Friendly match versus men's team (21.6.2008)

The very last match of the season for Turbine Potsdam was a friendly match versus the men's team of SV Blau-Weiß Damsdorf, that plays in the eight league. Turbine lost this match 1-6 (1-1).
Damsdorf clearly was the better team and shot the first goal after seben minutes. In the 13th minute Isabel Kerschowski scored the only goal for Turbine Potsdam. In the second half Damsdorf finally shot five more goals.

Turbine Potsdam finishes third (15.6.2008)

The last matchday of the Women's Bundesliga brought an incredible 6-1 win versus SC Freiburg, so that Turbine Potsdam finally has 38 points, just as Bayern München, but Turbine is one goal ahead in goal difference. This is a satisfactory result of a less perfect season. The team of 1. FFC Frankfurt is the champion again for the seventh time. FCR Duisburg is runner-up and will also enter the UEFA Women's Cup. 1. FC Saarbrücken and SG Wattenscheid 09 will be relegated into the second league, while Herford and Jena are the new teams for the next season.
Todays match started good for both teams, but Turbine had the better chances. So Leni Larsen Kaurin could score the 0-1 after a pass from Anja Mittag (14'). Unfortunately Alexandra Kury made the 1-1 in the 18th minute. Goalkeeper Desirée Schumann injured in this situation and had to be medicated several times after that. She even had to leave the field in the  break. In the 20th minute Jennifer Zietz shot the next goal for Potsdam with a fine volley ball after a pass from Bianca Schmidt. In the following time Potsdam played very well, but had first had not enough luck to score another goal. Short time before the half time whistle Mittag made the 1-3 after a pass from Kaurin (45'+3), and Jessica Wich shot the 1-4 a minute later.
In the second half things did not change. Potsdam played really fine soccer. Wich shot the 1-5 after a pass from Mittag (52'). In the 79th minute Carolin Schiewe finally shot the deciding goal, which elevated Potsdam on the third position in the league table again.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "This was our best match this season. Today we played that soccer we trained for the last months. The team showed their real character today."
The next season starts on September 7. Before that there will be the soccer tournament of the Summer Olympics in Beijing (August 6-21). The only player from Potsdam will eventually be Babett Peter, while Anja Mittag and Jennifer Zietz wait in the wings.

Line-up Freiburg: Kristina Kober - Kerstin Boschert, Nicole Söder, Alexandra Kury (66' Susanne Hartel), Valeria Kleiner, Juliane Maier (59' Christine Kaltenbach), Melanie Behringer, Alexandra Stegmann, Verena Faißt, Martina Moser, Myriam Krüger
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann (46' Gaëlle Thalmann) - Laura Brosius, Aferdita Kameraj, Babett Peter, Carolin Schiewe - Isabel Kerschowski (80' Essi Sainio), Jennifer Zietz, Bianca Schmidt - Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jessica Wich (71' Monique Kerschowski), Anja Mittag
Referee: Tanja Schneider (Amberg)
Goals: 0-1 Leni Larsen Kaurin (14'), 1-1 Alexandra Kury (18'), 1-2 Jennifer Zietz (20'), 1-3 Anja Mittag (45'+3), 1-4 Jessica Wich (45'+4), 1-5 Jessica Wich (52'), 1-6 Carolin Schiewe (79')
Attendance: 1123 in Freiburg

Turbine wins friendly match 7-1 (11.6.2008)

Before the last season match Turbine Potsdam today won a friendly match in Northeim. The opponent was a regional team from Southern Lower Saxony.
Less than two minutes where played when the regional team suddenly shot the 1-0. The scorer was Marlene Schneider from Sparta Göttingen. In the 10th minute Anja Mittag made the 1-1. Overall both team splayed on an equal level in the first half, but only Turbine shot two more goals. First it was Isabel Kerschowski who made the 1-2 (26'), and then Mittag scored the second time for the 1-3 (37') with a fine shot.
In the second half Potsdam clearly was the better team. Jennifer Zietz made the 1-4 (67') and Leni Larsen Kaurin scored the 1-5 (78'). Finally Kristina Sundov (Croatian playing on trial) and Mittag scored two more goals before the end of the match.
Bernd Schröder said: "We came as friends, and we will surely come back next year. It is very good that it is tried to develop women's soccer in this region."

Line-up Regional team Souther Lower Saxony: Katazyna Walerianowicz (82' Sudhoff) – Eva Gente (60' Anna-Sophia Voss), Jasmina Schulze (72' Silke Koch), Carolin Almstedt (84' Daniela Frühauf) – Ilse Fazekas (88' Ann-Kathrin Lämmle), Inga Große (88' Jessica Barnkothe) Christiane Tuchelt (78' Jessica Lehmann) – Juliane Jühne (60' Simone Bode), Caroline Müller (78' Corinna Dörger), Marlene Schneider (38' Katharina Kamp, 88' Theres Herzberg), Clara Zimmer (49' Sandra Toczkowski)
Line-up Potsdam: Gaëlle Thalmann (46' Desirée Schumann) – Babett Peter, Laura Brosius (60' Josephine Schlanke), Kristina Sundov – Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jennifer Zietz, Essi Sainio (46' Jessica Wich) - Isabel Kerschowski (46' Franziska Hagemann), Anja Mittag, Bianca Schmidt (46' Carolin Schiewe), Aferdita Kameraj (60' Pia Marxkord)
Referee: Viktoria Fedderer (FC Lindau)
Goals: 1-0 Marlene Schneider (2'), 1-1 Anja Mittag (10'), 1-2 Isabel Kerschowski (26'), 1-3 Anja Mittag (37'), 1-4 Jennifer Zietz (67'), 1-5 Leni Larsen Kaurin (78'), 1-6 Sundov (88'), 1-7 Anja Mittag (88')
Attendance: 700 in Northeim

Two times ahead, but finally only 2-2 (8.6.2008)

On matchday 21 Turbine Potsdam again had bad luck. In the last home match this season versus Hamburger SV there was only a 2-2 in the end.
In the first 20 minutes Turbine was the better team and had good scoring chances by Bianca Schmidt (10') and Isabel Kerschowski (11'). Nevertheless Hamburg had also chances by Kathrin Patzke (9'; 20') and Tanja Vreden (28'). The match became worse at the end of the first half. Anja Mittag (32') and Schmidt (38') had two more chances for the first goal, but unfortunately they missed to score. So there were no goals in the first half.
The home team started a bit nervous into the second half. Desirée Schumann had to make two good saves versus Patzke (53') and Vreden (62'). On the other side Mittag failed to score (56'). So it was Essi Sainio who made the 1-0 by header after a fine pass from Schmidt (67'). Three minutes before the Finnish national player was substituted in for Leni Larsen Kaurin. Unfortunately Patzke shot the 1-1 out of twelve metres short time later (69'). After that the playing of Turbine again was very unconcentrated. Nevertheless Wich shot the 2-1 after a pass from Schmidt (84'). But Tugba Tekkal scored the 2-2 again two minutes later. This was the final result.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "Congratulations to Hamburg. It was a hard-earned draw. But it is unexplainable that we leaded two times and played so imprudently after that."
Before the last season match on Sunday in Freiburg Turbine Potsdam travels to Northeim on Wednesday for a friendly match versus a team from Southern Lower Saxony.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Babett Peter, Aferdita Kameraj, Josephine Schlanke (52' Pia Marxkord), Laura Brosius - Leni Larsen Kaurin (64' Essi Sainio), Franziska Hagemann - Jessica Wich, Bianca Schmidt, Anja Mittag, Isabel Kerschowski
Line-up Hamburg: Bianca Weech - Christina Plessen, Janina Haye, Alexandra Gärtner, Angelina Lübcke - Christine Schoknecht (85' Heike Freese), Silva Lone Saländer, Claudia Schulz, Kathrin Patzke (81' Tugba Tekkal) - Maja Schubert (70' Denise Lehmann), Tanja Vreden
Referee: Daniela Schneider (Limbach-Oberfrohna)
Goals: 1-0 Essi Sainio (67'); 1-1 Kathrin Patzke (69'); 2-1 Jessica Wich (84'); 2-2 Tugba Tekkal (86')
Attendance: 1013 in Potsdam

Highest defeat since ten years (1.6.2008)

On matchday 20 of the German Women's Bundesliga Turbine Potsdam today lost the away match versus FC Bayern München with 2-7. This clear defeat was the highest one since the 1-7 defeat at 1. FFC Frankfurt on October 5, 1997. The result is that München now is one point ahead in the league table, and Turbine now is fourth placed.
There were only three minutes played when Laura Brosius fouled Vanessa Bürki in the penalty area, and Nina Aigner made the 1-0 for München by penalty. This was the beginning of a very bad first half. In the 20th minute Stefanie Mirlach headed in for the 2-0 after a free-kick from Aigner. The first chance for Turbine had Babett Peter, but she missed the goal (26'). In the 39th minute Katharina Würmseer shot the 3-0 with a fine shot out of 30 metres.
In the second half Potsdam played more concentrated. So Anja Mittag made the 3-1 with a shot out of 18 metres (48'). Twelve minutes later Leni Larsen Kaurin even made the 3-2 with a free-kick. After that Potsdam had the chance to make the third goal (Mittag, Bianca Schmidt), but unfortunately the team was not successful. So Mirlach scored the 4-2 after a pass from Aigner (79'), which was the beginning of the end for Potsdam. Carolina Pini (85') and Mirlach (86'; 90') were the scorers of three more goals, so that the final result was 7-2.
Bernd Schröder said: "It is a long time ago when we last conceded seven goals. After the 4-2 we stopped to believe in our skills."
Next Sunday there will be the last home match this season. The opponent will be the team of Hamburger SV.

Line-up München:  Ulrike Schmetz - Stefanie Mirlach, Carmen Roth, Vanessa Bürki (29' Carolina Pini), Julia Simic (80' Christina Eckmann), Bianca Eder (48' Katharina Baunach), Katharina Würmseer, Nina Aigner, Christina Schellenberg, Sandra de Pol, Bianca Rech
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Pia Marxkord, Laura Brosius, Aferdita Kameraj, Carolin Schiewe (59' Essi Sainio) - Bianca Schmidt, Babett Peter, Leni Larsen Kaurin - Isabel Kerschowski, Jessica Wich, Anja Mittag
Referee: Riem Hussein (Bad Harzburg)
Goals: 1-0 Nina Aigner (3', foul penalty); 2-0 Stefanie Mirlach (20'); 3-0 Katharina Würmseer (39'); 3-1 Anja Mittag (48'); 3-2 Leni Larsen Kaurin (60'); 4-2 Stefanie Mirlach (79'); 5-2 Carolina Pini (85'); 6-2 Stefanie Mirlach (86'); 7-2 Stefanie Mirlach (90')
Attendance: 520 in Aschheim

Lucky win for Duisburg (25.5.2008)

Turbine Potsdam today lost the home match versus FCR 2001 Duisburg 1-2. With three more matches to be played this season Turbine now has no chance to reach a better position than 3rd, and has to struggle hard to hold this position.
In the first 30 minutes of the match Duisburg clearly was the better team, and played great soccer. So there were only eight minutes played when a shot by Fatmire Bajramaj first was saved by Desirée Schumann, and Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen shot the first goal for Duisburg after that. In the 16th minute Patricia Hanebeck hit the right post. Potsdam made a lot of mistakes and had no great scoring chances. So the half-time result was 0-1.
Inka Grings had the first chance in the second half, but her shot was saved by Schumann (47'). On the other side Kathrin Längert saved a shot by Essi Sainio. Potsdam became better in this phase of the match. In the 73rd minute Anne van Bonn fouled Jessica Wich in the penalty area and Babett Peter scored the 1-1 by penalty (74'). After that Duisburg treid hard to make another goal. A shot by Grings was greatly saved by Schumann. In the 80th minute Stephanie Goddard failed to score standing free infront of the goal. Finally Grings first hit the post and then made the 1-2 in the 90th minute. The last chance of the match had Anja Mittag, but her shot went above the goal (90'+2).
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "This was a rightful victory for Duisburg, because they were the better team. Surely it was a lucky win for Duisburg in the end. Especially in the first half we played very bad today."
Next Sunday Turbine plays in München that is only two points behind. So a victory for Potsdam would be important for holding the 3rd position.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Bianca Schmidt, Laura Brosius, Aferdita Kameraj (84' Carolin Schiewe), Babett Peter - Leni Larsen Kaurin, Isabel Kerschowski, Jennifer Zietz, Essi Sainio - Anja Mittag, Jessica Wich
Line-up Duisburg: Kathrin Längert - Anne van Bonn, Sonja Fuss, Annike Krahn, Corina Schröder (77' Stephanie Goddard) - Simone Laudehr (87' Marina Hegering), Patricia Hanebeck, Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen, Fatmire Bajmaraj - Inka Grings, Turid Knaak (46' Vanessa Martini)
Referee: Anja Kunick (Lissa/Leipzig)
Goals: 0-1 Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen (8'); 1-1 Babett Peter (74', foul penalty); 1-2 Inka Grings (90')
Attendance: 1182 in Potsdam

2-0 win in Saarbrücken (18.5.2008)

On todays matchday 18 Turbine Potsdam won the away match versus 1. FC Saarbrücken 2-0, and still holds the third position in the league table. Frankfurt and Duisburg are 10 and 9 points ahead, and there are only 4 matches to play. Bayern München is just two points behind Potsdam.
Saarbrücken was the better team at the beginning, and so Lisa Schwab had the first chance to score in the sixth minute. On the other side Jessica Wich failed to score two minutes later. In the 24th minute Schwab nearly made the first goal, but standing completely free she shot above the goal. So Wich made the 0-1 for Potsdam six minutes later after a free-kick of Anja Mittag. In the 34th minute Desirée Schumann greatly saved another shot by Schwab. So only one goal was scored in the first half.
After the break Saarbrücken tried to make their goal, but they were not successful. In the 65th minute Essi Sainio was injured and has to leave the field. After that Saarbrücken had a lot of chances, but Potsdam's defence was very good today, so that there were even some chances after counter attacks, e.g. by Mittag (67') and Leni Larsen Kaurin (81'). Finally Wich made the 0-2 in the 87th minute after Mittag had hit the cross-bar. This was the final result.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "Finally we have won this match because we better made use of our chances than Saarbrücken, and perhaps we had a bit more luck today. We were not the absolutely better team. I am also happy that Saarbrücken did not score a goal against our team."
Next Sunday there will be a very hard home match versus FCR Duisburg. The second placed team is only one point behind Frankfurt. Yesterday they defeated VfL Wolfsburg 9-1.

Line-up Saarbrücken: Romina Holz - Kelli Conkrite, Josephine Henning, Sabine Blank (73' Sabrina Meyer), Vicky Hinsberger (85' Verena Wonn) - Sarah Karnbach, Selina Wagner, Natalie Budge, Nadine Kraus - Dzsenifer Marozsan (68' Miriam Marx), Lisa Schwab
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Pia Marxkord, Aferdita Kameraj, Laura Brosius, Essi Sainio (65' Franziska Hagemann) - Bianca Schmidt, Jennifer Zietz, Isabel Kerschowski - Anja Mittag, Jessica Wich, Leni Larsen Kaurin
Referee: Marina Wozniak (Herne)
Goals: 0-1 Jessica Wich (30'); 0-2 Jessica Wich (87')
Attendance: 1124 in Saarbrücken

Clear defeat in Frankfurt (12.5.2008)

This was a bad day for Turbine Potsdam. The team lost the away match versus 1. FFC Frankfurt 0-4. It was the highest defeat since October 10, 1999, when Potsdam lost the away match in Duisburg 1-5.
Turbine surely had the better start, but the first goal shot Kerstin Garefrekes (10'). After that there were too many mistakes, especially in the defence of the guest team. So Frankfurt had a number of great chances to make the second goal. In the 33rd minute Carolin schiewe had to leave the field, because of two fouls and the resulting yellow-red card. Some seconds later Petra Wimbersky made the 2-0 for Frankfurt with a fine shot out of 15 metres. This was the half-time result.
In the second half Turbine tried hard to change things a bit, but this was very difficult with 10 players. So Birgit Prinz finally made two more goals. The first one was scored in the 68th minute and the second one was a penalty given because of a foul by Bianca Schmidt on Alexandra Krieger (75').
Next Sunday Potsdam plays in Saarbrücken.

Line-up Frankfurt: Silke Rottenberg - Katrin Kliehm, Tina Wunderlich, Alexandra Krieger (79' Karolin Thomas), Saskia Bartusiak (75' Sarah Günther) - Kerstin Garefrekes, Meike Weber, Gina Lewandowski, Petra Wimbersky - Birgit Prinz, Conny Pohlers (72' Svenja Huth)
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Pia Marxkord (56' Jessica Wich), Aferdita Kameraj, Babett Peter, Carolin Schiewe - Essi Sainio, Jennifer Zietz, Isabel Kerschowski - Bianca Schmidt, Anja Mittag, Leni Larsen Kaurin
Referee: Nicole Schumacher (Oberhausen)
Yellow-Red Card: Carolin Schiewe (32')
Goals: 1-0 Kerstin Garefrekes (10'); 2-0 Petra Wimbersky (33'); 3-0 Birgit Prinz (68'); 4-0 Birgit Prinz (75', foul penalty)
Attendance: 3120 in Frankfurt/Main

Turbine defeats Wolfsburg 3-2 (4.5.2008)

On matchday 16 Turbine Potsdam today defeated the team of VfL Wolfsburg 3-2. So there are no changes in the league table for Potsdam so far.
Turbine started perfectly and after six minutes Babett Peter scored the 1-0 by header after a corner kick by Isabel Kerschowski. In the 32nd minute Franziska Hagemann shot her first goal in the Bundesliga. After a long pass from Aferdita Kameraj she lifted the ball over goalkeeper Anne-Friederike Rißling. Unfortunately Shelley Thomspon made the 2-1 for Wolfsburg short time before the break.
In the beginning of the second half Wolfsburg was much better than in the first half. So only a few seconds were played and Britta Carlson shot the 2-2 out of 12 metres after a corner kick by Annelie Brendel. Turbine needed some time to come back into the match. Then Anja Mittag, Bianca Schmidt and Jessica Wich had good chances to score. In the 67th minute it was then Schmidt who scored the 3-2 for Potsdam after a long pass from Jennifer Zietz. After that no more goals were scored. The best chances for Wolfsburg had Anna Blässe (88') and Thompson (89'), but they were not successful.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "Especially in the first half we played that soccer I would like to see, although we had to score much more goals." Bernd Huneke (Coach of Wolfsburg) was disappointed: "The first half was terrible. But a draw was possible if one considers the two great chances in the end."
On Monday, May 12, there will be the top match of the Women's Bundesliga, when Turbine Potsdam plays in Frankfurt. There will be a live broadcast of this match on www.dfb-tv.de.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Babett Peter, Aferdita Kameraj, Laura Brosius, Carolin Schiewe - Jennifer Zietz, Pia Marxkord, Franziska Hagemann (60' Jessica Wich) - Bianca Schmidt, Anja Mittag, Isabel Kerschowski
Line-up Wolfsburg: Anne-Friederike Rißling - Maren Tetzlaff (83' Femke Kazubski), Juliane Höfler, Lisa Eichholz, Nicole Boroczinski (72' Sahra Freimuth) - Navina Omilade, Britta Carlson, Annelie Brendel (69' Franziska Unzeitig), Andrea Wilkens - Shelley Thompson, Anna Blässe
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Hannover)
Goals: 1-0 Babett Peter (6'); 2-0 Franziska Hagemann (32'); 2-1 Shelley Thompson (45'); 2-2 Britta Carlson (46'); 3-2 Bianca Schmidt (67')
Attendance: 915 in Potsdam

Unfortunate defeat in Bad Neuenahr (13.4.2008)

After winning three matches in series Turbine Potsdam today lost the away match in Bad Neuenahr 1-2. It was the first defeat this year. Now there seems to be no more hope for a better position than 3 in the league table this season.
Turbine did not play that bad in the first half. In the 26th minute a free kick by Jennifer Zietz was saved by Ursula Holl. Four minutes later Bianca Schmidt scored the for Potsdam by header after a centre pass from Leni Larsen Kaurin. But another two minutes later Sarah Schmitz scored the 1-1 by penalty, that was given because of a foul by Laura Brosius on Nadine Hagmann. In the first half then nothing more happened.
After the break Potsdam tried hard to make the second goal, but the team was not successful. The best chance had Schmidt, who hit the crossbar in the 79th minute. So it was Celia Okoyino da Mbabi, who suddenly shot the 2-1 for Bad Neuenahr after a counter-attack (85'). In the end Carolin Schiewe hit the post after a free kick (88'), and Aferdita Kameraj missed another chance just before the final whistle (90').
Bernd Schröder said: "This was a very unfortunate defeat. The foul before the penalty was superfluos and was the crucial point of the match. We had to win this match in normal case."
The next match will be in three weeks, when Turbine Potsdam plays versus VfL Wolfsburg.

Line-up Bad Neuenahr: Ursula Holl - Nadine Hagmann, Viola Odebrecht, Anne-Kathrin Sabel, Melanie Schmacher - Celia Okoyino da Mbabi, Lena Goeßling, Jasmin Stümper (90' Jana Sebastian), Sarah Schmitz - Nadine Fols, Isabell Bachor
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Carolin Schiewe, Laura Brosius, Aferdita Kameraj, Pia Marxkord - Essi Sainio, Jennifer Zietz, Isabel Kerschowski - Bianca Schmidt, Jessica Wich (60' Anja Mittag), Leni Larsen Kaurin
Referee: Christine Beck (Magstadt)
Goals: 0-1 Bianca Schmidt (30'); 1-1 Sarah Schmitz (32', foul penalty); 2-1 Celia Okoyino da Mbabi (85')
Attendance: 730 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
 

Again a clear win for Turbine (6.4.2008)

This again was a good performance of the team of Turbine Potsdam. On matchday 14 Turbine defeated SG Essen-Schönebeck 3-0, and so there is now a greater distance in points to the fourth placed team in the league table, VfL Wolfsburg.
Turbine started in a brilliant way. Jessica Wich (1', 3'), Jennifer Zietz (2', 3') and Aferdita Kameraj (4') had really good scoring chances. Although Essen became a bit better after ten minutes, Potsdam still was the dominant team. In the 20th minute a shot by Carolin Schiewe missed the goal slightly. So a foul by Inka Wesely on Bianca Schmidt in the penalty area was needed for the first goal, which was then scored by Zietz (25'). In the last minutes of the first half the playing became a bit slower, so that nothing more happened.
In the second half the match was more balanced. In the 47th and 52nd minute Pia Marxkord saved two dangerous shots by header. Some minutes later Bianca Schmidt had two great chances to make the next goal, but first she shot above the goal (66') and then she hit the bar (67'). A minute later Desirée Schuman saved a shot by Stefanie Weichelt, and in the 70th minute Isabelle Linden hit the bar for Essen. Two minutes later Schmidt missed the goal slightly on the other side. It was a gripping match in the last minutes. Five minutes before the end Schumann fantastically saved a shot by Weichelt. On the other side Anja Mittag thean scored the 2-0 out of 20 metres (88'). Some seconds later Schumann again made two good saves, before Wich scored the 3-0 after a great pass from Schmidt (90'), which was the final result.
After this exciting match there again is some hope that a better position in the league table still is possible. Next Sunday Potsdam plays versus SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in the next away match.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Carolin Schiewe, Laura Brosius, Aferdita Kameraj, Pia Marxkord - Isabel Kerschowski, Jennifer Zietz, Essi Sainio (56' Anja Mittag) - Leni Larsen Kaurin, Bianca Schmidt, Jessica Wich
Line-up Essen: Lisa Weiß - Inka Wesely, Stephanie Mpalaskas (85' Julia Dickhaus), Marina Himmighofen, Sabrina Duhme - Melanie Hoffmann, Francesca Weber (57' Taru Laihanen) - Isabelle Linden (75' Sandra Deilmann), Linda Bresonik, Stefanie Weichelt - Charline Hartmann
Referee: Daniela Schneider (Limbach-Oberfrohna)
Goals: 1-0 Jennifer Zietz (25', foul penalty); 2-0 Anja Mittag (88'); 3-0 Jessica Wich (90')
Attendance: 913 in Potsdam

Highest win this season (30.3.2008)

This was a good Sunday for Turbine Potsdam. The team today defeated SG Wattenscheid 09 5-0. It was the highest away win since 9.4.2006, when Turbine defeated FFC Heike Rheine 7-0. In the league tabel Potsdam still is third placed.
Turbine clearly was the better team and so there was an early goal by Jennifer Zietz (15'). The 2-0 was scored by Jessica Wich five minutes before the break.
In the second half Zietz became the player of the match, because she shot two more goals (56'; 65'). The final goal scored Lena Wermelt (75') - it was an own goal.
Bernd Schröder said: "We could have scored much more goals today, because of the weak opponent. At least five times we were standing right in front of the goal and did not score. We won in a superior way. Nevertheless I am satisfied with this victory."
Next Sunday Turbine Potsdam plays versus SG Essen-Schönebeck.

Line-up Wattenscheid: Nadine Richter - Silke van den Berg, Lena Wermelt, Laura Hoffmann, Carmen Israel - Jennifer Manzer (32' Sabrina Dörpinghaus), Kerstin Stegemann, Nadija Inan (46' Sarah Schröder), Caroline Hamann (60' Sabrina Kleifges) - Jennifer Düner, Kathrin van Kampen
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Carolin Schiewe, Aferdita Kameraj, Laura Brosius, Pia Marxkord - Essi Sainio (67' Franziska Hagemann), Jennifer Zietz, Isabel Kerschowski (75' Josephine Schlanke) - Jessica Wich, Bianca Schmidt, Leni Larsen Kaurin
Referee: Anja Kunick (Lissa/Leipzig)
Goals: 0-1 Jennifer Zietz (15'); 0-2 Jessica Wich (40'); 0-3 Jennifer Zietz (56'); 0-4 Jennifer Zietz (65'); 0-5 Lena Wermelt (75', own goal)
Attendance: 552 in Wattenscheid (Bochum)

Lucky win for Turbine Potsdam (24.3.2008)

Turbine Potsdam today won the home match versus TSV Crailsheim 2-1. So the team still holds the 3rd position in the league table.
Turbine had the better start. The best chance to make the first goal had Aferdita Kameraj in the 10th minute, but her shot went over the goal. Some seconds later Claudia Nußelt missed the goal on the other side. After that Potsdam had greater problems to get some chances, because the defending of Crailsheim was very good. So a corner kick by Isabel Kerschowski was needed for the 1-0. Babett Peter scored this goal with a fine header (29'). Two minutes later Carolin Schiewe nearly made the second goal. In the 44th minute Potsdam had much luck that Nußelt just hit the crossbar. Short time before the break Jennifer Zietz failed to score for Potsdam.
In the 56th minute a goal by Essi Sainio was not given because she fouled Rachel Howard. Then Desirée Schumann saved two shots by Nußelt (63') and Nadine Beck (64', free kick). In the 71st minute Turbine Potsdam failed a double chance to make the second goal. In the 83rd minute Julia Manger suddenly made the 1-1 for Crailsheim, but a few seconds later Zietz scored a great goal by free kick out of 30 metres (84'). In the last minutes nothing more happened.
Next Sunday Turbine Potsdam plays in Wattenscheid. In the home match Potsdam won 3-1 last August.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann - Carolin Schiewe, Babett Peter, Josephine Schlanke - Isabel Kerschowski, Aferdita Kameraj, Jennifer Zietz, Essi Sainio - Jessica Wich, Bianca Schmidt, Leni Larsen Kaurin
Line-up Crailsheim: Rachel Howard - Nadine Beck, Karin Burger (36' Patricia Schwab), Daniela Held, Bettina Grossmann - Ramona Treyer - Carolin Hörber (87' Alisa Kürschner), Carina Breunig, Tanja Wörle, Annika Höß (72' Julia Manger) - Claudia Nußelt
Referee: Martina Storch-Schäfer (Petersberg)
Goals: 1-0 Babett Peter (29'); 1-1 Julia Manger (83'); 2-1 Jennifer Zietz (84')
Attendance: 751 in Potsdam

Again a draw for Turbine Potsdam (2.3.2008)

It seems that Turbine at the moment is not in the best state. In the home match against the last placed team SC Freiburg Potsdam only reached a 1-1 draw. In the league table Turbine still is third placed with 19 points - six points behind Duisburg.
Freiburg did not play that bad as one would have expected. The team had some good chances to score, but Gaëlle Thalmann saved all shots. The playing of the home team was less good. There were a lot of bad passes. Nevertheless Potsdam made the first goal in the 38th minute. Isabel Kerschowski scored the 1-0 after a pass from Anja Mittag. This was the half-time result.
In the second half things did not change. In the 60th minute Mittag injured (arm break). Two minutes later Susanne Hartel made the 1-1 after a pass from Myriam Krüger. In the following time Turbine tried to make another goal, but had no luck.
Bernd Schröder said: "I think we could have played another three hours without scoring another goal. Congratulations to Freiburg. I wonder why this team is the last one in the league table."
On March 24th there will be the next home match, when Potsdam plays against TSV Crailsheim.

Line-up Potsdam: Gaëlle Thalmann - Carolin Schiewe (68' Essi Sainio), Aferdita Kameraj, Babett Peter, Stefanie Draws - Isabel Kerschowski, Jennifer Zietz, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Bianca Schmidt - Jessica Wich, Anja Mittag (60' Pia Marxkord)
Line-up Freiburg: Marisa Brunner - Kerstin Boschert, Verena Faißt, Valeria Kleiner, Alexandra Kury, Rahel Graf - Martina Moser (69' Nadine Enoch), Nicole Söder (80' Juliane Maier), Melanie Behringer, Myriam Krüger (89' Jeanne Haag) - Susanne Hartel
Referee: Christiane Schönfeld (Schleiz-Gräfenwarth)
Goals: 1-0 Isabel Kerschowski (38'); 1-1 Susanne Hartel (62')
Attendance: 553 in Potsdam

Turbine gives victory away (24.2.2008)

On matchday 10 of the German Women's Bundesliga the teams of Hamburger SV and 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam played 2-2, and so Turbine still holds the third position in the league table.
Potsdam had a great start in Hamburg, but missed to score. There were only three minutes played when Jennifer Zietz hit the left post. Six minutes later Bianca Weech saved a shot of Anja Mittag. So Hamburg made the first goal in the 25th minute. It was Silva Lone Saländer, who shot the 1-0 by header after a pass from Tanja Vreden. Fortunately Mittag scored the 1-1 four minutes later after a centre pass from Leni Larsen Kaurin.
In the second half Turbine even made the 1-2. The scorer was Jessica Wich (60'). In the following time Potsdam tried to save this result, but there was more and more carelessness and less precision. So in the 89th minute Imke Wübbenhorst suddenly made the 2-2 again by header following a free kick.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "We could have had a two goal lead after 15 minutes. Then with two individual faults in the defense we gave the victory away. We were not clever enough to keep a 2-1 lead. This is an unnecessary point loss in the fight for place 2."
In the next home match on Sunday Potsdam plays against SC Freiburg.

Line-up Hamburg: Bianca Weech - Janina Haye, Stephanie Ende (88' Julia Weigel), Christina Plessen, Heike Freese (86' Maja Schubert) - Silva Lone Saländer, Marisa Ewers, Imke Wübbenhorst, Denise Lehmann - Tanja Vreden, Sarit Shenar (73' Larissa Holland)
Line-up Potsdam: Gaëlle Thalmann - Carolin Schiewe, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Aferdita Kameraj, Stefanie Draws  - Isabel Kerschowski, Jennifer Zietz, Pia Marxkord, Bianca Schmidt (82' Essi Sainio) - Jessica Wich, Anja Mittag
Referee: Nicole Schumacher (Oberhausen)
Goals: 1-0 Silva Lone Saländer (25'); 1-1 Anja Mittag (29'); 1-2 Jessica Wich (60'); 2-2 Imke Wübbenhorst (89')
Attendance: 720 in Hamburg

Potsdam wins last test match (17.2.2008)

Today Turbine Potsdam had the last test match before the second part of the season. In Beelitz Turbine defeated the second league team of 1. FC Lok Leipzig 2-1.
Potsdam surely was the better team, but Leipzig made the first goal. It was their first attack in this match - after a corner Juliane Guhr made a precise header, and there was the 0-1 in the 40th minute. It seemed, that some players were a bit tired after winning the Under-23 four nations cup in La Manga (Spain) two days before.
Nevertheless, in the second half things changed. Essi Sainio made the 1-1 by header (49'). Finally the 2-1 was scored by Anja Mittag (64'), who made use out of a huge mistake of Leipzig's goalkeeper.
Bern Schröder said: "The way from Spain to Beelitz seemed to be too long for some players. And the opponent did not do anything for a good match today. That is not that women's soccer I like."
The balance of the last four test matches looks like that: 2 wins; 2 defeats (versus men's teams); 13-13 goals; Scorers: Anja Mittag 6, Essi Sainio 2, Jessica Wich 2, Leni Larsen Kaurin 1, Isabel Kerschowski 1, Carolin Schiewe 1
Next Sunday there will be the next league match, when Potsdam meets Hamburg.

Line-up Potsdam: Jennifer Werth (46' Anna Saarholz) - Pia Marxkordt, Babett Peter, Stefanie Draws, Carolin Schiewe - Aferdita Kameraj, Jennifer Zietz (46' Essi Sainio), Isabel Kerschowski - Bianca Schmidt, Jessica Wich (46' Josephine Schlanke), Anja Mittag
Goals: 0-1 Juliane Guhr (40'); 1-1 Essi Sainio (49'); 2-1 Anja Mittag (64')
Attendance: 402 in Beelitz

Turbine loses test match (7.2.2008)

Turbine Potsdam today lost the test match versus the men's team of FSV Babelsberg 74 1-5 (1-2).
Turbine had a good start and could make the first goal in the 10th minute. Anja Mittag was the scorer. Unfortunately Jennifer Zietz made an own goal in the 20th minute, and two minutes later Babelsberg made the 1-2. But there were no more goals scored in the first half.
In the second half Babelsberg clearly was the better team and scored three more goals, so that the final standing was 1-5.
The last test match will be on 17th of February in Beelitz. Then the second league team of 1. FC Lok Leipzig will be the opponent.

Line-up Potsdam: Gaëlle Thalmann - Bianca Schmidt (46' Laura Brosius), Aferdita Kameraj, Stefanie Draws, Josephine Schlanke - Essi Sainio, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jennifer Zietz, Isabel Kerschowski - Jessica Wich (60' Lea Notthoff), Anja Mittag
Goals: 0-1 Anja Mittag (10'); 1-1 Jennifer Zietz (20'; own goal); 2-1 (22'); 3-1 (48'); 4-1 (65'); 5-1 (74')
Attendance: 70 in Potsdam

Hohen Neuendorf vs. Turbine 0-6 (3.2.2008)

In another test match Turbine Potsdam today defeated the 3rd league team of SV Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf 6-0 (3-0).
Turbine was the clearly better team. After two minutes Anja Mittag hit the bar. Four minutes later goalkeeper Stefanie Hundertmark saved a ball from Leni Larsen Kaurin. The first chance for Hohen Neuendorf had Sandra Sommer (16'). In the 22nd minute Mittag scored the 0-1. Eight minutes later it was again Mittag, who made the 0-2 after a pass from Leni Larsen Kaurin. The last goal before the break shot Jessica Wich after a pass from Isabel Kerschowski (33').
In the second half things did not change. In the 55th minute Mittag made her third goal in this match after a fine pass from Josephine Schlanke. In the 64th minute Schlanke made another assist. After her corner kick Essi Sainio scored the 0-5 with a header. Finally Kaurin shot the 0-6 in the 74th minute.
Bernd Schröder said: "It was not important how many goals we would score, but how we would play. We did not play very creatively."
In the next test match on Thursday the opponent is the men's team of FSV Babelsberg 74 (8th league) from Potsdam.

Line-up Hohen Neuendorf: Stefanie Hundertmark - Jessica Baar, Nicole Bautruk, Sandra Sommer (82' Winkler), Verena Baier (46' Victoria Targatz), Janine Neue (68' Marie Heinz), Juliane Wulff, Ines Neuber (78' Mandy Reinosch), Eva-Maria Gesang, Nicole Parlow, Joana Gowin
Line-up Potsdam: Jennifer Werth - Isabel Keschkowski, Aferdita Kameraj, Jessica Wich, Jennifer Zietz, Laura Brosius (66' Pia Marxkord), Bianca Schmidt (46' Essi Sainio), Stefanie Draws, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Anja Mittag, Carolin Schiewe (46' Josephine Schlanke)
Referee: Inka Müller (Stendal)
Goals: 0-1 Anja Mittag (22'); 0-2 Anja Mittag (30'); 0-3 Jessica Wich (33'); 0-4 Anja Mittag (55'); 0-5 Essi Sainio (64'); 0-6 Leni Larsen Kaurin (74')
Attendance: 380 in Hohen Neuendorf

Turbine loses match vs. Bornim men (31.1.2008)

Turbine Potsdam has lost a test match versus a junior men's team of SG Bornim with 4:7 tonight.
Bornim clearly was the better team and so the standing after the first half was 0-5. In the second half two more goals followed, before Carolin Schiewe scored the first goal for Turbine by hand penalty (63'). It seemed that Turbine had the better condition in the following time. In the 75th minute Isabel Kerschowski scored out of 25 metres. Then Jessica Wich made a fine goal (82'). Six minutes later Wich first hit the bar, before Anja Mittag shot the last goal of the match. So the final standing was 7-4 for Bornim. And Bernd Schröder said: "I am more or less satisfied with this result."
Gaëlle Thalmann, a 22 years old national goalkeeper from Switzerland (7 matches), made her first match for Potsdam. Her last club was SC LUwin.ch Luzern. She has signed a contract until 2009, and will continue her studies of History and German studies at the University of Potsdam.
The next test match takes place on Sunday. Potsdam thean meets the 3rd league team of Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf.

Line-up Potsdam: Gaëlle Thalmann - Pia Marxkord (Josephine Schlanke), Stefanie Draws, Aferdita Kameraj, Laura Brosius (Carolin Schiewe) - Isabel Kerschowski, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jennifer Zietz, Essi Sainio (Jessica Wich) - Bianca Schmidt, Anja Mittag
Goals: 1-0 ?; 2-0 ?; 3-0 ?; 4-0 ?; 5-0 ?; 6-0 ?; 7-0 ?; 7-1 Carolin Schiewe (63', hand penalty); 7-2 Isabel Kerschowski (75'); 7-3 Jessica Wich (82'); 7-4 Anja Mittag (88')

Third place at Indoor Cup in Bielefeld (20.1.2008)

A week after the win of the German Indoor Cup in Bonn Turbine Potsdam today reached the third place at the 29th International Indoor Cup in Bielefeld. The winner was FCR Duisburg for the first time.
Potsdam played in Group 1, where six were to be played. In the first match the team reached a clear 6-0 win versus Kolbotn IL from Norway. The goals scored Jessica Wich (2), Stefanie Draws, Anja Mittag, Isabel Kerschowski and Jennifer Zietz. In the second match the opponent Valur Reykjavik from Iceland played much better than Kolbotn. After four minutes Margret Lara Vidarsdottir shot the first goal, but three minutes later Bianca Schmidt made the 1-1 after a corner kick from Draws. There were no more goals in this match. Then Potsdam defeated SC Bad Neuenahr with 4-1. In the 8th minute Laura Brosius made the first goal after a pass from Kerschowski. Two minutes later Viola Odebrecht scored the 1-1. In the last minutes Zietz, Kerschowski and Draws shot the other three goals. In the fourth match there was the next match versus Kolbotn, which Potsdam won 6-1 this time. Anja Mittag (2), Kerschowski (2), Draws and Leni Larsen Kaurin were the scorers this time, while Solveig Gulbrandsen made the only goal for Kolbotn. The fifth and the sixth group match were then played on Sunday. At first there was a 5-0 win versus Valur Reykjavik. Mittag scored the first three goals within three minutes. Wich and again Mittag shot the other two goals. In the last group match Potsdam again defeated Bad Neuenahr 4-1. Mittag, Wich, Schiewe and Brosius scored for Potsdam and Odebrecht for Bad Neuenahr. Finally Turbine finished first in Group 1, and FCR Duisburg was the winner of group 2.

So these were the final standings of the two groups:

In the semi-final Potsdam played versus Brondby IF from Denmark. Potsdam had the better start. Draws made the 1-0 after three minutes, and Zietz shot the 2-0 in the 8th minute. The match was nearly over, when Mia Olsen suddenly shot two goals for Brondby (13', 14'). So a penalty shootout was needed. Here Turbine missed the goal three times, which was too much, so that Brondby won this match 5-4.
In the third place match Valur Reykjavik was the opponent. The team from Iceland lost their semi-final match with 2-3 versus Duisburg. The first goal for Potsdam shot Kaurin after a pass from Mittag (5'). Then Vidarsdottir fastly shot two goals for Valur. In the 7th minute Gudny Odinsdottir made the 1-3. A minute later Kaurin scored the 2-3. Finally Schiewe made the 3-3 (12'), so that again the penalty shootout should decide about the match winner. Desirée Schumann saved three shots this time, so that Turbine Potsdam finally won this match with 6-5.

Here are the results of the play-off matches:
Qualifying 5th place match: Neuenahr - Gütersloh 5-6 a.P.
Qualifying 5th place match: Djurgarden - Kolbotn 0-1
Semi-final: Turbine Potsdam - Brondby IF 4-5 a.P.
Semi-final: FCR Duisburg - Valur Reykjavik 3-2
7th place match: Bad Neuenahr - Djurgardens IF 3-2
5th place match: FC Gütersloh - Kolbotn IL 2-3
3rd place match: Turbine Potsdam - Reykjavik 6-5 a.P.
Final match: Brondby IF - FCR Duisburg 2-3

Match statistics for Turbine Potsdam matches:
Potsdam vs. Kolbotn 6-0, Goals: 1-0 Stefanie Draws (2'); 2-0 Anja Mittag (9'); 3-0 Jessica Wich (10'); 4-0 Isabel Kerschowski (10'); 5-0 Jessica Wich (15'); 6-0 Jennifer Zietz (15')
Potsdam vs. Reykjavik 1-1, Goals: 0-1 Margret Lara Vidarsdottir (4'); 1-1 Bianca Schmidt (7')
Potsdam vs. Bad Neuenahr 4-1, Goals: 1-0 Laura Brosius (8'); 1-1 Viola Odebrecht (10'); 2-1 Jennifer Zietz (13'); 3-1 Isabel Kerschowski (15'); 4-1 Stefanie Draws (15')
Potsdam vs. Kolbotn 6-1, Goals: 1-0 Stefanie Draws (1'); 2-0 Isabel Kerschowski (2'); 2-1 Solveig Gulbrandsen (6'); 3-1 Leni Larsen Kaurin (8'); 4-1 Anja Mittag (10'); 5-1 Anja Mittag (13'); 6-1 Isabel Kerschowski (14')
Potsdam vs. Reykjavik 5-0, Goals: 1-0 Anja Mittag (4'); 2-0 Anja Mittag (5'); 3-0 Anja Mittag (7'); 4-0 Jessica Wich (13'); 5-0 Anja Mittag (15')
Potsdam vs. Bad Neuenahr 4-1, Goals: 1-0 Anja Mittag (3'); 2-0 Jessica Wich (4'); 3-0 Carolin Schiewe (6'); 4-0 Laura Brosius (11'); 4-1 Viola Odebrecht (15')
Potsdam vs. Brondby 2-2, Goals: 1-0 Stefanie Draws (3'); 2-0 Jennifer Zietz (8'); 2-1 Mia Olsen (13'); 2-2 Mia Olsen (14'), Penalty Sootout 2-3
Potsdam vs. Reykjavik 3-3, Goals: 1-0 Leni Larsen Kaurin (5'); 1-1 Margret Lara Vidarsdottir (6'); 1-2 Margret Lara Vidarsdottir (6'); 1-3 Gudny Odinsdottir (7'); 2-3 Leni Larsen Kaurin (8'); 3-3 Carolin Schiewe (12'), Penalty Shootout 3-2
(Note: Playing time was 15 minutes in all matches)
Players: Anja Mittag (8 goals); Stefanie Draws (4); Isabel Kerschowski (4); Jessica Wich (4); Leni Larsen Kaurin (3); Jennifer Zietz (3); Laura Brosius (2); Carolin SChiewe (2); Bianca Schmidt (1); Babett Peter (0); Desirée Schumann (0; goalkeeper); Jennifer Werth (0; goalkeeper)

Turbine wins the DFB indoor cup (12.1.2008)

The team of Turbine Potsdam has won the German indoor championship today. In the final the team defeated the FCR Duisburg with 2-1. It was the third time after 2004 and 2005 that Potsdam could win the indoor cup.
Turbine started the tournament with a sovereign 6-2 victory over SC Bad Neuenahr. The goals for Potsdam scored Essi Sainio (2), Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jessica Wich, Isabel Kerschowski and Jennifer Zietz. The second game against SC Freiburg ended with a 2-1 victory at which Sainio and then Kaurin scored the goals after an early delay. Turbine finally won the last game against SG Wattenscheid 09 (2-0; goals by Zietz and Carolin Schiewe), and moved in the quarter-finals as a group winner.
In the quarter-final against VfL Wolfsburg Zietz scored an early goal, little later the compensation followed by Martina Müller. Since no further goals were scored, the Penalty shooting followed. Potsdam scored 5 times, Wolfsburg only 4 times.
FFC Frankfurt was the opponent of Potsdam in the semi-final. After 8 seconds Zietz scored the 1-0. Bianca Schmidt and Stefanie Draws extended the leadership on 3-0 fast. In the 6th minute Conny Pohlers shot the 3-1, but since no further goals followed, Potsdam was in the final. The final opponent was Duisburg which defeated Essen in the semi-final with 4-3.
In the final match Duisburg had the better start. Inka Grings scored the first goal after 15 seconds. In the 9th minute Mittag shot the compensation. Schiewe finally shot the finally shot the 2-1 20 seconds before the end (10’).
Potsdam's coach Bernd Schröder said: "I think we have won rightfully in the end. We stood shortly before the end of the tournament, but then we played much better. We haven't lost any game and so it seems, that we were the best team."

Players: Desirée Schumann, Jennifer Werth - Babett Peter, Stefanie Draws, Carolin Schiewe, Isabel Kerschowski, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Jennifer Zietz, Bianca Schmidt, Anja Mittag, Essi Sainio.
Potsdam vs. Bad Neuenahr 6-2, Goals: 1-0 Leni Larsen Kaurin (1'); 2-0 Essi Saino (3'); 2-1 Lena Goeßling (4'); 3-1 Essi Saino (6'); 4-1 Jessica Wch (8'); 5-1 Isabel Kerschowski (9'); 5-2 Anne-Kathrin Sabel (10'); 6-2 Jennifer Zietz (10')
Freiburg vs. Potsdam 1-2, Goals: 1-0 Melanie Schmacher (2'); 1-1 Essi Sainio (3'); 1-2 Leni Larsen Kaurin (7')
Potsdam vs. Wattenscheid 2-0, Goals: 1-0 Jennifer Zietz (1'); 2-0 Carolin Schiewe (8')
Potsdam vs. Wolfsburg 1-1, Goals: 1-0 Jennifer Zietz (1'); 1-1 Martina Müller (2'), Yellow Card: Desirée Schumann, Penalty Shootout 5-4
Potsdam vs. Frankfurt 3-1, Goals: 1-0 Jennifer Zietz (1'); 2-0 Bianca Schmidt (3'); 3-0 Stefanie Draws (4'); 3-1 Conny Pohlers (6'), Yellow Card: Essi Sainio, Red Card: Desirée Schumann (10')
Duisburg vs. Potsdam 1-2, Goals: 1-0 Inka Grings (1'); 1-1 Anja Mittag (9'); 1-2 Carolin Schiewe (10'), Referee: Christine Beck (Magstadt)
Attendance: 2600 in Bonn
(Note: Playing time was 10 minutes in all matches)

Turbine out of DFB Cup (16.12.2007)

This was a bad ending of the soccer year for Turbine Potsdam. After the lost league match last week the team today also was deafeated by 1. FFC Frankfurt in the quarter final of the DFB Cup. 1. FC Saarbrücken, Bayern München and TuS Köln also entered the semi-finals.
It seemed that Potsdam would be the better team first, because they had the better scenes in the offence in the first 15 minutes. The best one had Anja Mittag, who failed to score while standing free infront of the goal (8'). In the 16th minute Conny Pohlers failed the goal. But two minutes later Karolin Thomas shot the 0-1 for Frankfurt after a corner kick from Pia Wunderlich. After that both teams played on the same level. The playing became a bit harder, and there were less great chances to score, so that the 0-1 was the half-time result.
At the beginning of the second half the home team had much more power and was pushing hard to make their goal. In the 56th minute Isabel Kerschowski nearly made it, but her shot was cleared by Gina Lewandowski in the last second. Four minutes later Mittag had an even greater chance, when her free kick first was stopped by the Defence and the directly following second shot hit the post. After that the playing of Turbine Potsdam became more and more unconcentrated. Frankfurt had another scoring chance by Petra Wimbersky in the 68th minutes, but then there were no more great scenes. The last chance for Potsdam failed Mittag (90'+1). Then the final whistle came.
The semi-finals will be played on March 24 next year. The next league match will be Hamburger SV vs. Turbine Potsdam (24.02.2008). Before that there will be the Indoor Championship in Bonn (12.01.2008).

Line-up Potsdam: Nadine Angerer - Bianca Schmidt, Babett Peter, Aferdita Kameraj, Stefanie Draws - Isabel Kerschowski (74' Pia Marxkord), Jennifer Zietz, Leni Larsen Kaurin, Essi Sainio (80' Carolin Schiewe) - Jessica Wich, Anja Mittag
Line-up Frankfurt: Silke Rottenberg - Tina Wunderlich, Gina Lewandowski, Steffi Jones, Sarah Günther (90'+2 Svenja Huth) - Petra Wimbersky, Karolin Thomas, Meike Weber, Pia Wunderlich (62' Alexandra Krieger) - Conny Pohlers, Birgit Prinz
Referee: Miriam Dietz (Bad Sobernheim)
Goal: 0-1 Karolin Thomas (18')
Attendance: 1380 in Potsdam

Turbine loses home match (9.12.2007)

Turbine Potsdam today lost the first home match since 3.12.2006 (Turbine vs. Duisburg 0-3). More than a year later it was the team of FC Bayern München, who won 2-1 in Potsdam. Turbine now is 3rd placed in the league table.
The match nearly began perfect for the home team. After four minutes Isabel Kerschowski scored the 1-0 after a pass from Jessica Wich. But in the following team München was the better team. In the 14th minute Desirée Schuman saved a ball by Nicole Banecki, but after that Nina Aigner came to make the 1-1. Twelve minutes later Julia Simic scored the 1-2 after a fine pass from Sylvie Banecki. Short time before the break Schumann saved another two shots by S. Banecki and Simic (42').
In the second half Aferdita Kameraj instead of Schumann saved a shot by Vanessa Bürki (57'). Then Turbine Potsdam treid hard to make another goal, but the players were not successful. The best chances had Anja Mittag (60'; 65') and Jessica Wich (89'), but all shots were saved by Ulrike Schmetz. So the final result was 1-2.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "I can't believe it. We destroyed all our work of the last weeks. We could have played another few hours today without scoring a second goal."
Next Sunday there will be the last match of the year. In the DFB Cup Quarter Final the opponent will be 1. FFC Frankfurt. The venue is Potsdam.

Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann – Carolin Schiewe (46' Essi Sainio), Babett Peter, Aferdita Kameraj, Stefanie Draws – Isabel Kerschowski, Jennifer Zietz, Pia Marxkord, Bianca Schmidt – Jessica Wich, Anja Mittag
Line-up München: Ulrike Schmetz - Sandra de Pol, Corinna Paukner, Bianca Eder - Stefanie Mirlach, Bianca Rech, Nina Aigner, Sylvie Banecki (82' Christina Eckmann) – Vanessa Bürki (63' Katharina Baunach), Julia Simic (87' Kathleen Krüger), Nicole Banecki
Referee: Riem Hussein (Bad Harzburg)
Goals: 1-0 Isabel Kerschowski (4'); 1-1 Nina Aigner (14'); 1-2 Julia Simic (26')
Attendance: 811 in Potsdam

Important win in Duisburg (2.12.2007)

Turbine Potsdam today won the match in Duisburg 1-0 and is now second placed in the league table. It was the first match this season, that Duisburg did not win.
The goal of the match was scored after three minutes by Anja Mittag after a pass from Carolin Schiewe. No one expected, that it would be the only goal today. After that Duisburg tried hard to make a goal, and had four good chances to do so in the first half (Anne van Bonn 6', Inka Grings 18' and 19', Turid Knaak 39'). Potsdam had another chance by Mittag to score the second goal (30').
In the second half Jennifer Werth was Potsdam's new goalkeeper, because Desirée Schumann injured in the first half. Werth did not had to do much saves, because the Offence of the home team was not playing very good. Duisburg only had two more chances in the last 15 minutes by Fatmire Bajramaj (77') and Annike Krahn (88'), but they were not successful. So the final result was 1-0 for Turbine Potsdam.
Coach Bernd Schröder said: "After this victory we again have chances to win the championship. Surely this match could also have ended 0-0 or 1-1 today, but we had more luck today. I am also happy, that our players were a really good team today."
Next Sunday the opponent in the last league match this year will be the team of FC Bayern München.

Line-up Duisburg: Lena Hohlfeld - Corina Schröder, Annike Krahn, Sonja Fuss, Anne van Bonn - Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen, Marith Prießen (27' Jennifer Oster), Patricia Hanebeck, Fatmire Bajramaj (80' Nicole Bender) - Inka Grings, Turid Knaak (57' Vanessa Martini)
Line-up Potsdam: Desirée Schumann (46' Jennifer Werth) - Aferdita Kameraj, Pia Marxkord, Babett Peter, Stefanie Draws - Bianca Schmidt, Jennifer Zietz, Carolin Schiewe (46' Essi Sainio), Isabel Kerschowski - Jessica Wich (83' Anna Bornhoff), Anja Mittag
Referee: Tanja Schneider (Amberg)
Goal: 0-1 Anja Mittag (3')
Attendance: 1064 in Duisburg

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