Buehl gives Germany 1-0 first-leg win over France in Nations League semi
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DUESSELDORF, Germany - Germany forward Klara Buehl scored from long distance late on to give her side a 1-0 home win over France in the first leg of their Women's Nations League semi-final on Friday.
The two sides racked up plenty of shots on target but it took until the 79th minute for the deadlock to be broken as Buehl fired home a bouncing drive from the edge of the box.
Buehl celebrated by holding up the national team shirt of her Bayern Munich teammate Lena Oberdorf, who recently returned from an ACL tear but suffered the same injury in a club game last weekend, forcing her to withdraw from the Germany squad.
With the Germans having secured the victory, the second leg takes place in Caen on Tuesday, with the winners of the tie heading to a final against either Spain or Sweden, who meet in their first leg later on Friday in Malaga. REUTERS
