Bayern Munich Women opened their second campaign in the Frauen-Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory against Mainz 05 at the FC Bayern Campus on Sunday. The hosts controlled proceedings from the outset, taking a decisive lead through G. Gwinn's goal in the thirty-eighth minute before extending their advantage late on.
And here's the thing about matches like this — Bayern didn't need to chase the game. Gwinn's strike settled any doubts about who would dominate possession, and by then Mainz were already scrambling to find something to reply with. V. Gilles added a second goal in the first minute of stoppage time, ensuring the visitors left with nothing to show for their efforts.
The substitutions came thick and fast as Bayern rotated their squad. G. Fetaj and L. Stohr came on together for Mainz in the forty-sixth minute, while Bayern brought on G. Gwinn and M. Eriksson in the sixty-fourth. B. Amani and L. Dallmann followed in the seventy-first, and the changes continued through the closing stages with L. Martin, J. Damnjanovic, K. Bathmann and R. Takizawa all entering the fray.
Statistics
- Bayern dominated with 67% possession compared to Mainz's 33%
- 134 attacks against 70 for the visitors
- Six shots on target from Bayern, one from Mainz
- Eight corners to one in Bayern's favour
Bayern registered seventeen shots in total, with six finding the target. Mainz managed just five attempts, one of which stayed on target. The disparity in attacks — 134 to 70 — tells you everything about who was dictating play on the day.
The result leaves Bayern in sixth place with three points from one game, while Mainz sit at the bottom of the table with nothing to show. To be fair, the hosts had been building momentum with wins over Union Berlin and Wolfsburg in pre-season friendlies, and this performance felt like a natural progression. Mainz, meanwhile, arrived following a defeat to Werder Bremen and will need to regroup quickly.
