FC Bayern Women live the dream at Old Trafford
FC Bayern Women live the dream at Old Trafford Momoko Tanikawa hadn’t even had time to take in her triumph, let alone come to terms with it. Just last Saturday, she had won the Asian Cup with Japan in Australia. A title of historic significance, including for a young player who is already set to write her own story.
And no sooner had the celebrations died down than she was already on a plane back to Europe. She landed in Munich on Monday, and by Tuesday she was already on the pitch for the final training session, as if there had been no traversing continents, no time difference, no fatigue. Head coach José Barcala decided against starting her at Old Trafford in Manchester, however – perhaps out of consideration, perhaps out of pragmatism.
Perhaps also because he knew just how valuable she could still be for FC Bayern Women that evening, even coming off the bench. In Harder we trust At first, though, the stage at the Theatre of Dreams belonged to someone else. Pernille Harder , the constant in Bayern’s attacking play.
The game had barely begun when it was already turned on its head by the Dane, who timed her run perfectly onto a through ball by Arianna Caruso and produced a clinical finish. It was 1-0 inside just two minutes. Timing, precision, composure.
Harder delivered very early on in the match. Once again, some in the stands and in front of their TV screens may have thought. It was almost inevitable that she would score another goal later on.
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