Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Weserstadion where SV Werder Bremen play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 18,783 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
SV Werder Bremen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
SV Werder Bremen get the match underway!
3.27
Christian Reuser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.06
Nikolas Röhlig makes a probing pass to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.45
Manuel Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo shoots from distance. Pascal Wieland easily smothers it.
26.26
Torsten Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.24
Hannes Widmann surges forward with the ball. Hannes Widmann shoots from distance but it is miles over!
28.10
Stephen Ferguson threads the ball through to Sebastian Palumbo. Sebastian Palumbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Rösler. Steffen Rösler lofts in a cross ball towards Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alistair Brown!
34.24
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.09
Linus Metzger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo José Mari.
39.47
Stephen Ferguson barges into Paul Augstein. Stephen Ferguson is given a warning by the referee! Paul Augstein carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.33
Christian Reuser chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Rösler. Steffen Rösler knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ferdi Taks easily smothers it.
44.44
Linus Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Lars Wendel sees space and advances. Lars Wendel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
47.47
Torsten Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein knocks the ball forward to Tomas Semedo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.50
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate SV Werder Bremen's defence.
55.36
Sebastian Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Rösler. Steffen Rösler directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Ferdi Taks manages to keep it out.
60.20
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
63.53
Manuel Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner goes all the way! Rainer Lindner takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Pascal Wieland.
65.39
Hannes Widmann brings the ball forward. Hannes Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Pascal Wieland has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.29
Torsten Widmann catches Linus Metzger on the ankles. The referee calls over Torsten Widmann and shows him a yellow card! Linus Metzger stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.11
Alistair Brown catches Adolfo José Mari on the ankles. Alistair Brown is shown the yellow card! Adolfo José Mari grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.28
Lars Wendel passes the ball forward to Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Rösler. Steffen Rösler powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.16
Lars Wendel kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Brown. Alistair Brown shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
Adolfo José Mari sees a break and surges forward. Adolfo José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein plays a perfect one-two with Tomas Semedo and rushes in on goal... Paul Augstein makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alistair Brown of SV Werder Bremen
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
25.4%
49.3%
25.4%