Goalkeeper's Blunders: FC Bayern Wins Supercup After Wolfsburg Errors
Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- FC Bayern women's team won the Supercup for the third consecutive time, defeating VfL Wolfsburg 3-0.
- VfL Wolfsburg's goalkeeper Stina Johannes made costly errors for the first two goals.
- Key players like Giulia Gwinn and Lena Oberdorf were absent due to injury for Bayern.
FC Bayern secured their third consecutive Supercup title, triumphing over VfL Wolfsburg with a 3-0 victory, aided by uncharacteristic errors from the opposing goalkeeper.
The 25-year-old Stina Johannes looked very bad for the first two goals.
The match, held in Ingolstadt, saw Bayern, the reigning double winners, comfortably defeat their rivals, the league runners-up. The decisive moments came in the first half, largely due to the performance of VfL Wolfsburg's 25-year-old goalkeeper, Stina Johannes.
After a header from Jovana Damnjanovic (32nd minute), Johannes recorded a curious own goal after video evidence.
Johannes had a difficult outing, being at fault for the first two goals. The first, a header from Bayern's Jovana Damnjanoviฤ in the 32nd minute, resulted in an own goal after a video review. Shortly before halftime, in the 45th+4 minute, Johannes also faltered during a free-kick taken by Klara Bรผhl, allowing the ball to go in.
With the free-kick goal by Klara Bรผhl (45th+4), the VfL goalkeeper also made a mistake.
National team striker Bรผhl sealed the victory for Bayern just a minute into the second half, scoring the third goal. The match was played in front of 8,689 spectators. Bayern played without injured national players Giulia Gwinn and Lena Oberdorf, while Wolfsburg was without Alexandra Popp, who transferred to Borussia Dortmund.
National striker Bรผhl made it 3-0 less than a minute after the restart, clearing all doubts for the favorite.
Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.