BVB women win 3-1 over 1860 Munich in first ever game

2021-08-08 01:05 PM by Borussia Dortmund–  4m read

A fantastic start for the Borussia Dortmund women's football team: in front of a crowd of 1,300 fans in the Rote Erde Stadium, the Black & Yellows triumphed 3-1 (2-0) over the also newly-formed women's team of TSV 1860 Munich.

A brand new era in the 112-year history of BVB started with a bang. A diverse crowd celebrated the occasion and created an unbelievable atmosphere by giving the two teams a rapturous applause as they ran out onto the field of play. There was great interest in the new Black & Yellow women's football team. Among the fans who turned out to the Rote Erde stadium there were a large number of families and lots of young people. ''It's a great family atmosphere. I think it's extremely important that we at BVB - among other things - promote women's football. This should rightly be considered a worthwhile social cause,'' said BVB president Dr. Reinhard Rauball during the half-time pause of the first ever women's football game in club history. In addition to Rauball, BVB managing director Carsten Cramer, Dr. Christian Hockenjos (organisational director) and technical director Edin Terzic were all watching on from the stands. 

As expected, there were still areas that needed fine tuning in this first game, but they weren't too noticeable. Given that the Black & Yellows have only been training together for a few weeks and have yet to play in a competitive fixture, coach Thomas Sulewski has done a good job so far. 

All things considered, Borussia, led by captain Lisa Klemann, perhaps ought to have won by more. The Munich side's early chance in the fourth minute, which fell to Cheyenne Krieger, was not a sign of things to come. BVB goalkeeper Sandra Schröer saved confidently, just as she did ten minutes later to deny Lucia Bischler in a one-on-one and one minute before half-time to prevent Carmen Snika from scoring. 

Overall, BVB were more fluid, eye-catching, physically strong, defensively stable and dangerous going forward than their opponents. It thus came as little surprise when the Black & Yellows scored the opening goal in the 14th minute. The first ever goal in BVB women's football history was scored by Ann-Kathrin Lau with a right-footed shot from 14 metres out.

Ten minutes later, Munich goalkeeper Antonia Panagiotopulos was struck by a stroke of bad luck. Rushing out her goalmouth to gather the ball, she pulled up injured without coming into contact with an opposing player. Under a chorus of applause from all players and fans she was stretchered off the pitch to be replaced by Michaela Vogel. 

The substitute goalkeeper was unable to prevent the second goal of the game being scored by Lea Rogge-Herper in the 39th minute. The BVB player took the ball down well near the edge of the box and guided a shot into the top-right corner to extend the lead to 2-0. 

As announced before the game, Dortmund coach Thomas Sulewski changed almost his entire team for the second half, bringing on nine new outfield players ''to allow everyone to experience the atmosphere.'' 

The flow of play did not suffer as a result. Just four minutes after the resumption of play, Annika Herbig found the net from close range to make it 3-0. 15 minutes before the final whistle, the visitors from Munich pulled one back through Veronika Ecker to bring the score to 3-1.

As the first women's football game in BVB history came to an end, the fans honoured the spectacle with resounding applause from the stands.

BVB: Sandra Schröer – Lisa Klemann, Marina Jung, Ana-Louisa Zabell, Allegra Gerres, Lea Rogge-Herper, Luisa Bergmann, Vanessa Heim, Anika Billig, Ann-Kathrin Lau, Hannah Goosmann, Stefanie Scheibe, Lilli Verena Prinzen, Denise Pörteners, Kimberly Becker, Carolin Marie Kaul, Laura Höhl, Annika Herbig, Annika Fälker, Virginia Glänzer

Goals: 1-0 Ann-Kathrin Lau (14), 2-0 Lea Rogge-Herper (38), 3-0 Anika Herbig (49), 3-1 Veronika Ecker (76)

Attendance: 1,300

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