Dreary backdrop, average performance – but nevertheless, a beautiful farewell. With a goalless draw in the DFB-women interim adopt national coach Horst Hrubesch. Opponent Spain is not easy to crack.
Ironically, the last game under the leadership of Horst Hrubesch winning streak of the German football is ripped inside, under the Trainer icon. After the start record with seven Successes in seven Games, the interim coach and his “girls had to be satisfied” in the final tough test against Spain with 0:0.
Only 3169 spectators in Erfurt, the game stopped, the strongest opponent of the Era Hrubesch the height of the flight of the last eight months. Three days after the 5:2 victory against the Italians on four positions changed team against the technically and tactically well-versed in Spanish in the first round. After goalkeeper Merle Frohms in the highest Distress against Amanda Sampedro (11.) had cleared, railed Hrubesch like a Rohrspatz. Also a dangerous Sampedro-free kick from 20 meters defused the attentive Frohms (19.), the injured master keeperin Almuth Schult replaced in the goal.
The last break address is sitting
From Tempo football brand Hrubesch was nothing to see, the first clear Chance of the two-time world champion following a corner – but Petermann brought the Ball from a very short distance on goal (30.). Just before the break, Hrubesch had cause for Grumbling: referee Tess Olofsson (Sweden) is denied after a clear foul on Spain’s goalkeeper Dolores Gallardo, Johanna Elsig in the penalty area the penalty (39.).
In his last break address Hrubesch seemed to have but then once more, the right words are found. His charges tightened in the pouring rain, the pace and cracks, gaps in the Spanish defence. By Popp’s hoe and forwarding of Maier and the Ball ended up in Lina Magull, but their shot was blocked (54.). Popp (77.) moved from a promising Position. In the final minute, Carolin Simon hit the crossbar.
“Horst Hrubesch – a person” characterized by, a banner on the stadium fence to the women’s national coach
After the final whistle, Hrubesch thanked all the players, took each of them short in the Arm and found a few personal words. “We have a lot to thank him”, said DFB-captain Popp in the ZDF Interview. What is the concern of self-consciousness and the way of playing, have Hrubesch brought the women’s team back on the right way, as Popp. “I’m with de game highly satisfied,” said Hrubesch self, and praised, above all, his spare-goalkeeper Merle Frohms: “Because you have seen the Potential in her.”
Hrubesch passes to Voss
After eight Games under Hrubesch, the former German record national player Martina Voss-Tecklenburg will now be in the selection. Their goal: The Olympic Champions up to the world Cup in the summer in the title. The Era Voss-Tecklenburg begins at 30. November. As the DFB announced after the game against Spain, will be presented to the Hrubesch-successor then in the DFB-headquarter in Frankfurt am Main officially. At the finals in France Hrubesch wants to look over. Next year a dream trip together with his wife Angelika from new Zealand. “Just loafing around, I’m not going to lie,” said the champion of Europe of 1980.
And raised on a possible Comeback, he raised defensive hands and said, laughing: “I would never exclude something. If I would have asked if I can help, I would help, of course. But: I would most probably sit on the bench.”
asz (sid, dpa)