Thanks to two goals from Oliver Burke, Werder Bremen won a victory at VfB Stuttgart. In the end, the North Germans use their majority. One thing is certain: The yellow-red card against Nick Woltemade has an aftermath.
In front of 60,000 fans in the sold -out Stuttgart Arena, Leonidas Stergiou (19th) put the Swabians in the lead, Oliver Burke (32nd and 90th) turned the game. In the table, Werder passed the Stuttgart and is now ninth with 42 points. Stuttgart (40 points) slipped to eleven.
Woltemade flies from the square, Stuttgart wants to take a protest
Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade saw yellow-red in the 65th minute. The dismissal was the sticking point in the game and will have an aftermath. Referee Daniel Schlager admitted that the dismissal was a wrong decision, said Stuttgart CEO Alexander Wehrle. The Stuttgarters want to take a protest and assume that Woltemade will not be blocked.
“The referee simply evaluates this wrong, which in the end I think. VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß said the sports show.
The Stuttgart took over the command right from the start, Werder reacted with compactness and relied on fast switching moments and needles. And it was the Bremeners who had the first chances. So Oliver Burke suddenly appeared over Alexander Nübel over the right, but failed at the Stuttgart goalkeeper. A little later he was on the post with the chances of Senne Lynen and Romano Schmid.
VfB also had its first chance in the wild at the beginning, but Nick Woltemade’s shot was blocked by Amos Pieper.
Stergiou meets Stuttgart’s leadership
But a little later it had already happened. After a pass from Angelo Stiller, Leonida’s Stergiou escaped his opponent Schmid, turned the Michael Zetterer, who run out of his goal, and pushed in to 1-0. Shortly afterwards, Zetterer saved his team from worse when he clarified Hemed Demirovic against the free of charge in front of him.
But the Bremen stayed on it and beat back ice cold. In a phase in which VfB seemed to have everything under control, after a conquest of the ball, we quickly went forward over Schmid and Weiser. Burke was sent to the top against high -standing Swabians and kept his nerves in the duel with Nübel. With 1: 1 it went into the break – performance -friendly.
Second half of the opportunity low -chance
The second round could not keep up with the first when it comes to entertaining. In a further balanced game, it took up to the first chance until the 57th minute. They had the Stuttgart. After a nice cross from Chris Leadership, Woltemade came to the header, but set the leather next to the goal.
VfB increased the pace, but clear chances did not jump out. Then the setback for VfB: In the 65th minute, Woltemade saw after a foul on wise by referee Daniel Schlager yellow-red. It was a tough decision that caused frustration and anger.
Stuttgart does not survive outnumber
Werder tried to use the confusion immediately. At first Finn Jeltsch clarified just ahead of Marvin Ducksch, after which Felix Agu put the ball just over the goal after a wiser flank. As a result, the Swabians stood less deeper with a man and left little.
Until the 85th minute. Then Marco Friedl took off, Nübel let the ball clap forward, but Fabian Rieder clarified with his long leg against the replica Niklas.
But a little later it happened. After a Pass from Leonardo Bittencourt, Burke reappeared in front of the goal and shot the ball at the mesh for 2-1.
“We certainly had the game of the game a bit on our side with the yellow-red card. But overall I saw each other very, very well. If you show such a performance away from the runner-up, then you also deserve what to take with me”said Werder coach Ole Werner the Sportschau.
Stuttgart in Berlin, Bremen against Bochum
Stuttgart welcomes Union Berlin for the top game on Saturday evening (6.30 p.m.). Bremen previously receives VfL Bochum (3:30 p.m.).