Well, as real life has once again intervened, this post is going up late… (I’m not going to write a full report here…most have probably already read how the game went down so if you want detail check out this great post over at the Guardian.) Those who are really interested have probably already heard that Olympique Lyonnais beat 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2-0 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final on Thursday. It was a great game to be at. A lot of fun to watch and some good soccer on display. And that second goal by Dickenmann was beautiful.
It was clear from early on that Lyonnais was not going to settle for losing to Potsdam two years running. (Last year these two teams went 9 deep in penalties to decide the game.) Camile Abily had a strong showing in the midfield while Thomis and Schelin basically had their way with the Potsdam defense for most of the game and Renard seemed to multiply at will appearing everywhere on the field. Lyonnais played skillful soccer and went right at Potsdam controlling the midfield and making sure Potsdam couldn’t get into any sort of rythym leading into the final third. (This was often done by way of fouling especially when Bajramaj had the ball). It was surprising to see Potsdam come out and be dominated from the outset but what was also surprising was the play of Sarholz. A hero in last year’s final she had a few moments that had to make any Potsdam supporter cringe – some missed catches, harmlessly falling out of the box, on mid-air challenges as well as a bobbled shot that lucky for her was not being followed in. She does deserve some credit, however, for playing in obvious pain after a first half collision with Schelin.
Overall, a fun game and a good crowd. Can’t really complain when you have that.
A few of the ~600 pictures from the game…Enjoy.
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