The footballers of VfL Wolfsburg impressively underlined their exceptional position with a sovereign 5:0 (3:0) in the Bundesliga top game against Eintracht Frankfurt. In front of 14,027 spectators in the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, the defending champion not only clinched his ninth win in his ninth game thanks to three goals from Jill Roord. With 27 points, VfL also increased their lead over pursuers FC Bayern Munich (22) to five points. Frankfurt (20) slipped to third place.
The sovereign leader seemed inspired – perhaps also motivated by the atmosphere. After a pass from Lena Lattwein, Roord from the Netherlands gave Frankfurt goalkeeper Stina Johannes no chance with a shot into the far corner in the 5th minute.
Frankfurt was able to free itself a little, but did not come dangerously in front of the Wolfsburg goal. Coach Tommy Stroot’s team decided the game before the break: Roord first scored from a tight angle after Johannes made a mistake (43′), two minutes later Ewa Pajor headed in from a corner to make it 3-0 at the break.
Even after the change of sides, VfL dominated. After a pass from captain Alexandra Popp, 25-year-old Roord headed in again and increased the lead to 4-0 with her third goal (53rd minute). Ex-Wolfsburg player Sara Doorsoun made it 5-0 with an own goal five minutes before the end.
The encounter against Frankfurt was the second game in the stadium in which the VfL men usually play. On Matchday 5, 21,287 fans attended the game against the women of FC Bayern (2:1). (dpa)
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Source: Tagesspiegel
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