Prinz inspires Frankfurt win

First-half goals from Petra Wimbersky and Birgit Prinz were enough for 1. FFC Frankfurt to overcome WFC Rossiyanka and reach the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals, with an Elena Morozova strike in added time proving to be scant consolation for the Russian side in front of a 2,165 crowd at the Brentanobad Stadium.

Sluggish start
The German side woke up after a sluggish start with Kerstin Garefrekes failing to connect with a dangerous ball from the right and then striking high with efforts in the 18th and 23rd minutes. However, Wimbersky was to open the scoring a minute later, finishing from close range after Prinz had rampaged into the box and slipped her a pass. Conny Pohlers could easily have added a second within five minutes but was denied by goalkeeper Iryna Zvarich.

Prinz strikes
However, Zvarich could not stop Prinz from doubling Frankfurt's lead after 44 minutes, as she picked up a pass from Pohlers and curled the ball elegantly in from 12 metres. Rossiyanka looked shellshocked after the break, even though Frankfurt were playing well within themselves, but still posed a threat as substitute Olga Kremleva showed when rattling a shot against Silke Rottenberg's right-hand post with the goalkeeper helpless.

Late consolation
Nonetheless, the Russian side failed to produce a concerted response and it was not until the dying seconds that they scored their consolation goal, with Morozova collecting a loose ball outside the area following a corner kick and lashing it in. Frankfurt will now ASD CF Bardolino Verona in spring.