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M<\/span>Arie-Louise Eta’s name has been making headlines around the world for the past week since Union Berlin announced her appointment. But Wolfsburg put a damper on things (0-2) in her debut as the first female head coach to lead a team in one of Europe’s top five leagues.<\/p>\n

Excitement reached a fever pitch as Marie-Louise Eta emerged from the locker room entrance and the picturesque An der Alten Flusterei Stadium erupted into a roar. Every camera lens in the stadium was pointed at her…no wonder, since they were witnessing a historic moment.<\/p>\n

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Compared to his predecessor Steffen Baumgart’s starting line-up, he made quite a few changes to face a struggling Wolfsburg team that hadn’t won in the Bundesliga for more than three months. He shuffled the full-back positions, bringing in veterans Trimmel and Rothe, pairing Kemline and Rani Khedira in midfield, and starting Ansah a few yards further up the field.<\/p>\n

It was a more attacking approach, but Wolfsburg took a 1-0 lead after just over 10 minutes. Patrick Wimmer picked up the ball in midfield, ran towards the edge of the box and took a first-time shot with the outside of his foot, but it went straight into the top corner, leaving Ronnow with no chance.<\/p>\n

In fact, Union Berlin’s reaction wasn’t bad either. Grabala made a fine save against Ansah and moments later Doek headed a shot at the far post, which went over the crossbar. However, they were unable to build on their momentum, and shortly after returning from half-time, Pej\u010dinovic scored from outside the box following Eriksen’s high interception, which was a huge blow for An der Alten Flesterei.<\/p>\n

As with Wimmer’s opener, Union Berlin recovered well and allowed Andrej Ili\u0107’s powerful header to hit the woodwork. With five minutes remaining, Oliver Burke runs in and faces Grabala one-on-one.<\/p>\n

They persevered until the end in search of the equalizing goal. However, it was not enough to prevent Marie-Louise Eta’s historic debut from ending in defeat, and although it was not enough to knock Wolfsburg out of the relegation zone, Union Berlin are in a precarious position, six points above the relegation zone with four games remaining.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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