that the Wolfsburg women turned the game and secured the move into the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win.

The game started anything but encouraging for the Wolfsburg women. Kara Bathmann put Mainz in the lead in the 29th minute and thus ensured a shock wave among the favorites. Despite oppressive superiority and countless chances, VfL did not manage to equalize. The Mainz defense stood like a wall, and goalkeeper Mamiko Matsumoto shone with outstanding parades. But then, in the 82nd minute, the longed -for equalization by Lineth Beerensteyn, who caused the knot to burst!

Wolfsburg's late goals

The pressure on the Mainz women was now enormous, and the Wolfsburg women did not give up. In the 86th minute it was Sveindis Jonsdottir, who scored the 2-1, followed by another goal in added time. Fenna Kalma and Jonsdottir ensured a clear final score with their goals in the 90th and 90th+4 minute. But the game was not without controversy: Mainz goalkeeper Matsumoto saw the yellow-red card shortly before the end, and the replacement goalkeeper Ann-Kristin Schäfer even kept a penalty in injury time. A truly nerve -wracking game that spectators kept in suspense!