Monday, May 14, 2012

Hagen Helps Bayern Munich To German Cup Title

Former Panther Sarah Hagen scored the game-winner and assisted on an insurance goal to help Bayern Munich to a 2-0 victory over FFC Frankfurt in the German Cup final Saturday in Cologne.
Hagen's converted a header off a corner kick in the 65th minute to break a scoreless draw. She also set up Ivana Rudelic in the 90th minute by winning a header in the midfield and putting Rudelic 1v1 with the keeper.
The Cup title is Munich's first and came against a side in FFC Frankfurt that has won the cup 13 times since its inception in 1981.
See highlights of the match here. There is a photo gallery here and a post-game interview with Hagen below.
The Cup win continues a strong season for Hagen and Bayern Munich. Hagen signed a two-year contract extension with the club, which is in sixth place in the Frauen Bundesliga. She has scored a pair of goals during league play and added four goals in two cup games. She set Munich through to the finals with a hat trick in the semifinals last month.
Hagen was also one of three former Panthers plying their trades in professional leagues that we featured at uwmpanthers.com last week.