2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final

2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final
Event2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
Date14 May 2015
VenueFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
RefereeEsther Staubli (Switzerland)
Attendance17,147
WeatherSunny

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).

Frankfurt Round Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Kazygurt 6–2 2–2 (A) 4–0 (H) Round of 32 Twente 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Torres 9–0 5–0 (H) 4–0 (A) Round of 16 Lyon 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Bristol Academy 12–0 5–0 (A) 7–0 (H) Quarter-finals Glasgow City 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
Brøndby 13–0 7–0 (H) 6–0 (A) Semi-finals Wolfsburg 3–2 2–0 (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

Frankfurt 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain
  • Šašić 32'
  • Islacker 90+2'
Report
1. FFC Frankfurt
Paris Saint-Germain
GK 1 Desirée Schumann
SW 4 Kathrin Hendrich
CB 13 Marith Prießen
CB 27 Peggy Kuznik
RWB 23 Bianca Schmidt  79'
LWB 11 Simone Laudehr  44'  87'
CM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán
CM 7 Verónica Boquete
CM 18 Kerstin Garefrekes (c)
CF 21 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević  66'
CF 9 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
GK 30 Anne-Kathrine Kremer
GK 31 Anke Preuß
DF 3 Laura Störzel
DF 25 Saskia Bartusiak
MF 14 Kozue Ando  87'
FW 15 Svenja Huth  79'
FW 17 Mandy Islacker  66'
Manager:
Colin Bell
GK 1 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
RB 11 Jessica Houara
CB 5 Sabrina Delannoy (c)  74'
CB 13 Annike Krahn  84'
LB 3 Laure Boulleau  60'
CM 17 Aurélie Kaci
CM 28 Shirley Cruz Traña
RW 19 Fatmire Alushi  58'
LW 2 Kenza Dali
CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie
CF 9 Kosovare Asllani  90+5'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Ann-Katrin Berger
DF 4 Laura Georges  58'
DF 22 Josephine Henning  60'
DF 23 Sara Gama
MF 10 Linda Bresonik
MF 29 Anissa Lahmari
FW 15 Ouleymata Sarr  90+5'
Manager:
Farid Benstiti

Assistant referees:
Belinda Brem (Switzerland)[4]
Susanne Küng (Switzerland)[4]
Fourth official:
Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)[4]
Reserve assistant referee:
Emilie Aubry (Switzerland)[4]

Match rules[5]

  • 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[6] FFC Francfort Paris
Saint-Germain
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 17 7
Shots on target 10 4
Saves 4 1
Ball possession 49 51
Corner kicks 6 6
Fouls committed 7 10
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 1 2
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to stage final". UEFA. 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Islacker strikes to give Frankfurt the crown". UEFA. 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Frankfurt gewinnt Champions League in letzter Minute". Kicker (in German). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Staubli's pride at final honour". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.
  6. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – FFC Francfort v Paris Saint-Germain – Statistics". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.