Dream goals, VAR, spectacle
Werder madness like in the good old days
01/22/2022, 3:25 p.m
What a spectacular thriller: On the 20th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga, SV Werder Bremen marched on under new coach Ole Werner. At SC Paderborn, the Hanseatic League brilliantly turn a 1:3 deficit. Darmstadt 98 wins in Ingolstadt and jumps to the top of the table.
SC Paderborn 07 – SV Werder Bremen 3: 4 (2: 1)
The winning streak of Werder Bremen, who were relegated from the first division, under new coach Ole Werner, continues. At SC Paderborn, the Hanseatic League came to a 4:3 (1:2) in a spectacular game, it was the fifth win in a row. Ömer Toprak (87′) scored the winning goal for the guests, but Paderborn’s Felix Platte in particular caused a stir with a shot from 45 meters to make it 3-1 (56′).
Both teams delivered a very respectable open exchange of blows. In the 68th minute, a supposed hit by Platte to make it 4:3 after a previous foul was taken back after video evidence. Another dream goal by Bremen’s Marvin Ducksch in the angle to make it 4: 3 was also not recognized after studying the video (74th).
Florent Muslija (15th, penalty kick) put East Westphalia in the lead after Werder keeper Jiri Pavlenka had previously saved Sven Michel’s penalty. Bremen’s defender Marco Friedl ran into the penalty area too early. In the 35th minute, Ducksch equalized for the guests with a fine individual performance. Muslija put the home side back in the lead with an artful shot (38′). Bremen’s defense didn’t seem present enough and couldn’t prevent the end. Romano Schmidt (59th) made it 2:3 for the North Germans, Niclas Füllkrug (66th) scored the 3:3.
In the 22nd minute, Ducksch had apparently already scored the 1-1 equaliser, but Füllkrug had previously been flagged for offside. Just a minute later, Platte was unlucky with a header that hit the right post. Bremen’s defense didn’t make the best impression and was lucky not to be 2-0 down. In the 37th minute, Pavlenka brilliantly parried a Michel shot and saved it for a corner. The Bremen team lost the first leg on August 15, 2021 4-1 against the SCP. It was one of Werder’s weakest games this season. The second leg, on the other hand, was reminiscent of the old Werder days, when brilliant attacking football under Thomas Schaaf won the double in 2003/04 and the cup in 2009 with Diego and Mesut Özil.
FC Ingolstadt 04 – SV Darmstadt 98 0:2 (0:1)
Darmstadt 98 has taken the lead in the standings. The lilies won 2-0 (1-0) at bottom FC Ingolstadt. With 39 points, the Hessians surpassed the previous leaders and Dortmund cup dread FC St. Pauli (37), who lost the derby at Hamburger SV 2-1 on Friday. Tim Skarke (15′) gave Darmstadt the lead with a superb volley that hit the inside of the post and from there jumped over the goal line. Aaron Seydel (82nd) scored the final score. The guests got ten points from the last four games without defeat.
Tobias Kempe (37th) shot the crossbar in the first half to make it 2-0 for Darmstadt. Goalkeeper Dejan Stojanovic could not have intervened. Lucas Pfeiffer (32nd) had previously missed an increase in the result from six meters away and shot the ball just wide of the goal. SVD goalkeeper coach Dimo Wache did not make the trip to the Schanzer after a suspected case of corona in the immediate private environment. In addition, Lilien was missing Lasse Sobiech due to ankle problems.
Hansa Rostock – 1 FC Heidenheim 0-0
The upward trend of 1. FC Heidenheim has stopped for the time being. The team of trainer Frank Schmidt did not get more than 0:0 at promoted Hansa Rostock after a largely uninspired performance. The FCH missed the jump back to relegation place three with 34 points.
After the last 15 points from six games, Heidenheim had to accept a slight setback, while the Hansa have been waiting for a win for seven games and cannot break out of the bottom of the table.
Three days after the Rostock Cup exit in the round of 16 at RB Leipzig, both teams started fighting. Rostock’s central defender Ryan Malone headed the first 100% goal chance from five yards out, the ball touched the outside of the post (19′). Just four minutes later, the dominant Hansa Damian Roßbach headed just over the crossbar from a free kick. Even after the change of sides, Rostock was the more active team, but promising opportunities rarely came about.