Yesself-confident, determined, successful: Werder Bremen He took advantage of the eventful days with Bayern's victory and the agreement with investors and added three valuable points against SC Freiburg. Coach Ole Werner's team beat Breisgauer 3-1 (1-1) on matchday 19 of the Bundesliga and gained a foothold in midfield.
National player Marvin Ducksch put the locals ahead with a penalty, as can be seen from the video (9th). After the break, the strong Justin Njinmah also bothered the Freiburg coach Christian Streich with his goal from distance (53').
Argentine newcomer Julián Malatini (90+3) scored the last goal in his Bundesliga debut shortly after coming on as a substitute. Freiburg had previously equalized from the penalty spot thanks to Vincenzo Grifo (28th), but still suffered their first defeat of the year.
There's a lot to talk about
The 1-0 victory against Bayern Munich last Sunday resonated strongly in the Hanseatic city and then the entry of a regional group of donors, led by general director Frank Baumann, created a lot of talk. After difficult years, club officials feel a spirit of optimism, and Werner's team was able to feed it recently.
With the confidence of five league games without losing, the green and white team started well. Ducksch, who returned to the starting lineup after serving a yellow card suspension, repeatedly tried to use the quick Njinmah. The lead finally emerged thanks to a cross from Njinmah. Felix Agu fell after contact and referee Robert Hartmann awarded a penalty, according to the video images.
wake up joke
Shortly after, Streich took advantage of a brief break in the game caused by fan protests to give his team a strong warning in front of his own bench. That had an effect. Werder goalkeeper Michael Zetterer was attacked for the first time after a header from Lucas Höler and saved his team from a draw (19th).
Freiburg he remained more active and continued to follow up. Noah Weißhaupt then beat Olivier Deman, who was a little sleepy after a rebound, and took the second penalty of the game.
In the second half, Bremen started again with determination: Jens Stage shot from distance (52nd). Streich saw disaster coming and complained on the bench before Njinmah took the measure from distance and scored. Leonardo Bittencourt (82nd), from Bremen, hit the crossbar of Freiburg's goal with a sensitive lob.