Women’s Champions League – coronation by Art shot – Süddeutsche.de

• The 1. FFC Frankfurt will win the Champions League final of women against Paris Saint-Germain with 2: 1 – because the substitute Mandy Islacker hits in 92 minutes
• To. ending a year-long losing streak.
• By 18 clock on Friday expected the team a public reception at the Römer in Frankfurt.

By Kathrin Steinbichler

In an emergency, Verónica Boquete had meant will it accrues in this final with only one leg. So much did the ailing Spanish midfielder this game, this Champions League final contest in the capital. To your health, so much the 28-year-old made it clear she wanted to take no account of this very last season game on Thursday night, although the Spaniard as many other internationals this final in a few weeks already wants to contest the World Cup.

Finally, against final debutants Paris Saint-Germain everything was at stake, what the team 1. FFC Frankfurt had hoped this season: respect, fame, a title and, of course – and that there is in women’s football now – a lot of money. As Boquete with their teammates finally stood at the end of the evening in Prenzlauer Berg before Chancellor Angela Merkel and her arms yanked into the air, it was clear: All the agony had paid off

2. 1 (1: 1) Frankfurt defeated before more than 18 000 spectators at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Paris Saint-Germain, which was favored by his semi-final victory over defending champions VfL Wolfsburg. With the success of Frankfurt ended a seven-year drought on the European stage and is now the first team in women’s football, which won the European club title for the fourth time.

€ 250 000 prize money

In addition to the EUR 250 000 prize money of 1. FFC Frankfurt has thus but something even secured much more important in his eyes: as titleholders of the club is qualified as the third German club next to champions FC Bayern and the league Second Wolfsburg for the next Champions League season – although the club had initially missed this goal in third place.

But before that had the FFC that night through a rollercoaster of emotions. Bissig and with a unusual for Frankfurt, but well functioning 3-5-2 coach Colin Bell had sent his team into the field. While Paris did not get along with the Frankfurt Formation, the FFC finally developed with an effective pressing and consistent duel leadership leadership: National striker Célia Sasic – was known from the before the final that it has terminated its contract in Frankfurt end of the season to thinking during the World Cup about new opportunities – rose at a cross from Kerstin Garefrekes higher than Gegenspielerin Jessica Houara d’Hommeaux and headed home to 1: 0 (32.). It was her 14th goal in this Champions League season, which she is now the sole record holder of this competition and for which she won as a player of the evening.

However, the disillusionment was not long in coming : Kenza Dali took a few minutes later one of the first attacks of PSG consistently played a heart, forcing goalkeeper Desiree Schumann FFC remotely shot to the first good day. The following corner hit Dali such fit into the box, that Marie-Laure Delie with a powerful header to 1: leveled 1

coach Farid Benstiti which the soccer players of PSG for the first time ever in (40).. a European final had led, but pushed on the sidelines soon after the break his hands on his hips. He still did not like what he saw there: Frankfurt now seemed though less dominant, but Paris, which clearly the yellow locked playmaker Caroline Seger was missing, was further not a clear line. The Substitutes of Mandy Islacker the FFC-offensive got next Sasic again a fresh force and met with the decisive shot in injury time for title (90 + 2). “I still can not believe it really. It’s incredible. I saw the ball come to me and just draufgehauen” Islacker said then. “This is the greatest moment of my career.”

Also FFC manager Siegfried Dietrich was noted that relief: “We have this success achieved as a small but functioning women’s soccer club against a team that is part of a financially powerful men clubs is. This is a sign to what we are able. This success does us tremendously well. ” Somewhat unexpectedly so, but absolutely deserved the football players of 1. FFC Frankfurt can now be celebrated. By 18 clock on Friday the team expects a public reception at the Römer in Frankfurt. Even before that, however, did Coach Bell “are the girls now have a party. They deserve it.”