On the way to the final, the first semi-final, which took place on the evening of April 16, was a real highlight for all soccer fans who found their way to the artificial pitch on Wrangelstraße - and there were quite a few of them. Some spectators spoke of a "record crowd in the club's history". The BFV can neither officially confirm nor deny this statement. The fact is, however, that several hundred people turned the Wrangelritze into a cauldron that provided a very worthy backdrop for a cup tie.

The game did not take long to get going either, but started straight away with attacking situations on both sides. In the eleventh minute of the game, Viktorian Lucie Schröder silenced the home fans when she kept her nerve after an excellent pass into the Hansa goal and slotted home to give the visitors the lead. Kreuzberg*, who are ninth in the Berlin League, did not let the shock of falling behind show, but had to be patient to correct the result. In the end, it was Sophia Ostner who scored to make it 1:1 (29') and thus also set the score at half-time.

Both teams and fan camps went into the break in good spirits and full of hope, especially as the local "Büdchen" had actually opened and provided visitors with drinks and vegan grilled sausages. Those who made their way to the refreshment stalls only had to reckon with the fact that the hard-won spot right on the edge of the pitch had already been taken by someone else in the meantime - such are the downsides of a "record crowd". Makeshift "grandstands" constructed from Euro pallets increased the chance of being able to follow the action on the pitch in an unrestricted field of vision, at least for some of those present. An important measure, as the second half was also worth watching.

It started better for the visitors* from Mitte. Norah Wiegers benefited from a misplaced pass, curved around the goalkeeper and put her Viktoria 2:1 ahead (58'). Less than a minute later, Lea Anna Berndorf equalized the score (59'). In the meantime, it had started to rain cats and dogs, but this did nothing to dampen the mood and lent the cup atmosphere under floodlights an additional sense of drama, which was also supported acoustically by a rumbling roar of thunder. However, the thunderstorm that some spectators suspected simply turned out to be a passing U1 or U3 train.

In minute 68, the Wrangelritze shook particularly violently - and this time it wasn't a passing subway train that caused it. Kim-Lucia Ruoff headed a cross from the right over the line and was loudly celebrated by the Hansa fans for scoring the opening goal to make it 3:2. The dream of reaching the final was slowly coming closer for the home team. Even though the Viktorians* continued to fight tirelessly, they were unable to score again that evening. And so, in the 73rd minute, the scenes described at the beginning came to pass: Lea Anna Berndorf was sent upfield, scored the 4:2 winner and celebrated for herself and her team to chants of "Berlin, Berlin, ...".

Watch the commented video highlights on YouTube: Match report FSV Hansa 07 - Viktoria Mitte