2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final explained

2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final
Event:2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
Team1:Frankfurt
Team1score:2
Team2:Paris Saint-Germain
Team2association:
Team2score:1
Date:14 May 2015
Stadium:Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
City:Berlin
Referee:Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Attendance:17,147
Weather:Sunny
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 14th season of the UEFA Women's Champions League football tournament and the sixth since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup. The match was played at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin on 14 May 2015.[1]

Frankfurt won the match 2–1 against Paris Saint-Germain.[2]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

FrankfurtRound Paris Saint-Germain
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Kazygurt6–22–2 (A)4–0 (H)Round of 32 Twente3–12–1 (A)1–0 (H)
Torres9–05–0 (H)4–0 (A)Round of 16 Lyon2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)
Bristol Academy12–05–0 (A)7–0 (H)Quarter-finals Glasgow City7–02–0 (A)5–0 (H)
Brøndby13–07–0 (H)6–0 (A)Semi-finals Wolfsburg3–22–0 (A)1–2 (H)

Match

Summary

Frankfurt dominated the match early on, having two opportunities to score within the first ten minutes. While the German side had more possession over the course of the first half, further chances were scarce until Kerstin Garefrekes served a ball to Célia Šašić on the wide post, giving Frankfurt the lead in the 32nd minute. The goal seemed to wake up the PSG players, who now became more active themselves. A corner kick in the 40th minute was delivered short to Kenza Dali, who crossed the ball high into the box, where Marie-Laure Delie headed it into the net.

The second half started like the first, with Frankfurt controlling the match. It was until the 66th minute that PSG were able to create their first chance, when Laura Georges headed the ball wide. Frankfurt urged for the decisive goal before extra time, having two good chances through Simone Laudehr (81') and Mandy Islacker (87'). The latter got a second chance two minutes into injury time and scored after capturing the ball in the box. PSG started one last charge in the closing stages of the match, creating a chance for Shirley Cruz Traña (90+4'), who missed, winning Frankfurt their record fourth title.[3]

Details

GK 1 Desirée Schumann
SW 4 Kathrin Hendrich
CB 13 Marith Prießen
CB 27 Peggy Kuznik
RWB23
LWB11
CM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán
CM 7 Verónica Boquete
CM 18 Kerstin Garefrekes (c)
CF 21
CF 9 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
GK 30 Anne-Kathrine Kremer
GK 31 Anke Preuß
DF 3 Laura Störzel
DF 25 Saskia Bartusiak
MF 14
FW 15
FW 17
Manager:
Colin Bell
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GK 1 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
RB 11 Jessica Houara
CB 5 Sabrina Delannoy (c)
CB 13
LB 3
CM 17 Aurélie Kaci
CM 28 Shirley Cruz Traña
RW 19
LW 2 Kenza Dali
CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie
CF 9
Substitutions:
GK 30 Ann-Katrin Berger
DF 4
DF 22
DF 23 Sara Gama
MF 10 Linda Bresonik
MF 29 Anissa Lahmari
FW 15
Manager:
Farid Benstiti
Assistant referees


Belinda Brem (Switzerland)
Susanne Küng (Switzerland)
Fourth official


Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Reserve assistant referee


Emilie Aubry (Switzerland)

Match rules[4]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic[5] FFC Francfort
Goals scored21
Total shots177
Shots on target104
Saves41
Ball possession4951
Corner kicks66
Fouls committed710
Offsides20
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to stage final. UEFA.com. 16 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Islacker strikes to give Frankfurt the crown. UEFA.com. 14 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Frankfurt gewinnt Champions League in letzter Minute. kicker.de. 15 May 2015. 14 May 2015. de.
  4. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2014/15. UEFA.
  5. Web site: UEFA Women's Champions League – FFC Francfort v Paris Saint-Germain – Statistics . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 14 May 2015 . 25 February 2019.