Frauen-Bundesliga Review: Jena frustrate Bayern, Freiburg earn top spot, Frankfurt win seven-goal thriller | OneFootball

Four teams are tied on seven points at the top of the Frauen-Bundesliga after three rounds. Bayern’s perfect record came to an end unexpectedly, while Köln are still waiting for their first point of the season.

Jena stunned Bayern

Carl Zeiss Jena only had ten points last season, but they challenged the top teams at the start of this term. Following a narrow defeat to joint-record champions VfL Wolfsburg, Florian Kästner’s side took a point away from Bayern.

The 26-year-old coach masterminded a defensive display as the hosts rarely threatened Jena’s goal in comparison to their total dominance in the game. Pernille Harder’s effort that rattled the crossbar was the closest they came to breaking the deadlock.

The visitors got their first point of the season, while it’s the first time Bayern have failed to win a game this season. On Monday, Bayern’s duo Klara Bühl and Harder finished 19th and 20th in the Ballon d’Or voting.

Freiburg will travel to Bayern as league leaders

Bayern’s next game will be against Freiburg tonight. The side coached by Edmond Kapllani recorded a massive win over newly-promoted Hamburger SV to claim top spot from the champions.

Including a brace from substitute Aurélie Csillag, Freiburg scored three goals in the last ten minutes to beat Hamburg 6-2. Hamburg will travel to Leipzig for their fixture on Thursday as they chase a first Bundesliga win.

Wolfsburg and Bremen relied on late goals

There are two more teams currently on seven points. Wolfsburg labored to yet another scrappy win as Camilla Küver’s 97th-minute goal sealed a comeback win away in Köln. The late goal denied the hosts their first point of the season. On Wednesday, they’ll have another chance against fellow strugglers SGS Essen.

Meanwhile, Wolfsburg will host fellow unbeaten team Werder Bremen in another top-of-the-table clash this midweek. Hungarian midfielder Emőke Pápai scored a 90th-minute winner for Bremen in their 2-1 win over TSG Hoffenheim. Selina Cerci scored her fourth goal of the season for the team who started with two wins, but Bremen recorded their first home win of the campaign.

Frankfurt survived late scare against Leipzig

In the men’s Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt lost 4-3 at home to Union Berlin on Sunday. A day later, the women’s team beat RB Leipzig by the same scoreline at their home venue, Stadion am Brentanobad. With defeats against Bayern, both teams had three points before the game.

Frankfurt scored their goals before the hour mark, with Swedish international Rebecka Blomqvist netting her first two goals for the club since leaving Wolfsburg in the summer. Leipzig’s late push for an equalizer failed to materialize.

Maiden Bundesliga victory for Union Berlin

Two first-half goals were enough to seal a first-ever Bundesliga victory for Union Berlin against SGS Essen. The newly-promoted team will face fellow relegation-threatened side Carl Zeiss Jena in one of the two matches tonight.

There was yet another late winner in Nürnberg on matchday three. Loreen Bender scored the only goal of the game in the 93rd minute to help Bayer Leverkusen secure their second win of the season. Leverkusen will host Frankfurt on Thursday, while Nürnberg will search for a maiden win away in Hoffenheim.