Dhe DFB women finished last in the Arnold Clark Cup in England. The selection of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg lost on Wednesday in the last game of the four-nation tournament against hosts England 1: 3 (1: 1). Lina Magull (41st minute) scored in Wolverhampton for the young German team, which had to do without 14 possible EM riders. In the end, the English won ahead of Spain, who had previously beaten Olympic champions Canada 1-0 (1-0). The Arnold Clark Cup is considered an important location determination in the year of the European Championship.
England’s record goalscorer Ellen White (15′), Millie Bright (84′) and Fran Kirby (90’+3′) scored for England, while Magull equalized with a spectacular free kick in front of 13,436 spectators. The ball hit the underside of the bar and from there bounced into the net unstoppable for goalkeeper Ellen Roebuck.
England got off to a better start at Molineux and quickly took control of the game. Only rarely, for example through Maximiliane Rall and Lina Magull, did the DFB team create dangerous chances in the first half hour. Rall played the ball straight into Roebuck’s arms, however, and Magull fired wide of the goal after the England keeper missed a pass.
Germany’s Lina Magull (left) is happy about the equalizer.
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National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had changed her team again in several positions. Among other things, Rall and Giulia Gwinn moved into the starting XI. Lea Schüller, who had scored the only goal for the DFB women to date in the opening game against Spain, began the late equalizer to make it 1-1 in the center of the attack. The Germans lost 1-0 to Olympic champions Canada.
After Germany had played their first two games in Middlesbrough and Norwich in front of almost empty stands, the spectators in Wolverhampton ensured a good atmosphere. They loudly cheered every attack by the English women. In between, Neil Young’s hit song “Sweet Caroline” resounded again and again through the Molineux Stadium. A little mood test for the European Championships taking place in England in July. The DFB women will play their next game in the World Cup qualifier on April 9 in Bielefeld against Portugal.
