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04/18 11:14 CDT Eta makes history as Bundesliga's first female coach, Dortmund
gives Bayern chance to seal title
Eta makes history as Bundesliga's first female coach, Dortmund gives Bayern
chance to seal title
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- Marie-Louise Eta has made history as the first female coach in
the Bundesliga, but her Union Berlin team failed to live up to the occasion on
Saturday with a 2-1 defeat to Wolfsburg.
She has four more games to ensure Union stays in the top division before she
takes over Union's women's team for next season.
Patrick Wimmer and D?enan Pejcinovic scored early in each half for the visitors
to end their 12-game run without a win and revive their hopes of escaping
relegation. Wolfsburg remains second to last but it's just two points behind
St. Pauli in the relegation playoff place with four rounds remaining.
Union ultimately paid the price for a lack of efficiency after creating the
better chances and finishing strongly. Oliver Burke's goal in the 85th minute
was too late for the Kpenick-based team.
Union, which has only won two games in 2026, fired Steffan Baumgart after last
weekend's loss at Heidenheim and finds itself just six points above the
relegation zone.
Eta previously made history in 2023 as the first female assistant coach in the
men's Bundesliga, also at Union, and has been coaching the under-19 men's team
at the club.
Bayern can clinch the title on Sunday
Andrej Kramaric scored two penalties for Hoffenheim in a 2-1 win over
second-placed Borussia Dortmund. That opens the way for Bayern Munich to seal
the title at home against Stuttgart on Sunday.
Bayern, which has five games remaining compared to Dortmund's four, leads by 12
points and needs just one more point to be sure of finishing top.
Werder Bremen boosted its survival hopes with a 3-1 win at home against
Hamburger SV in their northern derby. Bremen moved level with the visitors on
31 points, five points above St. Pauli.
Midtable Augsburg defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 away and dented the home team's
hopes of Champions League qualification.
Eintracht Frankfurt hosted Leipzig later.
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