World Cup qualification: DFB women also win the last game against Slovenia

And so Wück rotated vigorously as announced, only Carlotta Wamser, Elisa Senß and Klara Bühl were in the starting line-up again. For long stretches of the first half, the German game seemed sluggish against low-lying Slovenians, who had already had no chance at 5-0 in the first leg. The Germans pushed cross passes back and forth, there were hardly any deep passes or chances to score. The actually fresh offensive players such as the future Liverpool player Vivien Endemann, Martinez from West Ham United or Melissa Kössler from the US team Denver hardly found their way into the game due to the lack of change of pace. In midfield, Lisanne Gräwe, who will play for Union Berlin, was unable to provide the desired impetus.

Slovenia waited for moments of transition and were unlucky that Maja Sternad’s goal was not counted due to offside. In the middle of the first half, the German game continued to suffer from numerous mistakes and a lack of pace. After a bad pass from DFB goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic, who otherwise represented Ann-Katrin Berger well, ex-Bundesliga player Prasnikar finished powerfully but too centrally. The favorites scored the opening goal. Prasnikar extended a corner kick taken sharply by Bühl with the tip of his foot into his own goal.

At the break, Wück reacted and sent three fresh players onto the pitch in Selina Cerci, Larissa Mühlhaus and Sophia Kleinherne. Mühlhaus promptly tried a long-range shot. Martinez finally took advantage of a mistake by Slovenia’s goalkeeper Zala Mersnik, who let a Kössler shot bounce forward, to make it 2-0. Endemann missed the 3-0 shortly afterwards. The Germans now had little trouble against the Slovenians who were lagging behind and could have extended the result further with a little more consistency.