Dortmund women shine again, leaders thrash promoted side 4-0 | OneFootball

They simply can’t be stopped. On Matchday 5 in the Regionalliga, Borussia Dortmund’s women once again claimed an impressive victory. BVB won 4-0 away to promoted side Fortuna Freudenberg.

Five matches – five wins. With 15 points, Dortmund remain at the top of the table. Only Bayer Leverkusen’s second team can keep pace, sitting in second place with the same tally but a clearly inferior goal difference.

Twenty goals highlight the Black and Yellows’ attacking strength. Star striker Alexandra Popp (35) alone has already scored six times. But the defense, marshaled by goalkeeper Laura van der Laan (28), has also been impressive. After 450 minutes played, the German-Dutch keeper has not had to pick the ball out of her own net even once.

At the HF Arena in Freudenberg, 800 spectators turned up on Sunday (20 September). The hosts, still waiting for their first win of the season, started with plenty of motivation. But Rita Schumacher (26) broke the deadlock after 19 minutes to give BVB a 1-0 lead.

Schumacher impossible to stop

It was Schumacher again who delivered a cross for Popp in the 28th minute. With her back to goal, the 2016 Olympic champion headed home to make it 2-0. The unstoppable Schumacher then added her team’s third with a free kick (38). In the 78th minute, Frederike Kempe (29) beat the hosts’ packed defense and scored to make the final score 4-0.

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“We handled it professionally in the first half, played well down the flanks and scored our goals that way,” Markus Högner (59) said in a club statement. But Dortmund’s head coach also criticized his players’ performance: “In the second half, we made too many simple mistakes.” Even so, he said he was “happy that we were able to extend our run.”

Next Sunday (27 September), the BVB women have their next home game. They will host 11th-placed FSV Gütersloh at Stadion Rote Erde. Kick-off is at 3 pm.

BVB Women: Van der Laan – Ostermeier (59' Meißner), Kempe, Schuster, Vogel – Walkling (76' Reimann), Ito (59' Günnewig) – Leubner (76' Steenwijk), Maier (59' Enderle), Schumacher, Popp (76' Reimann)

Goals: 1-0 Schumacher (19), 2-0 Popp (28), 3-0 Schumacher (38), 4-0 Kempe (78)

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