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Essen remains without a win: Wissmann's debut ends in defeat in Leipzig!
Under interim coach Wissmann, SGS Essen lost 1-2 against RB Leipzig and remained without a win this season in the Bundesliga.
Essen remains without a win: Wissmann's debut ends in defeat in Leipzig!
Last Friday, SGS Essen experienced another disappointing chapter in the current women's Bundesliga season. In their first game under the interim management of Jessica Wissmann, the Essen team lost 1:2 (0:2) at RB Leipzig. This means that the team remains without a win this season and is in last place in the table with just one point and a weak goal difference of 2:19 Yahoo News reported.
The game started disastrously for Essen. Giovanna Hoffmann gave the hosts the lead in the 4th minute after Essen goalkeeper Luisa Palmen was unable to clear a cross decisively. Julia Landenberger increased the score to 2-0 in the 40th minute, before Paulina Platner scored Essen's only goal from around 20 meters in the 51st minute WDR.
Interim trainer with changes
Jessica Wissmann took over management of the team after the separation of coach Robert Augustin and sports director Thomas Gerstner. A difficult road for Wissmann, who made a few changes and changed the starting eleven in four positions. Their bold move to put palm trees in the box was a novelty this season, while the other newcomers to the lineup, including Julia Debitzki and Kassandra Potsi, were hardly able to provide a breath of fresh air.
After Leipzig's early lead, the first half dominated. Although Essen had some approaches, they were hardly able to create any significant chances. In the second half, Wissmann brought a breath of fresh air with Leonie Köpp, but the comeback was stopped by a strong Leipzig defense. Laureta Elmazi's shots and Natasha Kowalski's shot shortly before the end were also unsuccessful, which once again gave the Essen team the bitter consolation of a narrow defeat.
A look into the future
The situation at SGS Essen is precarious and the next challenge is already around the corner. On October 17, 2025, the Essen women await 1899 Hoffenheim in the home game, where they have another chance to break the negative streak. Against this background, the question arises as to how long this precarious situation in the coaching bench will last, especially since there have already been numerous coaching changes in the women's Bundesliga this season. Report like that 90min that coaching instability is affecting some clubs in the league and this could affect the entire competitive landscape.
So it remains to be seen whether Jessica Wissmann can turn things around for SGS Essen or whether further changes will be necessary to get the team back on the road to success.