Bayern Munich suffered a Frauen-Bundesliga setback on Monday in a 1-1 home draw to Eintracht Frankfurt.
An early Giulia Gwinn cross struck a defender’s arm, resulting in a penalty attempt by Georgia Stanway in just the third minute. But Germany international keeper Stina Johannes saved, and Stanway blazed the rebound over the bar. That miss would prove to be costly for the Bavarians.
It would be another half hour before Bayern found the breakthrough at last, Pernille Harder heading home emphatically at the far post from a perfect Klara Bühl corner delivery.
However, despite the advantage on the scoreboard and in the underlying stats, storm clouds were lurking behind the Bayern performance. In the second half, the fog rolled in…and so did Bayern’s old demons.
Alara Şehitler, in her Bundesliga debut start, missed a golden chance to start the half. Then Bühl was denied after a strong run and Bayern missed the rebound as visibility conditions continued to decline — to the point where the match ball was changed to bright orange, so that fans could see what was going on.
It was with the orange ball that Nina Lührẞen found German national team star Nicole Anyomi with a long ball over the top. Anyomi shrugged off Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir, drove inside towards goal, and buried the equalizer past Bayern keeper Ena Mahmutovic (starting in place of the injured Mala Grohs).
Bayern’s Giulia Gwinn was forced off with a late injury and the match ended with no further goals. Meanwhile, Bayern’s Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg scored a 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg — knotting the two teams on points at the top of the Frauen-Bundesliga table.
This is really not the way Bayern Munich wants to be trending, but here we are. The Frauen-Bundesliga title race is on.
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