Disappointment for BVB women, Bielefeld trip them up again | OneFootball

It was not as if nobody had known what a difficult task awaited BVB’s women in their home match against Arminia Bielefeld. They had already dropped points against this opponent in the first half of the season. And because they once again failed to win yesterday, they have lost their ace in the promotion race. The disappointment in the Dortmund camp is immense.

Before the two teams met yesterday at 3 p.m. for their clash at Stadion Rote Erde, Arminia’s women had collected only four points fewer than Borussia Dortmund. But no one really needed warning about the strength of the East Westphalians anyway, as they had already held BVB to a 1:1 draw in Bielefeld on matchday seven.

At home, things were supposed to go better, that was the hope within coach Markus Högner’s team. But it did not turn out that way. The match also ended 1:1 yesterday in front of around 3,500 spectators, dealing a major blow to hopes of promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.

Arminia Bielefeld took the lead as early as the 11th minute through Jocelyn Hampel after a lapse in Dortmund’s build-up play. That caused visible uncertainty for BVB, who controlled the game afterward but only rarely created danger. In the second half, they even pinned Arminia Bielefeld back in their own half, but little came of it. At least the Black and Yellows managed to equalize in the 76th minute through Frederike Kempe. But that was all they could manage before the final whistle in Dortmund.

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Bielefeld celebrate the 1:1 at BVB like a win

“The mood is rock bottom,” reports the WAZ about the atmosphere among Dortmund’s women afterward.

Whereas a win would have left them with the chance to move to the top of the table with three points in the outstanding rescheduled match, they are now once again reliant on help from elsewhere. Only if league leaders 1. FC Köln II drop points again in the remaining matches can the title and the promotion that comes with it still be achieved.

The players were so dejected that coach Markus Högner took several minutes this time before gathering his team into a huddle. The fact that the Bielefeld players were meanwhile celebrating with their traveling fans reinforced the impression that BVB were the losers yesterday and Arminia the winners — even though the match officially ended in a draw.

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