Solingen beat Werder Bremen 34-32 in the 2. Bundesliga for women on Friday at their home arena. The result leaves them sitting second in the table with two wins from two matches. Werder Bremen remain rooted to the bottom with two draws and nothing to show for them so far.
And here's the thing about this one — it wasn't the kind of game that ran away from the hosts early on. By then you'd expect more from a team that beat SG Willingen 32-25 just a week ago. Solingen had already taken care of TUS Lintfort 27-24 on their opening day, so this was the second test of their season.
To be fair, Werder Bremen have been drawing games rather than losing them. They held Mainz to a 22-34 scoreline on their first outing and then managed 29-29 against Füchse Berlin. The problem is that draws pile up when you need wins, and at 0 points from two matches, the pressure is already building.
The gap between the sides is clear in the table — four points versus none. But four points from two matches doesn't mean much in a league where everyone has played the same number of games. What matters is whether Solingen can keep this going against tougher opposition, like Borussia Dortmund who beat them 32-42 in July.
Werder Bremen's record against lower-table sides has been solid in previous seasons, but this season is different. They've drawn twice and haven't lost, which sounds better than it is when you need three points to climb. The away end hasn't had much to cheer about yet.