{
  "id": 6074054,
  "title": "BVB Women stay flawless: Popp hits hat-trick against Mecklenbeck",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/bvb-women-stay-flawless-popp-hits-hat-trick-against-mecklenbeck",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bvb-women-stay-flawless-popp-005000683.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BVB Women maintained their perfect record as Alex Popp scored a hat-trick against Mecklenbeck. In the starting lineup, head coach Markus Högner fielded Jenske Steenwijk, Noreen Günnewig, and Ronja Leubner. Jaqueline Meißner, Ramona Maier, and Rita Schumacher, who had been injured, began on the bench. DJK Wacker Mecklenbeck began by dropping deep from kickoff, making it difficult for BVB to create chances. After a cross from Ann-Sophie Vogel, Alex Popp missed a chance in the six-yard box, which resulted in a corner. Frederike Kempe of Mecklenbeck saved the corner by heading it out. Despite the efforts from BVB to score, Mecklenbeck held their ground. In the 33rd minute, Leubner's pass reached unmarked Popp, who slid the ball into the far corner. Popp continued her goal-scoring spree before halftime by scoring another goal with a drop-kick in the 41st minute, making the score 2-0. With no substitutions and a warning from Kempe in the 48th minute, Mecklenbeck started to show more ambition in the second half. Wacker Mecklenbeck got in front several times in the opening 15 minutes, but an error led to BVB's third goal through Popp's hat-trick in the 63rd minute. BVB could have potentially scored a fourth goal, but failed to capitalize on chances. In the final minutes, Jasmin Jabbes came close to scoring for Mecklenbeck before being denied by Laura van der Laan. Head coach Markus Högner praised his team's performance but criticized their sloppiness. Alex Popp expressed her happiness with the hat-trick but noted that the team lacked good touches and passes in certain situations. BVB now have a busy schedule with matches against 1. FFC Recklinghausen and MSV Duisburg coming up.",
  "summary": "Line-upCompared with the away match at SSV Rhade, head coach Markus Högner named Jenske Steenwijk, Noreen Günnewig and Ronja Leubner in the starting line-up against Mecklenbeck. In return, Jaqueline...",
  "key_points": [
    "Alex Popp scores hat-trick for BVB Women",
    "Mecklenbeck fielded injured players on bench",
    "BVB Women maintain perfect record"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The win keeps BVB Women at the top of their game, with Alex Popp's form bolstering their title chances ahead of upcoming matches against 1. FFC Recklinghausen and MSV Duisburg.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}