Russia took the lead in Sochi with a wonder goal from Denis Cheryshev on 31 minutes. Croatia were back on level terms eight minutes later with a header from Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric. The match remained evenly balanced in the second half although Croatia clearly had the upper hand in the closing stages. The former Bayer 04 pro Domagoj Vida restored the lead for Croatia in extra time with a well-placed header on 101 minutes. But Russia refused to give up and Mario Fernandes converted a free kick with a header with five minutes to play. Time for another penalty shootout. Ivan Rakitic netted the winning penalty for Croatia who now meet England in Wednesday's semi-final in Moscow.
It has been a long time since feeling what it’s like to come away empty-handed. The last – and so far only – defeat of the season, in Elversberg, was two months ago. Since then, Bayer 04 have followed that up with seven wins and a draw. Now it has happened again away to TSG Hoffenheim. As the match progressed, the Werkself grew in confidence and “could even have scored the opening goal”, as Robert Andrich said after the game. In the end, it was the side from Sinsheim who sealed a 3–0 victory after “hectic closing stages” (kicker). The Werkself review.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 0-3 loss at TSG Hoffenheim on Matchday 7 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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After nine points from their first three away matches of the 2026/27 season, the Bayer 04 Women suffered their first away defeat on Sunday afternoon. The 2-0 defeat away to FC Nürnberg, who were winless before today, represented a setback for coach Roberto Pätzold’s team in the race for the top spots in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga. Fany Pronietz scored both goals (62’, 85’) for the home side.
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