Werder Bremen was found with a narrow home win against the 1st FSV Mainz 05 connection to the upper third of the table of the Bundesliga. Bremen ended the heated game for ninth, coach Werner also saw red.
The Bremen 1: 0 (1-0) against Mainz quickly moved into the background. The stoppage time and the phase after the final whistle were heated. In the end, Bremen played Ninth after Niklas had seen Stark and captain Marco Friedl yellow-red for complaining (90th+4 minute). Stark had played in a temporary throw -in, Friedl complained to referee Martin Petersen after the dismissal for his central defender colleague.
“There were more and more delays in the game. Could have been strong, for me the measure for a yellow card was reached, so yellow-red”said Petersen at “DAZN”. “Friedl ran after me and hit my back several times, I found that inappropriately. He then ran after me again, here too the measure was reached at some point.”
Marco Friedl sees the yellow-red card
Bremen’s coach Werner: “I can only apologize”
Even after the final whistle, there was no peace. Referee Petersen showed Bremen’s coach Ole Werner the red card because he had complained. The referees can also pronounce such punishments even after the final whistle until the actors have left the place. “There were words that were wrong”said Petersen. “He came to the cabin after the game and apologized, so it is done for me.”
Bremen’s coach Ole Werner also hit publicly conciliatory tones when asked why he got red: “Because I didn’t have a grip. That shouldn’t happen to me. I can only apologize”he said in the sports show interview. The length of the lock is now up to the sports jurisdiction of the DFB. The Mainz coach Bo Henriksen will also be missing a game, he saw his fourth yellow card.
The Bremen gate shooter Leonardo Bittencourt was less insightful. “The (referee) have shown an arrogance, hats off. You have to do that first without distributing such red cards without need.” With a view to Petersen, Bittencourt claims: “He was in the mood to show Werder Bremen red cards. He has a certain line towards us.”
Yannick Lowin, Sportschau, January 31, 2025 11:09 p.m.
Werder begins rapidly: penalty shot and yet in the lead
Due to the home victory, Bremen is now seventh seventh and with 30 points there is only one counter behind Mainz. For Bremen it was the first success after four games without a win, Mainz received the third defeat in the recent four games.
The game immediately picked up speed: Mitchell wiser flanked from right after a few seconds, Romano Schmid climbed up to the header and hit the crossbar, the margin of six meters put Schmid over the goal.
A little later there was the next big chance for Werder – from the penalty point. The ball jumped off the foot of the Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner with a back pass and hit Schmid on the leg in the following duel (9th). The Mainzer used to see hundredweight on the ball. But after a long test, referee Petersen decided on a penalty. “The contact was overwhelming for me to touch the ball. The contact was so clear, so I decided on a penalty”said Petersen. Marvin Ducksch kicked the ball into the left corner, but hundredweight dipped and parried the ball (12th).
Robin Zentner from 1st FSV Mainz 05 in action
Shortly afterwards Bremen took the lead. At a corner, the Mainz names lacked order in the center, Bittencourt reacted fastest in the five -meter space and hit the crowd (14th). After that, the 05s became more important, but remained harmless. Bremen had to change early, goal scorer Bittencourt went off the square with a thigh injury (36th).
Bremen’s Leonardo Bittencourt cheered after a goal
Mainz temporarily close to the balance – but nothing more
So it went on immediately after the break, but at Mainz: Nadiem Amiri also left the square with a thigh injury (46.) Like later Stefan Bell (56.). Nevertheless, the FSV pressed the equalization. But Paul Nebel’s shot was blocked (51st), Kaishu Sano was targeting past the goal (53.), Danny da Costa’s shot was deflected and struded past the outer post (62.).
Kaishu Sano of Mainz 05 is put under pressure by Skelly Alvero and Senne Lynen of Bremen
In the final phase, Bremen was again closer to a second goal: But Ducksch first hit out of one offside position (75.), Justin Njinmah lifted over the goal (76.).
Haddy duel between Marco Frield (Werder Bremen) and Paul Nebel (Mainz 05)
Bremen in the Cup in Munich, Mainz against Augsburg
Bremen is asked in Munich next Friday (February 7th, 8.30pm). The following day, Mainz visited FC Augsburg (February 8th, 3:30 p.m.). Both teams will have to do without their head coach on the edge of the field.