Flawless run intact, BVB women steamroll DJK Südwest Köln 5-0 | OneFootball

Next game, next win. DJK Südwest Köln was also unable to stop Borussia Dortmund’s women’s football team. BVB claimed a clear 5-0 victory away to the Cologne side.

This keeps Borussia firmly on top of the Regionalliga West table. With 21 points from seven matches and a goal difference of 31:0 (!) Dortmund’s women sit proudly at the summit. Close behind them, however, is Bayer Leverkusen’s second team, which has collected 18 points so far. Also still unbeaten are promoted Schalke 04, the big rivals, with 16 points to their name. Both teams still have to face each other directly, though, so at least one club will be able to gain ground on Borussia.

Against the BVB women, the Cologne side were considered clear underdogs on Sunday (4 October). So far, they had picked up just one point. Most recently, DJK suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at MSV Duisburg.

In front of 750 paying spectators, including 200 BVB fans, Dortmund initially struggled to get going at the Unterer Komarweg sports ground. The brave home side made life difficult for them at first. “The first 45 minutes were very lethargic from us,” head coach Markus Högner said, clearly unhappy with his team’s display. He “addressed that clearly” at half-time, according to a club statement.

“Message” from the head coach

After the first half, Borussia were “only” 1-0 ahead. Lara Schmidt headed home from a corner in the 12th minute for the visitors. “There was a different energy on the pitch in the second half,” Högner said with satisfaction. “We got down the flanks more often and delivered purposeful crosses, and toward the end we also combined well through the middle.”

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BVB extended their lead through Ronja Leubner in the 56th minute, and Schmidt made it 3-0 with her second goal in the 71st. After an own goal by the Cologne side (79), Rita Schumacher added the final goal after 84 minutes.

“The first half was not enough and not up to our standards,” said Schmidt, who scored twice, also criticizing her own team’s performance afterwards. But she also praised DJK Südwest, saying they had “put up a good fight,” referring to the opponents from Cologne’s Grüngürtel district. “What was said at half-time helped us score the goals in the second half,” Schmidt noted, pointing to her coach’s warning words.

On Matchday 8, Borussia Dortmund’s women will host promoted Niederrheinliga side Rhenania Bottrop. The match will be played at Stadion Rote Erde. Kick-off is on Sunday (11 October) at 3 p.m.

BVB Women: Van der Laan – Ostermeier, Kempe (77 Schuster), Schmidt, Meißner (45 Vogel) – Ito, Günnewig (45 Steenwijk) – Maier (56 Walkling), Schumacher, Enderle (45 Leubner), Popp

Goals: 1-0 Schmidt (12), 2-0 Leubner (56), 3-0 Schmidt (71), 4-0 (OG, 79), 5-0 Schumacher (84)

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