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Frankfurt beat Paris Saint-German 2-1 to lift UEFA Women's Champions League title

Xinhua, May 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Frankfurt's Many Islacker scored a late winner for a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-German to wrap up the fourth crown at the Women's Champions League final on Thursday.

German women snatched the ninth UEFA Champions League title overall as Frankfurt won at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion.

Frankfurt's Celia Sasic broke the deadlock with 32 minutes into the game. Kerstin Garerekes crossed to the far post to find Sasic, who headed home into the far post corner.

Paris Saint-Germain remained unimpressed and responded only eight minutes later when Marie-Laure Delie made use of Kenza Dali' s corner to head home the 1-1 equalizer.

Frankfurt sealed the victory when substitute Islacker curled the ball into the far post corner in the dying minutes of the game. Endite