Women’s football

German duel in the semi-finals

While the footballers of VfL Wolfsburg to qualify the whole of scores for the semi-finals of the Champions League, will have title holders FFC Frankfurt trepidation until the end of the catchment in the semi-final round.

In a hard fought match in Frankfurt: FFC player Jackie greens (l.) recovers the Ball

Title defenders 1. FFC Frankfurt has trembled to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the women. In the quarter-final return leg in their own stadium Frankfurt won against the Swedish Champions FC Rosengard 5:4 in penalty shoot-out. After the extension, the Swedes had continued the five-time women’s world player Marta with 1:0 (1:0, 1:0) and the
First leg-a result of equalised. Match-winnerin was then Frankfurt’s goalkeeper Anne Kathrine Kremer, the penalty shootout is equal to the first shot of Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir parried. All five of Frankfurt’s protective interior met from the point.

Jakabfi manage double pack

In The Semi-Finals (First Leg 23. or 24. April, Second Leg 30. April or 1. May) meets in Frankfurt on the Bundesliga competitors VfL Wolfsburg. The Wolfsburg won the Italian Vice-champion ACF Brescia with 3:0 (2:0), after they had already decided the first leg with 3:0. The goals in Brescia achieved Zsanett Jakabfi with a double pack (7./33. Minute) and Ramona Bachmann (62.).

In the second semi-final, the French team Paris St. Germain and Olympique Lyon. The 1. FFC Frankfurt have won the competition four times already (2002, 2006, 2008, 2015), VfL Wolfsburg twice (2013, 2014).

sn/jw (dpa, sid de.uefa.com)