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Klasnic Golden-Goal Enough To See Off Leverkusen

...And Werder get on their way as they would have wished. The Green-Whites deserved 1:0 win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the quarter final of the Premiere-League-Cup was just the start to the season that trainer Thomas Schaaf had hoped for. Around 20,000 fans in the LTU-Arena in Dusseldorf saw a lively first half during which Werder proved the more active side. Schaaf opted to return to his...

24.07.2005 / 11:39 / First Team

Leverkusen In The League Cup

Werder Bremens first official game of the 2005/2006 season will take place on Saturday when they meet Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Premiere-League Cup. Simon Rolfes will be on hand to greet his old colleagues having left for Alemania Aachen and then on to Leverkusen after five years on the Weser. The game kicks off at 3:30pm at the LTU-Arena in Dusseldorf and you can follow all the League Cup action...

22.07.2005 / 19:44 / First Team

Werder Prove The Strenght Of Their Morale Against A Partizan Belgrade

To great relief, Werder Bremen beat Partizan Belgrade 3:1 on Wednesday night, a result which pleased trainer Thomas Schaaf on more than one level. Not only did the team prove their morale, turning a 1:0 half time defecit into a 3:1 win with the aid of an enormous boost in the quality of their performance. The coach was also pleased that nothing more serious happened in a game which was to be...

21.07.2005 / 14:03 / First Team

Werder Prepare For Serbian Champions Partizan

On Wednesday, 20.07.2005 at 6:30pm, Werder Bremen face their biggest pre-season challenge to date in Schruns, Austria when they play Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade. The ex-club from Lothar Matthäus have left a very positive impression in their previous test games.

20.07.2005 / 08:42 / First Team

Weary Werder With A Lot To Do : 3:1 Defeat By 1860 Munich

On Monday evening Werder failed in their second test in a row in Imst, Austria with Thomas Schaafs side going down 3:1 (1:1) to second division team TSV 1860 Munich. On a drizzly, grey night at the tight Imster Gurgeltal stadium Werder made the better start. The Green-Whites began with seven changes to the starting eleven which began against Cottbus including German internationals Tim Borowski,...

19.07.2005 / 09:06 / First Team

Owomoyela, Frings, Borowski and Klose Set To Face 1860

Trainer Thomas Schaaf has promised a four way debut for the 2005/2006 pre-season preparations with Patrick Owomoyela, Tim Borowski, Torsten Frings and Miroslav Klose all set to make their first appearance for this season against TSV 1860 Munich. The four German internationals missed out on the first two weeks of preparation after their Confed-Cup participation (or Klose through injury). The game...

18.07.2005 / 09:22 / First Team

Zidan Goal Is Too Little Too Late : Werder Crumble In Cottbus

Not even Mohamed Zidans late goal could help Werders ploy. The Green-Whites suffered their first defeat in the 2005/2006 pre-season programme. After three canter wins over lower class clubs Bornreihe, Niederkassel and Meppen, Thomas schaafs side went down 2:1 at the hands of second division team FC Energie Cottbus.

16.07.2005 / 15:01 / First Team

Test In Cottbus : Nostalgic reunion With Piplica & Co.

Werder have one more test on Friday evening before they head south to Schruns, Austria for their second trainings camp. Second division side FC Energie Cottbus await the Green-Whites in what will be Bremens toughest test so far during their ongoing preparations. The game kicks off at 7pm and those lucky enough to pick up German T.V. can watch the match live from 6:45pm on DSF.

15.07.2005 / 11:38 / First Team

Ready To Roll ; Werders Internationals Set To Rejoin Squad

In just two more days, Werders squad will be completed by the German internationals who took part in last months Confederations Cup. The trio of Tim Borowski, Patrick Owomoyela and Torsten Frings face a heavy schedule when they return to work at the Weser.

13.07.2005 / 20:44 / First Team

Valdez And Zidan Get Hat-Trick Happy In Meppen

Werder Bremen have now won their third pre-season friendly in a superior manner. Thomas Schaafs team disposed of Oberliga side SV Meppen on Tuesday evening with a 7:0 win thanks to two hat-tricks from Nelson Valdez and Mohamed. Zidan.

12.07.2005 / 23:23 / First Team

Wiese To Start Between The Posts Against Meppen

Werder Bremens new signing Tim Wiese will start between the posts when the Green-Whites take on SV Meppen in a friendly game on Tuesday evening. Planned is then Wiese being replaced by Andi Reinke for the secomnd half as trainer Schaaf intends to use a full squad. The Green-Whites will once again donn their new "Papageizwei" jerseys for only the second time. Werder fans can follow the proceedings...

12.07.2005 / 19:16 / First Team

"Killer" Klasnic Hits Niederkassel For Five In 15:0 Drubbing

Werder celebrated their second 'Goal-Rush' in four days against SV Niederkassel. Following Werders 16:1 thrashing of BW Bornreihe, Thomas Schaafs side crushed SV Niederkassel 15:0 in the "BetandWin-Supermatch 2005". As in Bornreihe, once again it was Ivan Klasnic who got the scoring started. 3,500 fans watched on as the Kreisliga team struggled to restrain their big league opponents for just six...

11.07.2005 / 19:48 / First Team

DFB-Cup: Werder Travel To Wattenscheid 09

Werders first round tie in the 2005/2006 DFB-Cup will mean a trip to newly promoted regional league side Wattenscheid 09. German ladies international Steffi Jones drew the tie as 28th from 32 leaving Werder fans eagerly waiting for their opponents name. Headcoach Thomas Schaaf, who followed the draw with management heads Klaus Allofs, Manfred Müller and media director Tino Polster from their hotel...

10.07.2005 / 11:46 / First Team

Werder Welcomed Warmly On Wet Norderney

Werders stars were welcomed on the Northsea island of Norderney by a pelting shower of rain. The team took the 3:30pm ferry from the mainland to their windy destination where they were warmly greeted by the Norderney Werder Fanclub. "That is a really nice tradition, we always land here in the pours of rain to a very original welcome", grinned trainer Thomas Schaaf who was able to see the positive...

07.07.2005 / 10:48 / First Team

Werders Goal Machine Wins 16:1 In Bornreihe

Now that's a stylish start, as to be expected. On Tuesday evening Werder steamrolled SV Blua-Weiß Bornreihe 16:1 in their first pre-season friendly. 4,000 frantic supporters packed the sports ground and were only kept waiting for 14 minutes before the goals began.

06.07.2005 / 11:35 / First Team

"Papageizwei" For The 2005/2006 Season

The successful and creative collaboration between sportsware specialists KAPPA and Werder Bremen is already the cause of much interest before the start of the 2005/2006 Bundesliga season.

05.07.2005 / 11:11 / First Team

Werder Prepare For Bornreihe Friendly On Tuesday

Following Mondays training begin on Monday, Werder Bremen will travel to Bornreihe on Tuesday, 05.07.2005 for their first pre-season friendly. Thomas Schaafs men will take on SV Blau-Weiß Bornreihe at 6:30pm.

04.07.2005 / 15:09 / First Team

Jelle van Damme, Back In The Game

As he stood in the innards if the East Stand for a photo shooting on Thursday morning, Jelle van Damme uttered his first words of German: "Viele schöne momente (many happy moments)", announced Werders new signing with a cheeky grin. The Belgian is hoping to experience many happy moments with Werder and his first was his presentation in Bremen as a new signing.

04.07.2005 / 10:18 / First Team

"Come Into Our Team" Campaign Gets Extension

The membership period surrounding the "Come Into Our Team" campaign has been extended due to its massive success. Manager Klaus-Dieter Fischer announced on Monday that the campaign, which was due to end on Thursday, 30.06.2005, will now continue until the "Day of the Fans" on Sunday, 31.07.2005. The advertising promotion has hit upon a great deal of interest in recent weeks because of Werders...

27.06.2005 / 20:54 / First Team

Werder Kick-Off The New Season Against Bielefeld

Werder Bremen will begin the new season with a home tie against Armenia Bielefeld according to the official schedule released by the DFL on Sunday morning. The game, which will pith new Werder man Patrick Owomoyela against his former club, will take place on either Saturday, 06.08.2005 or Sunday 07.08.2005. Werders first away game will be a visit to the carnival club Mainz 05 followed by VfB...

26.06.2005 / 15:38 / First Team
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