test match
DFB women get a lot of momentum for the EM with a thumping victory
The German players celebrate the 1-0 win against Switzerland through Klara Bühl. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
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The EM dress rehearsal of the German soccer women was successful. The team with triple goal scorer Klara Bühl plays strong. The opponent has no chance.
Germany’s women’s soccer team around triple goal scorer Klara Bühl has awakened quiet medal dreams for the European Championship with a convincing dress rehearsal.
The DFB selection won the last endurance test against Switzerland 7-0 (2-0) in front of 5918 spectators in Erfurt on Friday and flies with a lot of tailwind to the European Championship tournament from July 6th to 31st in England. There, the team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg meets Denmark, Spain and Finland in the preliminary round.
In addition to Bühl, who scored in the 6th, 61st and 66th minute, Lina Magull (41st), Linda Dallmann (81st), Jule Brand (89th) and Sydney Lohmann (90th + 5) steered the other goals for the German team, which is superior in all respects. The DFB team, in which captain Alexandra Popp made her comeback in the final phase after surviving the corona infection, will continue its preparations for the European Championship until next Wednesday at the training camp in Herzogenaurach and then travel to the island on July 3rd.
The DFB team got off to a good start against the Swiss, who were coached by Voss-Tecklenburg from 2012 to 2018. After a fine pass from Magull, Bühl headed all alone towards the Swiss goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann and successfully completed the early lead. That gave additional security. The German team controlled the game, but despite great enthusiasm and overwhelming superiority, they did not get beyond good approaches in attack. So there were no chances for the time being.
Defensively, the DFB women were hardly challenged at all. Goalkeeper Merle Frohms had a quiet afternoon as Switzerland barely got out of their own half. Shortly before the break, Voss-Tecklenburg’s protégés were rewarded for their efforts. This time Bühl hung up after a fine solo for Magull, who scored from close range to make it 2-0.
Even after the change, the German team had everything under control. Svenja Huth (54th) initially missed the 3-0 when she failed to free-standing against Thalmann. But Bühl aimed better a little later – albeit unintentionally. A cross from the Bayern striker from the left wing hit the far corner.
Once up and running, the 21-year-old followed suit just five minutes later. After a shot by Lea Schüller, Bühl was in the right place and put the ball into the empty goal. When she was substituted almost 20 minutes before the end, the triple scorer was greeted with great applause.