BVB Women stomped Rhenania Bottrop with an 11-0 scoreline yesterday, a dominant performance that saw the league-leading Dortmund squad put on a clinic for 3,034 fans at Rote Erde Stadium. This wasn’t just a win, it was an absolute statement, and the rest of the league has to be taking notes on what this team is capable of.
Högner’s Squad Comes Out Firing Early
Coach Markus Högner clearly made the right calls, tweaking his starting lineup with Jenske Steenwijk, Ricarda Walkling, Ann-Sophie Vogel, and Melanie Schuster stepping in. Those four replaced Rita Schumacher, Sara Ito, Frederike Kempe, and Jacqueline Meißner from last week’s 5-0 away win at DJK Südwest Köln. And those changes paid off FAST. Bottrop actually got the first shot on goal of the match in the second minute, courtesy of Sandra Ehrhardt, but that was pretty much it for their offense. The league-leading Dortmund squad wasted no time turning up the heat. Ramona Maier broke through on the left flank and set up Jenske Steenwijk perfectly, who only had to tap the ball in from a few meters out in the 10th minute for the opener. Just five minutes later, Alex Popp went full beast mode, powering home a header off a cross from Lena Ostermeier for the 2-0 lead. Popp wasn’t done, banging in another in the 27th minute, immediately followed by Ramona Maier netting one of her own in the 28th. By the 39th minute, Popp completed her hat trick with another header, sending BVB into halftime with a ridiculous 5-0 lead. They left zero doubt they were here to get the job done early.
Second-Half Onslaught Seals The Deal
The second half kicked off with the same intensity. No personnel changes, same absolute clinic from Högner’s team. It took only a few minutes for Lara Schmidt and Annika Enderle to find the back of the net, pushing the lead to an unbelievable 7-0. Just shy of the one-hour mark, Högner brought in some fresh legs, with Rita Schumacher, Jacqueline Meißner, and Frederike Kempe joining the fray. Even with the changes, BVB continued to apply pressure, and things ramped up again in the final quarter-hour. Jenske Steenwijk grabbed her second goal of the match in the 78th minute, following an assist from Ann-Sophie Vogel. Steenwijk then teamed up with Ronja Leubner to set up Ramona Maier for the 9-0 goal. The question of whether they’d hit double digits was answered emphatically right before the final whistle: Ramona Maier scored her fourth goal of the match, and Rita Schumacher capped off the flawless team performance with the 11-0 clincher. Absolutely unreal team play from start to finish.
Next up, the BVB Women hit the road for Matchday 9 of the Regionalliga West on October 18th, taking on Vorwärts Spoho Köln at 3:00 p.m. in Cologne. For anyone who wants to catch the action, Pluto TV will broadcast the match live and free of charge. After dropping 11 goals, you can bet everyone’s going to be tuning in to see what they do next.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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