However, the setback came soon after the restart: Essen ruthlessly converted their first dangerous opportunity to equalise (47’). In what was otherwise a largely uneventful spell, the She-Wolves struggled to create clear-cut chances. Kielland whipped a cross dangerously into the box (57’), while at the other end Ramona Maier attempted an acrobatic overhead kick (67’). As the game wore on, the Green-and-Whites increased the pressure, made attacking substitutions and pushed for the winner. The best chance fell to Ella Peddemors following a cross from Endemann (90+3’), but the ball was not struck cleanly. The match therefore ended in a draw.
GOALS
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**1-0 Bussy (4’):** After a corner, SGS fail to clear decisively. The ball drops loose in the penalty area, Bussy reacts quickest, pokes it goalwards and forces it over the line.
**1-1 Touon (47’):** Essen threaten the VfL goal for the first time. From the edge of the box, Touon curls the ball into the top-left corner beyond the reach of Stina Johannes.
LINE-UPS AND STATISTICS
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**VfL Wolfsburg:** Johannes – Wedemeyer (81’ Pujols), Kleinherne (61’ Dijkstra), Bergsvand, Linder – Minge (61’ Lattwein), Peddemors, Kielland – Huth, Beerensteyn (61’ Popp), Bussy (68’ Endemann)
**Substitutes:** Tufekovic (GK), Kerim-Lindland, Zicai
**SGS Essen:** Sindermann – Debitzki, Ostermeier, Bäcker (87’ Bounarroti) – Köpp, Platner, Touon, Flach – Kowalski (78’ van Belle) – Berentzen (72’ Agerholm Olsen), Maier (72’ Pucks)
**Substitutes:** Palmen (GK), Terlinden, Watermeier, Agerholm Kirchmann
**Goals:** 1-0 Bussy (4’) 1-1 Touon (47’)
**Yellow cards**: Flach
**Referee:** Miriam Schwermer (Rieder)
**Attendance:** 2,526 at the AOK Stadion