Werder’s final game of the Hinrunde is symptomatic of how the season has gone so far for the Green Whites. The visitors started what was a hugely important game as a compact unit and stood firm, but ultimately trailed at the break due to a lapse in concentration. They were then forced into using all three substitutes as Augustinsson, Veljkovic and Bargfrede all picked up injuries. Then, to add insult to injury, Osako’s late equaliser was ruled offside. “That really, really hurts,” head coach Florian Kohfeldt said after the game.







