Crushing the Arena: Werder Bremen Women Houdini Act Over HSV in electrifying Derby
Amidst a packed stadium: Bremen's football team emerges victorious against HSV - In the groundbreaking atmosphere: Werder Bremen women's football squad emerges victorious against HSV
Amid a heart-stopping atmosphere at the crammed Volksparkstadion, Werder Bremen's women's football squad pulled off an astonishing victory in the DFB-Pokal, hammering out second-division rivals HSV, 3:1 (1:1, 0:0) in overtime, even with a player short. The proceeding clash will pit the Hanseatic women against FC Bayern Munich in the final.
A blunder from HSV netminder Inga Schuldt granted Sophie Weidauer (81st) the 1:0, restoring the Bremen lead in overtime (117th). Verena Wieder (120+1) sealed the deal, 3:1.
HSV captain Sarah Stoeckmann (89th) netted an equalizer, pushing her team into overtime following a nail-biting, final onslaught. The Bremen defense suffered a significant blow when Saskia Matheis (54th) was given a red card.
Guinness World Record Broken: DFB-Pokal Enshrines Women's Football Milestone
In never-before-seen fashion, spectators witnessed an unprecedented crowd of 57,000 fans filling the stands at a women's football game in German club ball sports. Surging past the old record of 44,808 attendees at the 2023 Cologne cup final, this record-breaking event solidified the Bremen vs. HSV match as the greatest women's football crowd gathering in German history.
- DFB-Pokal
- SV Werder Bremen
- HSV
- Hamburg
- Women's Football
Enrichment Data
The transformation of the women's football attendance record in Germany has taken a monumental leap in the 2025 season. Comparing the 2023 German Cup final and the colossal match between Werder Bremen and HSV:
2023 German Cup Final
- Location: Cologne
- Match: Wolfsburg vs. Freiburg
- Attendance: 44,808 fans[2], previously the highest attendance at a women's football game in Germany.
2025 Werder Bremen vs. HSV Match
- Location: Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
- Match: Werder Bremen vs. HSV
- Attendance: 57,000 fans, obliterating the previous record for highest attendance at a women's football match in Germany, setting a new milestone in the sport's development[1][2][3].
- The community policy at the Volksparkstadion, where the record-breaking women's football match between SV Werder Bremen and HSV took place, must have made provision for the unprecedented crowd of 57,000 spectators.
- Sarah Stoeckmann's equalizer for HSV in the 89th minute during the Bremen vs. HSV game marked a significant vocational training opportunity for young players watching, as they witnessed the pressure and determination needed to compete at the highest level.
- In celebration of the Guinness World Record-breaking women's football match in Hamburg, a special vocational training session focusing on women's football could be organized by local clubs in Bremen and Hamburg, following the DFB-Pokal's lead in promoting the sport.
