The highlights from the second half:
68th minute: Augustinsson tries his luck from the free kick, but his effort narrowly misses the target.
73rd minute: Schlager manages to work some space in the Werder box after a clever corner routine from Wolfsburg, however his shot has far too much power on it and it flies over the top of the crossbar.
81st minute: Wolfsburg hit the woodwork! It’s Schlager once again, whose effort is much more accurate this time and smacks into the crossbar and out for a goal kick.
82nd minute: 1-0 Wolfsburg. Wout Weghorst. Werder are undone by a quick counter attack. Wolfsburg managed to capitalise on Bittencourt’s misplaced pass, with Weghorst heading home Klaus’ whipped in cross.
88th minute: Great save Pavlenka! The goalkeeper uses his feet to great effect to deny what would have secured the win for the visitors.
90th minute + 5: Full time at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. A bitter defeat for Werder.
Match summary: Werder started the game as the much better side, looking confident in possession and playing at a high tempo in the opposition’s half. VfL squandered the best chance of the half early on into the match, with Jiri Pavlenka denying Weghorst the opener (13’), however SVW also had chances of their own through Josh Sargent and Yuya Osako (24’, 31’). Despite the change in weather, the game continued into the second half in the same vein as the first. SVW were once again the better side and looked assured in defence, up until the 82nd minute. A lack of cutting edge was ultimately Werder’s downfall as Weghorst’s late winner stole all three points for his side.