Germany women football team don show say dem serious for dis World Cup qualifier matter. Dem just waltz past Austria for Nuremberg on Tuesday, hammer dem 5-1. Na big win wey dey push dem closer to secure dia spot for di 2027 World Cup.
Di match start well for Germany. Nicole Anyomi na di pesin wey open di scoring. For 17 minutes, she just stab di ball home from close range. Di first half end with Germany leading.
Second half come, di gist sweet pass. Vivien Endemann show say she dey on fire. She score her third goal for three games straight. Na clever volley wey she take put di ball for net. She tell ZDF after di match say, “We dey combine well, we dey score goals.” She add small say na small annoyance dem concede one goal, but dem dey move on to di next game.
Di third goal come from corner kick. Sjoeke Nüsken head am strong, but Austria defender Sarah Puntigam get di last touch wey help di ball enter net. Jule Brand, wey dey assist for dat goal, later grab her own deserved strike for 76 minutes. She don already get one assist before dat time.
Austria try small. Chiara D’Angelo manage to bag dia first goal for di qualifying campaign. But Germany substitute Lea Schüller just finish di match in style with another goal to make am 5-1.
Coach Christian Wück him side dey top Group A4 now. Dem don win three matches from three wey dem play, and three matches still remain. Di team dey in strong position.
For di team selection, Linda Dallmann come in for Carlotta Wamser. Na di only change from March win over Norway wey end 4-0. But Wamser still enter di game quick quick because captain Guilia Gwinn get injury for first half and had to go off.
Before di match even start, dem celebrate former Germany stalwart Sara Däbritz. Di 31-year-old Real Madrid midfielder announce her international retirement last year, so dem honour her for di occasion.
Dis match happen for landmark day for German women for football world. Marie-Louise Eta take charge of her first training session at men’s Bundesliga side Union Berlin. She become di first woman to coach male team for Europe’s top five leagues. Na big step forward.
Austria go host di return match on Saturday. Germany, wey be world champions for 2003 and 2007, no too perform well for last women’s World Cup for 2023 wey dem go out from group stage. But dem reach Euro semi-finals last year, so dem dey rebuild.
Di team spirit dey high. Endemann talk say dem dey combine well and scoring goals. Dem concede one goal wey dem no too like, but di focus na di next game. Di qualifying journey dey continue.
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