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RB Leipzig clearly defeats Jena: upward trend confirmed with 2-0!
RB Leipzig beat FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2-0 in the women's Bundesliga, Jena remains winless and is fighting against relegation.
RB Leipzig clearly defeats Jena: upward trend confirmed with 2-0!
On matchday 9 of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga, RB Leipzig took an important step in the table with a 2-0 win against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. This means that coach Jonas Stephan's team improves to 8th place, while Jena is still waiting for its first win of the season and remains in 11th place. With only 2 points from 9 games, the situation for Jena is still tense and dangerous.
The decisive moment of the game came in the 20th minute. Goalscorer Emilia Asgeirsdottir gave Leipzig the lead after a corner. Jena had a good chance to equalize when Nelly Juckel hit the crossbar with a long-range shot, but the visitors were unable to turn the game in their favor. In the second half, Leipzig showed a dominant performance without Jena being able to create any real chances.
A confident endgame
In the 76th minute, Annabel Schasching increased Leipzig's lead to 2-0 with a penalty kick. It is noteworthy that the penalty was awarded despite the foul outside the penalty area. Despite the critical contributions from Jena, who called six new players into the starting eleven in this game, they were unable to capitalize on the few opportunities.
Jena coach Florian Kästner relied on significant rotation, while captain Merza Julevic celebrated her comeback from a shoulder injury. Despite these efforts, Jena now suffers their seventh defeat in the ninth game of the season. The team is 4 points behind a non-relegation place and will have to play the coming games under pressure.
Statistical highlights and review
This was RB Leipzig's second win in a row, giving them some breathing room in the league. They are now in 10th place in the table with 10 points, while Jena continues to lag behind and is desperately hoping for their first win of the season. Gina Chmielinski also celebrated a personal anniversary and played her 100th Bundesliga game.
In conclusion, it can be said that Leipzig showed a good knack with this performance to emerge from the bottom half of the table. Jena, on the other hand, has to turn things around quickly in order to stay in the race to stay in the league.
For more information and statistics on the Women's Bundesliga, visit the website Kicker.