The highlights from the first half:
6th minute: The rocket man is firing again! Milot Rashica is in a rich vein of form! 1-0 to Werder! Bargfrede travels with the ball in midfield towards the left-hand side of the penalty area. Werder’s veteran finds Rashica at the edge of the box, who curls it into the far bottom corner. What a start!
11th minute: Werder double their lead! Leonardo Bittencourt scores his first goal in a Werder shirt to make it 2-0, after a swift counter attack. Klaassen finds Sargent deep into the opposition half, who carries the ball forward before playing Bittencourt in to finish from 16 yards.
18th minute: Incredible! Werder lead 3-0 inside the first 20 minutes! This time it’s Davy Klaassen who finds the back of the net. The visitors fail to clear Friedl’s cross and Maxi Eggestein picks up the ball on the right hand-side of the box. The midfielder finds his captain at the edge of the box, whose deflected strike finds its way into the back of the net. Game over?
41st minute: Werder are showing no mercy as Marco Friedl makes it four! Klaassen picks out the fullback’s run, who cuts in onto his right foot before slotting it past the keeper. What a half for the Green-Whites!
45th minute + 1: Penalty to the visitors! A cross hits the hand of Marco Friedl and the referee Daniel Schlager points to the spot. Schnatterer makes no mistake and pulls one back for Heidenheim; 4-1.
45th minute + 1: Half time on the Osterdeich. Almost a perfect first half for Werder!