A record crowd of over 50,000 packed into Munich’s Olympiastadion with the bulk of them lending their support to Frankfurt but a 15th-minute Eugenie Le Sommer penalty and a majestic lob by Camille Abily in the 28th minute were enough for the French club to retain their continental crown.
Despite starting the last 10 league games for Frankfurt, as well as both the quarter-final and semi-final in the Champions League, fullback Percival began the game on the bench and was introduced on the hour mark with the German side chasing the game.
Frankfurt, who tasted cup final defeat last week in the German Cup, will finish the season without a trophy and their hopes of qualifying for next year’s edition of the Champions League are hanging by a thread. They currently sit six points behind second-placed Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga with just two matches remaining.
Percival has signed with USV Jena for next season’s Bundesliga but first has an Olympic campiagn to look forward to with the Football Ferns.
Story courtesy of New Zealand Football.
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