Through in the Westfalenpokal! BVB women thrash Recklinghausen | OneFootball

Lineup

Compared to the most recent league match against Mecklenbeck, Markus Högner made five changes to the starting lineup: Ramona Maier, Rita Schumacher, Paula Reimann, Lena Ostermeier, and Melanie Schuster were given the nod from the start.

Match summary

The visitors from Recklinghausen looked to control possession after kickoff. The first chance of the match, however, fell to Noreen Günnewig, who sent the ball just wide of the Recklinghausen goal following a free kick (6’). It became truly dangerous after exactly 15 minutes when Lena Ostermeier burst forward on the right and her cross found Alex Popp: the Dortmund captain’s first-time effort was tipped onto the crossbar by goalkeeper Tina Lingsch. But three minutes later, the Black and Yellows did take the lead: after a pass from Rita Schumacher, Ramona Maier scored with a deflected shot for her first competitive goal for BVB.

The home side kept up the pressure, through Alex Popp for example, who smashed Annika Enderle’s cross against the right post in the 23rd minute, or Rita Schumacher, who was denied by Lingsch when through on goal after a defensive error (26’). A precisely delivered corner from Dortmund’s number 10 landed on the crossbar shortly afterwards! During this phase of the game, 1. FFC Recklinghausen dropped deeper and deeper and limited themselves to counterattacks through Jennifer Moses and Nick Barnes. Dortmund went into the break with a narrow 1–0 lead.

The second half began without any substitutions, but with a similar pattern. Markus Högner’s team took the initiative and were rewarded immediately: after a Schumacher corner, Ramona Maier was there again to poke the ball over the line for a thoroughly deserved 2–0. But Borussia’s number 7 also showed she can create goals as well after just under an hour. On the counterattack, she picked out Rita Schumacher perfectly in the opposition penalty area, and Schumacher made it 3–0 with ease.

In the relentless Dortmund rain, Markus Högner brought on fresh legs in Mia Böger, Nora Willeke, and Ronja Leubner for the final 15 minutes – and the latter two wasted no time in adding to the scoreline, making it 4–0 and 5–0 (78’ and 81’). The final word in a dominant display belonged to Jenske Steenwijk: in the 90th minute, the defender completed the half-dozen.

Reaction

Head coach Markus Högner: “In the first 15 minutes, you could see that Recklinghausen were highly motivated. We also made one or two misplaced passes during that spell. But then we grew more and more into the game and created chances. I’m especially pleased for Ramona that the dam has finally burst. The players who came on also did very well later on. We can be very satisfied.”

Ramona Maier: “We knew it would be a tough and hard-fought game. You could feel that right from the start. Especially after my first goal, a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I think you could see that we really enjoyed ourselves today.”

Outlook

Next Sunday, the BVB women face their next challenge in the Regionalliga West: the Black and Yellows travel to MSV Duisburg (13 September, 15:30). The match against the team currently seventh in the table will take place on the grass pitch at the MSV youth performance center (Westender Straße 36, Duisburg). Tickets are available online for €8. As always, Pluto TV will show the match live and free.

BVB Women:

Goals: 1–0 Maier (18’), 2–0 Maier (49’), 3–0 Schumacher (58’), 4–0 Willeke (78’), 5–0 Leubner (81’), 6–0 Steenwijk (90’)Robert Targan

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