Team News On Matchday 9, Marina Scholz returned to the BVB Women’s matchday roster following her injury layoff and rewarded herself with a goal in the second half. There were two changes to the starting lineup compared to the previous week’s 11-0 rout at Stadion Rote Erde. Up front, Rita Schumacher replaced Annika Enderle in the starting lineup, while Frederike Kempe took Melanie Schuster’s place in the starting defense.
Match SummaryThe Borussia women got off to an energetic start on Cologne’s artificial turf field, with Ann-Sophie Vogel initially targeting the hosts’ right side of the defense. The Black and Yellows’ crosses and set pieces in the opening phase were all extremely dangerous. While Ramona Maier scored an offside goal off a corner kick as early as the 4th minute, Alex Popp scored a legitimate header in the 7th minute to give her team a 1-0 lead.
Rita Schumacher, who delivered the cross, also set up the second goal two minutes later. Frederike Kempe headed in a sharply taken corner kick in the 9th minute to make it 2–0. Amid the flurry of goals in the opening phase, Jenske Steenwijk—who controlled a rebound in the 14th minute and finished with her left foot—added to the Black and Yellows’ lead, making it 3–0.
Dortmund’s enthusiasm didn’t wane even after taking a three-goal lead: In the 22nd minute, Rita Schumacher hit the inside post following a pinpoint through ball from Ricarda Walkling. The BVB Women kept the pace high, particularly through quick ball recoveries, and pushed their opponents deep into their own half.
At the start of the second half, the determination seen in the first half was initially lacking. For example, in the 53rd minute, Alex Popp missed a chance when she was denied by goalkeeper Leonore Gruber in a one-on-one situation. Midway through the second half, Marina Scholz came on for the standout Jenske Steenwijk and hit the post just 30 seconds after entering the game.
The Black and Yellows continued to control the game and scored their long-overdue fourth goal in the 77th minute through Annika Enderle, who had also come on as a substitute. Just three minutes later, the goal scorer laid the ball off to the onrushing Marina Scholz, who rewarded herself with a volley from close range for the fifth and final goal of the match (80th minute).
Thanks to the 5-0 road win, the BVB Women, with 27 points, further extend their lead over MSV Duisburg (21 points) and the Bayer 04 Leverkusen U23 team, which lost to VfR Warbeyen this weekend.
Preview : On the tenth matchday of the Regionalliga West, the BVB Women will host the SGS Essen U21s at Rote Erde Stadium. Tickets for the home game on Sunday (Oct. 25) at 3:00 p.m. are available online in theticket shop (standing room: 3 euros, seated: 5 euros). In addition, Pluto TV will broadcast the game live and in full at no cost.