Five-star Frankfurt keep cup

Second-half splurge
An ever-present in the showpiece for the past decade, Frankfurt are used to having their own way but got off to the worst possible start when Natalie Budge volleyed underdogs Saarbrücken ahead after just four minutes. Frankfurt came back with a vengeance, and it took heroics from goalkeeper Romina Holz to keep out Renate Lingor's penalty soon after, though it merely delayed the inevitable and midway through the half Petra Wimbersky levelled. And within a quarter of an hour of the interval, the contest was over as Conny Pohlers scored twice in a nine-minute interval either side of a Kerstin Garefrekes goal.

'No doubt'
"I never doubted that we would win this match, even if we did fall behind and waste a penalty," said Birgit Prinz, who completed the rout with Frankfurt's fifth 15 minutes from time. "We have gone behind a few times this season in the UEFA Cup, so it was not a new experience to us." Prinz and Frankfurt will now realign their sights, with the side returning to Frauen-Bundesliga action on Wednesday at home to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, aiming to reclaim pole position as they trail FCR 2001 Duisburg by two points with a pair of games in hand. They visit Umeå IK for the first leg of the UEFA Women's Cup final on 17 May before welcoming their fellow two-time European champions to Frankfurt seven days later.