With just a week to go until the DFB Cup final, VfL Wolfsburg Women hit their stride and recorded a thumping 5-1 win over tenth-placed Köln.
Unassailable half-time lead
The 3,152 spectators at the AOK Stadion saw a match in which the Green-and-Whites dominated from the outset. Goals from Dominique Janssen (7’), Ewa Pajor (12’/23’) and Alexandra Popp (36’) gave Tommy Stroot’s side a comfortable 4-0 advantage at the interval.
Huth milestone
The visitors did manage to reduce the deficit early in the second half (54’), but it was nothing more than a consolation, with Vivien Endemann putting the seal on the She-Wolves’ win late on (80’). That made it a double celebration for team captain Svenja Huth, who made her 300th Women’s Bundesliga appearance.
VfL now have a few days to rest and recover before heading to Cologne on Tuesday for the DFB Cup final, where they will meet Bayern Munich on Thursday 9 May at 16:00 CEST.
Reaction
Tommy Stroot: “The first half was fantastic; I was very pleased with it. We were aggressive and clinical. It was a richly deserved win, and the result guarantees us the runners-up spot in the table.”
Line-up and stats
VfL Wolfsburg: Frohms (46‘ Schmitz) – Wilms (58‘ Wedemeyer), Hendrich, Janssen, Rabano – Huth, Oberdorf, Popp (69‘ Hagel) – Endemann, Pajor (58‘ Jonsdottir), Brand (75‘ Kalma)
Subs: Borbe (GK), Nemeth, Demann, Xhemaili
1. FC Köln: Pal – Gerhardt, Hechler, Agrez, Wiankowska – Vogt (81‘ Wilde), Degen – Wamser (57‘ Schimmer), Bienz (57‘ Padilla-Bidas), Zeller (72‘ Achicinska) – Cerci (81’ Meßmer)
Subs: Hoppe (GK), Laursen, Imping
Goals: 1-0 Janssen (7’), 2-0 Pajor (12’), 3-0 Pajor (23’), 4-0 Popp (36’), 4-1 Gerhardt (54’), 5:1 Endemann (80’)
Yellow cards: Hagel, Janssen / Bienz, Schimmer, Degen, Vogt
Referee: Laura Duske (Leverkusen)
Attendance: 3,151 at AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg
