Football: We attended the match between SGS Essen and MSV Duisburg on match day 15 of the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga 2023/2024 season on 8 March 2024 at the Hafenstraße stadium in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany / GER). The final score was 4:1 in front of 1,947 spectators.
Highlights of the SGS Essen vs MSV Duisburg football match and our football photos
SGS Essen defeated MSV Duisburg 4:1 (1:0) on matchday 15 of the Women’s Bundesliga. In a fiercely contested match, the Essen side were the more effective team and made the most of their chances.
Natasha Kowalski (24th/foul penalty), Beke Sterner (57th) and Ramona Maier (72nd) scored for SGS before Natalie Muth (76th) reduced the deficit for MSV. Annika Enderle scored the final goal in stoppage time (90.+2).
The team from Essen started with a lot of pressure and took control of the game in the early stages. The first good chance was missed by Fabienne Kober (10′), who failed to score in front of the Duisburg goal. The Essen team took the lead in the 24th minute. Lilli Purtscheller was fouled by Sarah Fürst in the penalty area and Kowalski converted the penalty safely. After taking the lead, Essen were a little too passive and Duisburg got into the game better. However, the Zebras did not create any compelling scoring chances.
The preliminary decision was made when Sterner made it 2:0 after a corner (57′). Maier increased the lead to 3:0 with a spectacular side-footed shot (72′). Duisburg reduced the deficit through Muth from a free-kick (76′), but the Essen team did not let anything else get in the way and Enderle made sure of the final score in stoppage time.
