Women: Bayern Munich 5 – 1 Cologne — Match Analysis and Observations

Following the last-gasp winner towards Juventus on Thursday night, solely todays match remained earlier than the worldwide break, with an opportunity to move into it three factors clear.

Köln had a combined begin to the season, sitting in tenth however having three wins from their final 4 matches. In addition they had the midweek off, so had been effectively rested for this match.

Head Coach José Barcala made 5 modifications to the Beginning XI from the conflict towards Juventus: Magdalena Eriksson changed Glódis Perla Viggósdóttir, Katharina Naschenweng changed Franziska Kett at left-back, Lena Oberdorf changed the injured Arianna Caruso in midfield, Alara Şehitler changed Momoko Tanikawa, and Lea Schuller changed Pernille Tougher up prime.

The Bayern XI was as follows:

Mala Grohs (GK) – Giulia Gwinn, Stine Ballisager, Magdalena Eriksson, Katharina Naschenweng – Georgia Stanway, Lena Oberdorf – Linda Dallmann, Alara Şehitler, Lea Schüller, Klara Bühl

The primary likelihood of the sport got here within the 4th minute, with a 30-yard shot from Dallmann that crashed into the crossbar. Feeling impressed, Köln’s Anna-Lena Stolze did related moments later, which Grohs was capable of tip over the bar. It seemingly took Bayern without warning to be beneath strain early on, as from that nook, a depraved supply in the direction of the close to publish was headed house by an unmarked Sandra Jessen, 0-1.

Having gone forward early, Köln set as much as defend what they’d and had been capable of restrict Bayern to few probabilities. An early response would have been superb, however Köln held sturdy. In the one different notable likelihood, Dallman did effectively beneath strain on the byline close to the aim and picked out Alara within the centre of the field, however her resultant shot blazed over the bar.

Bayern had been struggling to seek out their rhythm, and that was about to take one other hit. Oberdorf fell to the ground clutching the identical knee that had her ACL harm, and was unable to place a lot strain on her leg in any respect as she was hauled off the pitch by the Physios. Momoko Tanikawa got here on in her place.

Within the twenty ninth minute, Schüller was set off behind the defensive position, lifted the ball over the outrushing Irina Fuchs in aim, however the ball didn’t have sufficient buy to roll over the road earlier than it was cleared. A couple of minutes later, Bühl fired a harmful cross into the penalty field, and it was nearly redirected into her personal web by defender Sara Agrež. From a collision within the field late on within the half, Eriksson suffered a nasty reduce to the pinnacle. Fortunately for Bayern, she was capable of be bandaged up and fought on.

Deep into stoppage time, Bayern would get their a lot desired equaliser. Bühl crossed into the field the place Ballisager was there to have the ability to management and poke it in the direction of Tanikawa, being clattered into as she did so. Tanikawa managed superbly, created some house and curled into the far nook, 1-1! To concede simply earlier than half-time was a gut-punch for Köln, and the other for Bayern.

Bayern got here out as if the half had not occurred, as they had been decided to proceed the comeback and use that momentum. Köln began to wrestle and because of this their calmness in defence had all however disappeared.

Bayern tried to take benefit immediately, as Schüller simply couldn’t get on the top of a harmful cross from Bühl. Schüller had one other alternative moments later, after some good work by Alara on the sting of the field. Alara lifted the ball into the Schüller’s path, and her shot was fierce however saved at point-blank vary by Fuchs.

Bayern’s attacking dominance finally proved too potent for Köln, as they might present they will take nook as effectively! Bühl crossed it towards the again publish the place a towering Eriksson powered it previous a helpless Fuchs, 2-1!

With the lead now established, Köln had been unable to include a rampant Bayern. Within the sixtieth minute, Schüller missed the preliminary likelihood to tug it again from the byline for a tap-in for her teammates, however remained calm and cleverly picked out Stanway who was operating into the field. She hit it emphatically into the highest nook, 3-1!

Within the seventieth minute, Barcala withdrew Schüller and Bühl for Pernille Tougher and Natalia Padilla-Bidas, the latter making her Frauen Bundesliga debut. The modifications didn’t cease Bayern’s momentum although, as from the following assault, Ballisager was on the top of a Stanway lengthy ball to move previous Fuchs into the web from shut vary!

Barcala made his closing modifications of the night within the seventy fifth, changing Gwinn and Dallmann with Tuva Hansen and a returning Jovana Damnjanović. As soon as once more, Bayern had one other good likelihood following the modifications as Naschenweng picked out Tougher from a deep free-kick, however her header was effectively saved by Fuchs.

Tougher was determined for a aim, and rounded off the scoring in model with a penalty within the 84th minute, after she herself had been pushed over by veteran defender Marina Hegering.

Within the closing levels, and in one other fear for Bayern’s medical group, Tuva Hansen limped off in added time following a suspected ankle harm.

To get the win and stay three factors away from Wolfsburg heading into the Worldwide break was vital, as the beginning of the season had been considerably turbulent. Outcomes-wise, the Munich Frauen have didn’t win solely two video games. They’ve defended effectively, and proven glimpses of attacking high quality. Nonetheless, drawing at house to Carl Zeiss Jena and struggling a humiliation by the hands of UWCL Finalists FC Barcelona is considerably damaging to Bayern’s worldwide picture.

The extra damaging factor for Bayern’s season although might be the sheer quantity of accidents. It might be devastating for Lena to undergo one more harm, and Tuva’s harm didn’t look nice both. Bayern have a fairly deep squad, however any group would wrestle with the sheer amount of accidents suffered to key gamers. It was nice to see Damnjanovic come again into the facet and play some minutes, and hopefully the break can present a window for gamers with much less critical points to start out coming again in November, and Barcala can use that depth to rotate gamers like he was capable of at this time. That appears to be crucial in November, with seven video games scheduled in simply three weeks.

Bayern Frauen’s subsequent fixture just isn’t till November 1st, after they host bottom-placed SGS Essen.