Real Madrid beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 this Tuesday during matchday 5 of the group in the Women’s Champions League in the white team, which barely accused of being left with one less player due to the expulsion of Maëlle Lakrar just before half-time.
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Misa, Maëlle Lakrar, María Méndez, Yasmim, Eva Navarro (Silvi Cristóbal, min. 98), Caroline Weir (Sheila García, min. 86), Naomie Feller (Athenea del Castillo, min. 78), Linda Caicedo (Iris Ashley, min. 78), Filippa Angeldahl, Sara Däbritz y Alba Redondo (Rocío Gálvez, min. 45)
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Stina John, Camilla Küver, Caitlin Dijkstra (Guro Bergsvand, min. 72), Janou Levels, Sarai Linder (Lena Lattwein, min. 60), Ella Peddemors, min. 60), Janina Minge (Justine Kielland, min. 83), 83) Kessy Bussy (Cora Zicai, min. 72), Svenja Huth y Lineth Beer Steyn
Goals
1-0 min. 18: María Méndez. 2-0 min. 66: Linda Caicedo
Referee Kirsty Dowle
yellow cards
Ella Peddemors (min. 31), Maëlle Lakrar (min. 39), Caitlin Dijkstra (min. 55)
red cards
Maëlle Lakrar (min. 45), Iris Ashley (min. 92)
At the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, the visitors did not translate their initial dominance into goals and, after Misa Rodríguez made a save, they paid dearly with the 1-0 score by María Méndez in the 19th minute; It was an unorthodox shot, without looking and with his back, on a corner taken by Eva Navarro. After half an hour, Caroline Weir scored the second Merengue goal, as did Alba Redondo with a shot against the post after another corner taken by Eva Navarro. When everything was looking good for the locals, Lakrar committed two blatant fouls in a matter of five minutes and received two yellow cards, with one less and one world left. And within that world, Linda Caicedo had her own little world.
Already in the first half they had a very clear chance, after a trademark ride from the house, which was cleared by Stina Johannes; and at the beginning of the second act the Colombian forward again signed another long sprint until she stepped into the rival area and bothered the goalkeeper of a Wolfsburg team without gunpowder. All the bite was in the white attack and Weir channeled it in the 67th minute in a counterattack, putting in a superb pass into the hole for the career of a Caicedo in her element; The ‘coffee girl’ went behind a defender, reached the German area, evaded the goalkeeper and scored with a low cross shot that saved another defender’s attempt. Shortly before, the German team had pressed on Sarai Linder’s side and from a cross from her in the 59th minute an opportunity had arisen that Alexandra Popp did not effectively finish. To make matters worse, after already being two goals down, Popp herself looked for the goal and Misa Rodríguez prevented it.
On the counterattack, Pau Quesada’s pupils were able to extend that score on track, although Caicedo did not have the prior aim. Although Iris Ashley was sent off with a straight red card at the end of the match, Real Madrid knew how to calm any reaction from their opponent. Thanks to this victory, the meringues won a key duel for the top 4 of the classification, now standing with 10 points in a car where FC Barcelona, Juventus Turin and Olympique Lyon are also present, and precisely leaving Wolfsburg with 9 points a little further down.
