Home victory over Mainz

Captain Aaron Hunt scored both goals for Werder Bremen and was clearly the Man of the Match.
First Team
Sunday, 04.11.2012 / 20:21

Werder Bremen beat FSV Mainz 05 2-1 at home on Sunday on the 10th game day of the Bundesliga to jump from 12th place on the table to seventh with 14 points. Interim captain Aaron Hunt scored both goals for Werder with Adam Szalai tallying the...

Werder Bremen beat FSV Mainz 05 2-1 at home on Sunday on the 10th game day of the Bundesliga to jump from 12th place on the table to seventh with 14 points. Interim captain Aaron Hunt scored both goals for Werder with Adam Szalai tallying the equaliser for Mainz.

Hunt scores

Head coach Thomas Schaaf made no changes to his line-up against Mainz, sending the same starting eleven which earned a 1-1 draw at Greuther Fürth. The some 40,000 spectators at Weser Stadium saw Werder grab the lead after just 11 minutes. After Mainz lost a ball in the midfield, Nils Petersen fed a fine through ball to Hunt, who finished with his right foot for a 1-0 lead.

Mielitz with fine save

Werder keeper Sebastian Mielitz made a great save just 60 seconds later against Nicolai Müller's dangerous attempt. At the other end, Eljero Elia blasted his shot off the crossbar as Werder missed a chance to double the lead. The match remained up-tempo and Mainz gave the Werder defence problems with their counter attacks.

Werder v Mainz – that was a fight for every inch. In the end, Kevin De Bruyne (left) and Lukas Schmitz (right) helped to keep the points in Bremen.

Prödl makes error

After 30 minutes, Sebastian Prödl played a back-pass to Mielitz but Andreas Ivanschitz latched onto it and in essence had an empty goal from 18 yards but shot wide as Schaaf's team dodged a bullet. And the Green-Whites led 1-0 at the break.

Lukimya for Sokratis

Schaaf was forced to sub out the injured defensive star Sokratis for Assani Lukimya in the backline. And the match remained highly entertaining. Petersen just missed scoring from 17 yards and Mielitz made a fine save on a header by Ivanschitz.

Szalai heads in equaliser

The Werder defence suffered a lapse in concentration in the 64th minute and Szalai had plenty of space to head in a corner from the left side to make it 1-1. Schaaf's team pushed forward thereafter looking for the winner and began to gain an advantage with their passion and commitment.

Hunt's winner

Werder benefited from their efforts in the 86th minute as Hunt curled a free kick from 17 yards into the right corner to make it 2-1. And that proved to be the winner as the Green-Whites held off a late push by Mainz for the important home victory.

Weitere News

Your web browser ist outdated.
The web browser you are using is no longer supported.
Please download one of these free and up to date browsers.
Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge
Chrome Firefox Edge
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
MS Edge
Why should I use an up to date web browser?
Security
Newer web browsers provide better protection against malware, data theft and other threats to your privacy and security. Up to date browsers continuously close security holes that allow attackers to enter your computer.
New Technologies
The technologies used on modern websites are better supported by newer web browsers. This both increases functionality and improves the website layout. By benefiting from new functions and extensions you will be able to surf the web faster and easier.