Wolves, struggling, went into halftime with a lead in Bremen. Wolfsburg sat back and waited for counter-attacking opportunities.
Since Werder Bremen lacked precision in the final third, they only posed a threat from set pieces. The Saxons, on the other hand, were more incisive and launched a well-executed attack that Svanberg converted into a goal, giving them the lead at halftime.
45’+2 Lynen crosses again from the center towards the right side of the box. However, he doesn’t find a teammate.
45’+1 Schmid tries his luck from deep, but his shot goes over the bar.
45′ Two minutes of added time will be played.
44′ Jenz defends attentively. Stage finds Njinmah on the right with a lobbed pass. However, the winger miscontrols the ball, allowing Jenz to intercept.
42′ For the last five minutes or so, Lower Saxons have been showing more confidence. Now Pieper heads away Kumbedi’s cross.
41′ Njinmah plays a blind pass into the center. Schmid plays the speedy winger through on the right side of the box. Although there’s no teammate in the center, Njinmah crosses into the area. The attack fizzles out.
40th minute: Backhaus is involved again. After winning the ball back in the opposition’s half, Svanberg finds Eriksen in the center. The number 10, with a bit of luck, manages to keep possession and shoots towards the top right corner. Backhaus dives and makes the save.
38′ Almost 2-0. From a short corner, Arnold and Eriksen combine before the former sends in a dangerous cross from the right towards the far corner. Backhaus stretches out and deflects the ball with his hands, tipping it over the bar.
37th minute: Coulibaly is in the right place. He deflects Eriksen’s long-range shot wide.
36th minute: Topp’s run is stopped. The striker receives a long pass from Grüll inside the area, but Kumbedi and Seelt force him wide.
34th minute: The Hanseatic team seems unfazed by being behind and is camped in the opposition’s half. However, Topp’s cross only finds Seelt.
33rd minute: Sugawara gets forward after a corner. Schmid finds the full-back with a lobbed pass on the edge of the area, who shoots immediately, but his volley goes over the bar.
32nd minute: Friedl joins the attack down the left wing and delivers a precise cross. Grabara clears the danger, conceding a corner.
30th minute: How will Bremen react to being behind? The home side struggled against the deep-lying Lower Saxons.
