The Eintracht women won their Bundesliga guest game at SGS Essen 3-1. National player Laura Freigang was particularly impressive with two goals.
Thanks to a late double strike, Eintracht Frankfurt’s footballers remain unbeaten and close to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Thanks to the victory at SGS Essen, the Frankfurt team’s gap is still only two points.
Freigang and Reuteler turn the game around
Laura Freigang (61st minute) equalized Essen’s lead through Natasha Kowalski (18th/foul penalty). Geraldine Reuteler (83′) and Freigang again (87′) turned the game in favor of the guests.
SGE with a weak first half
After the strong performance last week against Wolfsburg, the Hessians initially owed a lot. Although Frankfurt dictated the action from the start, they found no loopholes or means to dupe the hosts. On the contrary, Essen, who took the lead with the first real chance. A jersey tug from Elisa Senß was punished with a penalty. In the middle of the first half, the crossbar was saved by Eintracht keeper Stina Johannes (36th).
Undefeated in the next two home games
After the restart, the guests invested more and had their first opportunities, which then led to the three goals. Thanks to the larger class, Eintracht managed to turn things around in the final minutes. There are now two home league games for the Eintracht women: on Monday, October 14th. against SC Breisgau and on Saturday, October 19th. against Werder Bremen.
