Right-back Wamser made life difficult for Spanish star Claudia Pina throughout as well as regularly getting involved in attack herself. In stoppage time, goalkeeper Cata Coll prevented Wamser from scoring the winning goal from close range. Instead it was Best FIFA Women's Player Aitana Bonmati who clinched victory for Spain in extra time (113').
Wamser has emerged as one of the stars of Germany's EURO campaign, even though she missed the dramatic quarter-final win over France (6-5 on penalties) because of suspension. In the opening 2-0 victory against Poland, the full-back replaced injured captain Giulia Gwinn and impressed on her debut with a faultless performance, including an assist.
With Gwinn sidelined for the rest of the tournament, Wamser, who joined Leverkusen from Frankfurt this summer, was the like-for-like replacement in the starting line-up against Denmark, where she impressed again in a 2-1 win. In the 4-1 loss to Sweden in the third group match, she was sent off for a handball on the goal-line in the 32nd minute with the score at 2-1, having earlier set up the opening goal for Jule Brand (7').
For Wamser's future team-mate Cornelia Kramer, her debut European Championship ended at the group stage. The striker lost all three games with Denmark and finished bottom of Group B. Kramer gained her first EURO minutes as a 61st-minute substitute in the 2-1 defeat to Germany. The 22-year-old will return to Leverkusen for the start of the second phase of pre-season on 4 August.
Bayer 04 have fond memories of their encounters with Heidenheim, including a resounding 6-0 win in the reverse fixture. Kasper Hjulmand’s side would very much like to produce a similarly clinical display as they now head to the Voith-Arena for Matchday 27 on Saturday (15:30 CET). But they come up against a team fighting for their Bundesliga lives at the bottom of the table, 10 points adrift of safety with time running out. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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The Bayer 04 Women welcome FC Carl Zeiss Jena to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Sunday night in a white retro look - and in a unique Bayer 04 ‘50 Years of Fan Clubs’ special edition jersey. In sporting terms, head coach Roberto Pätzold's team will face the Bundesliga's bottom team at 18:30 CET looking to keep their chances of third place in the table alive with six games left to play.
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Bayer 04 return to Bundesliga action this weekend. Following their elimination in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the Werkself are away to FC Heidenheim 1846 on Saturday, 21 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET) on Bundesliga matchday 27. Ahead of the clash in the eastern Swabian Alps, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about the importance of the fixture and the chances of qualifying for the Champions League next term.
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A quick look at the table shows the situation at FC Heidenheim is serious. The Bundesliga bottom club are already ten points behind the play-off spot with their backs to the wall in sporting terms. With eight games left to play, avoiding relegation appears to be a mission impossible. Nevertheless, they are far from flying the white flag at the Schlossberg ahead of the clash with the Werkself this Saturday, 21 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without the two strikers in the immediate future. Caroline Kehrer suffered a torn ligament in her right knee and Amy Wrigge tore her cruciate ligament.
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