Werder maintain second spot

‘Man of the Match‘ with two decisively attacking forward drives - Torsten Frings.
First Team
Tuesday, 15.04.2008 / 22:38

Werder Bremen managed a 2:1 (0:0) win away to FC Hansa Rostock on the 29th match day of the season.

Werder Bremen managed a 2:1 (0:0) win away to FC Hansa Rostock on the 29th match day of the season. 18,000 spectators at the Arena in Rostock saw Torsten Frings (57’) and Ivan Klasnic (82’) get on the score-sheet for the Green-Whites whilst Sebastian Hähnge levelled the sides briefly with his equaliser mid-way through the second period (76’).

 

The Green-Whites were in absolute control of the game during the first period but proved unable to turn their chances created into goals. In the twentieth minute, centre half Naldo forced a save, at the second time of asking, from Rostock keeper Stefan Wächter with a powerful free-kick. Seven minutes later, it was another Brazilian defender, Hansa’s Gledson, who was called into action to make a last ditch tackle on Boubacar Sanogo, who would have been clear through on goal.

 

Werder continued to impose plenty of pressure on the hosts but Petri Pasanen, who did well to check inside on his run and get a shot in on goal, was unable to break the deadlock with Wächter getting down very quickly to save from the Finnish international at his near post (36’). In the 38th minute, Enrico Kern caught sight of the Werder goal but could find no way past Tim Wiese and the sides went into the break locked in stalemate.

 

It took until the 57th minute before Bremen were finally rewarded for their efforts – and how! After a clearance from a corner, the ball fell perfectly for Torsten Frings who let fly from all of 25 meters out and drove the ball unstoppably into the top corner to put the visitors in front and notch up his first goal in eight games this season.

 

It was a somewhat undeserved equaliser with 14 minutes to go that got Hansa back into the tie. Werder were in complete control and had the bulk of the possession but it was the hosts who got the goal from a lightening quick counter attack. Heath Pearce set substitute Sebastian Hähnge free to slot home from twelve meters out to make it 1:1 (76’).

 

The Green-Whites shook off the disappointment of conceding a soft goal and hit back just five minutes later. With nine minutes to go, Gledson bundled over Torsten Frings in the penalty area and the referee correctly awarded the spot-kick. Naldo took on the responsibility but was denied by Wächter who managed to parry the penalty kick but, luckily for Werder, Ivan Klasnic was quickest to react and bury the loose ball into the bottom left corner to make it 2:1 and defend his sides position in second place in the Bundesliga table.

 

 

The game at a glance:

 

FC Hansa Rostock: Wächter - Sebastian, Orestes, Gledson, Stein - Kern (73' Cetkovic), Bülow, Rathgeb, Rahn (60' Pearce) - Menga (73' Hähnge), Bartels.

 

Werder Bremen: Wiese - Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen (73' Owomoyela) - Baumann, Frings (85' Vranjes), Borowski, Diego (73' Hunt) - Klasnic, Sanogo.

 

Goals: 0:1 Frings (57'), 1:1 Hähnge (76'), 1:2 Klasnic (82')

 

Yellow cards: Mertesacker, Hunt

 

Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees (Mainz)

 

Attendance: 18.000 (DKB-Arena)

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