St. Pölten fights bravely, but Manchester City narrowly wins in the Champions League

St. Pölten fights bravely, but Manchester City narrowly wins in the Champions League

In the Vienna Generali-Arena, an exciting duel took place in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which captivated the audience. The SKN St. Pölten competed against the English top club Manchester City and delivered an impressive performance. At first everything seemed to run to the guests from Manchester to the plan, because they took the lead in the fifth minute. But the Lower Austrians were not beaten and fought with all their strength.

with goals by Melanie Brunnthaler in the 40th minute and an impressive shot from Kamila Dubcova in the 53rd minute they managed to take the lead. This combative attitude was praised by her trainer, Brancao. She emphasized that her team had appeared courageous and committed from the start, which presented the opponent with considerable problems. Manchester City's coach Gareth Taylor admitted that St. Pölten's style of play was a challenge.

crucial moments of the game

The goalkeeper of St. Pölten, Carina Schlüter, was on hand with some great parades to keep the game open. After the game, she described how disappointed she was that the team had still lost 2: 3 in the end. In her opinion, the last gate, which fell through a standard in the 80th minute, hurt particularly, since it destroyed the possibility of an important point gain. For the SKN this was the first game in this competition year in which they could not score in the Champions League.

In the previous years, St. Pölten in the Champions League could achieve both victories and a draw against teams such as Slavia Prague. The players had made a lot of priority for this game and were very close to the goal of scoring a big opponent. Brancao was convinced that they could go into the upcoming games with this self -confidence to be even more successful nationally and internationally.

The goalkeeper Carina Schlüter also expressed her confidence that the gap to the top clubs in European football had become smaller. This knowledge gives the team new courage, since she now knows that she can keep up against the big ones. A big challenge is waiting in the next round on November 12, because the defending champion FC Barcelona is on the program. Schlüter and Brancao are determined not only to go into this game as an outsider, but also seriously to fight points.

It is a very personal highlight for the trainer to be able to play against her favorite team. Brancao emphasized how important it is for her own development as a trainer to gain experience in such encounters. "I don't fly there to just watch," she said, "but to learn and bring my players to the next level."

As part of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the duel SKN St. Pölten against Manchester City was an exciting and committed game that showed that the Austrian women's football teams can compete at an international level. The final result of 2: 3 brings the Lower Austrians into an even more challenging position while looking at the next games and other opportunities.