Werder Bremen played to a scoreless 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on the sixth game day of the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen once again had to play without Mesut Özil, who was...
Werder Bremen played to a scoreless 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on the sixth game day of the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen once again had to play without Mesut Özil, who was...
Werder Bremen played to a scoreless 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on the sixth game day of the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen once again had to play without Mesut Özil, who was replaced in the starting line-up by Aaron Hunt just like in the mid-week Europa League match at Nacional Funchal on Thursday. Leverkusen had the first chance of a first half without many highlights. Toni Kroos suddenly had space in front of Bremen keeper Tim Wiese after just five minutes but Wiese fended his shot away with a fine showing. Both teams worked hard to neutralise the other which left the spectators wanting for more class in the Bundesliga showdown. Marko Marko (13’) and Per Mertesacker (43’) were close to giving Bremen the lead but the game was even at 0-0 at the half-time break.
The run of play changed very little in the second half as the game remained a tactical one in which the Bremen defence did not have many difficulties with the high-octane Leverkusen attack. But Werder also could not get much done offensively. Wiese saved the draw with a fine stop in the 82nd minute, blocking an attempt by Arturo Vidal, who was fed by Kroos. In the end, the draw was deserved against Leverkusen. The one point dropped Bremen from sixth on the table to eighth.
Bayer Leverkusen: Adler – Castro, M. Friedrich, Hyypiä, Sarpei – Vidal, Rolfes – Kroos, Barnetta – Kießling, Gekas (46’ L. Bender); reserves: Giefer, Sinkiewicz, Kaplan, Kampl, Zdebel, Sukuta-Pasu
Werder Bremen: Wiese – Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Boenisch – Frings – Bargfrede, Borowski – Hunt – Pizarro, Marin (67’ Rosenberg); reserves: Vander, Pasanen, Niemeyer, Moreno Martins>
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Referee: Sippel (Munich>
BayArena: 30,210 spectators (sold out)
Yellow cards: Hyypiä
