Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Weserstadion where SV Werder Bremen play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 18,179 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
SV Werder Bremen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
SV Werder Bremen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Borussia Mönchengladbach start the match!
4.40
0-1Nico Behrens knocks the ball to his team mate, Khalid Ramzi. Khalid Ramzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Daizo Nakamura. Daizo Nakamura makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Yevhen Logvinenko is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.55
0-1Nico Behrens takes it forward alone. Nico Behrens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Takis Andriopoulos.
12.08
0-1Richard Farnerud knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacek Lato. Jacek Lato makes a probing pass to Dinu Pavenic but he's offside!
14.09
0-1Ezequiel Iglesias clumsily knocks into Peter Dudilica. Ezequiel Iglesias is given a warning by the referee! Peter Dudilica runs off the knock.
15.20
Stefan Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Farnerud. Richard Farnerud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Michael Philips is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.44
1-1Stefan Reimers chips the ball to his team mate, Terrance Adu. Terrance Adu chips the ball to his team mate, Dinu Pavenic. Dinu Pavenic shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.27
Anton Bogdanov chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.04
Neil Greig barges into Daizo Nakamura. Neil Greig is given a warning by the referee! Daizo Nakamura hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.24
Richard Farnerud threads the ball through to Dinu Pavenic. Dinu Pavenic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.06
Anton Bogdanov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacek Lato. Jacek Lato makes a probing pass to Thomas Ziege but he's offside!
30.56
1-1Stefan Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Terrance Adu. Terrance Adu makes a probing pass to Dinu Pavenic. Dinu Pavenic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Michael Philips easily smothers it!
34.21
Hannes Welter sees space and advances. Hannes Welter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Khalid Ramzi. Khalid Ramzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.19
Anton Bogdanov knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege knocks in a cross ball towards Dinu Pavenic. Dinu Pavenic connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and SV Werder Bremen kick off!
49.11
Ezequiel Iglesias kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.04
Anton Bogdanov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.21
2-1Borussia Mönchengladbach are easily keeping SV Werder Bremen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
55.05
Richard Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.04
Takis Andriopoulos knocks the ball forward to Terrance Adu. Terrance Adu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Ziege. Thomas Ziege tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Michael Philips has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.29
3-1Daizo Nakamura catches Neil Greig on the ankles. Daizo Nakamura is shown the yellow card! Neil Greig grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.41
Gerhard Schneider passes the ball forward to Nico Behrens. Nico Behrens flicks the ball to his team mate, Daizo Nakamura. Daizo Nakamura goes all the way! Daizo Nakamura takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.24
Terrance Adu advances with the ball. Terrance Adu shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
26.4%
44.4%
29.2%
Scorers
| Thomas Ziege 15, 59 Dinu Pavenic 40 | Daizo Nakamura 4, 79 |