Frankfurt fightback thrills Tritschoks

Hans-Jürgen Tritschoks was a happy man after his 1. FFC Frankfurt side recovered from "the worst possible start" to hold Umeå IK to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Women's Cup final. The German coach saw his team fall behind to a Marta goal after only 12 seconds yet level within four minutes through Conny Pohlers. Although both teams kept creating chances the match finished 1-1, leaving home coach Andrée Jeglertz in quietly confident mood having seen some weaknesses in the Frankfurt defence that he hopes his players will be able to exploit in next Saturday's second leg.

Andrée Jeglertz, Umeå coach
I saw Frankfurt celebrating already as if they've already won it. That suits us perfectly. I'm expecting a similar kind of match in Frankfurt. Although a goalless draw would be enough for them, I don't think they'll just protect the result. I think they'll try to get an early goal, which might give us chances to counterattack. It's going to be a very interesting match, that's for sure. I've got no big tactical surprises for the return leg; what we need to do is be much more focused when losing the ball. They got to create their chances too easily today. When it comes to our own attacking game, we need to capitalise on the fact that their defensive line is weak. As soon as we play the ball behind their defenders, they look worried. We have to take better advantage of that. There's still a long way to go – it's 90 minutes in Frankfurt for both teams.

Hans-Jürgen Tritschoks, Frankfurt coach
Conceding a goal so soon was the worst possible start for us, naturally. Thankfully we got a quick equaliser. The goal was crucial to us and it shocked Umeå. We are happy with 1-1, but everything is still open and there's a long way to go. We've seen two teams who are at a very high level – and on the same level. The second leg will be decided on how the teams perform on the day. We are in a good position, but can't be sure we will win it. Our team showed that they are among the best in Europe, which was important for us. It was an exciting match for the spectators. Playing on this surface was difficult for us, but my team handled it well. We saw two attacking teams today and I expect that to be the same again in the return leg.