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Enzinger and Zver led Lower Austria to victory, twelfth in the twelfth competitive game. The second leg of the round of 32 will take place on December 17.
The SKN S t. Pölten has opened the door to the round of 16 of the Women’s Soccer Champions League wide. Thanks to goals from Stefanie Enzinger (71st) and Mateja Zver (75th) at the NV Arena, the Austrian casualties deservedly won 2-0 in the first leg of the 16th final against FC Zurich. The Austrian series champions have all the wins in their own hands in the second game on December 17 (8.15pm / ORF Sport + live) at the Letzigrund Stadium.
“We had a very clear and brave game plan. It was thanks to this that Zurich did not have a single chance. Everything went very well,” said a satisfied S t. Pölten’s coach Maria Wolf in an interview with ORF. Thanks to the two goals, the starting position is “very good, really optimal”. The players were happy about that too. “It was important to keep zero at home. Deserving to win 2-0 is great,” Enzinger said. And Captain Jasmin Eder added: “We have a good starting position, but we can’t be euphoric.”
After a break of almost exactly three weeks in competitive play, Eder and Co.’s lead was up in the air several times, but Zver (17th, 33rd), Bernadett Zagor (27th) and Enzinger (35th) were not. they could win the odds. Turn doors. Even after the break, the Swiss owed a lot and didn’t get a single shot on goal for more than 90 minutes. In contrast to the hosts, who pushed for leadership even more vehemently and were also rewarded.
After Isabelle Meyer (51st), Zver (56th) and Maria Mikolajova (65th) missed opportunities, it was Enzinger who redeemed their team. The ÖFB team player succeeded in a rehearsed action after a free kick from Eder with the head. Four minutes later, Enzinger served Zver with a wide cross, which Zürich goalkeeper Livia Peng gave no chance this time. In the final phase, the 3-0 was more in the air than the subsequent goal. S t. Pölten won the twelfth competitive game of the current season. In the “premier class” after a 2-0 win over KFF Mitrovica (2-0) and CSKA Moscow (1-0) in qualifying, they still haven’t conceded a goal.
As in the previous season (against Minsk), the Swiss record champions are threatened with failure in the 16th CL final.
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