Last-minute point against Stuttgart: Joker Oliver Burke saves Werder in injury time

SV Werder Bremen drew against VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 2 of the new Bundesliga season – the first home game ended 2-2 thanks to a last-minute goal.

The game report of the DeichStube.

Bremen – Green and white flags were waving on one side, while fans of

burned pyrotechnics in the guest block on the other side.

An image that has a very special weight these days.

After the recent incidents in Wolfsburg, the Ultras of

sent an unmistakable message to the world before kick-off: "Police WOB - where the disregard for fundamental rights is sold as a success.

Consequences now.” Otherwise there was loud cheering, the return of the 1st Bundesliga to the Weser Stadium was celebrated.

A good two hours later, the celebrations actually continued - because Joker

gave Werder a 2:2 (1:1) with his goal.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart: Niclas Füllkrug hits the goal and the crossbar

Compared to the previous week, there was one expected change in the line-up of

: Ilia Gruev replaced the sick Christian Groß on the six.

Meanwhile, Jens Stage was allowed to remain in the starting XI and pushed the recovered Romano Schmid onto the bench.

The recently struck

stormed as usual next to Marvin Ducksch.

And despite a broken nose, Jiri Pavlenka was in goal - his face was no longer even protected with the mask known from training.

Instead, a large plaster hid parts of the maltreated face.

"He has no problems," emphasized coach Ole Werner shortly before kick-off on the "Sky" microphone.

"He also holds the balls with his hand and not with his nose."

Pavlenka's opponent Florian Müller would have loved to get his hands on the ball a little later - but the

keeper didn't even get the chance.

After Leonardo Bittencourt had won the ball,

switched at lightning speed, and finally Anthony Jung crossed

's head with pinpoint accuracy , who headed in fantastically to give Bremen the lead early (4th) - and transformed the Wohninvest Weserstadion into an even bigger party arena.

Just three minutes later, Ducksch shot from a tight angle, but this time Müller was just able to save.

And it wasn't 120 seconds before the next Werder chance, this time Füllkrug hammered the ball onto the

(9th).

Similar to the last time in Wolfsburg, Bremen came into the game furiously.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart: Guests turn the game through Wataru Endo and Silas

Unlike the week before, however, they slowed down the game this time, relied on controlling the action and now primarily relied on counterattacks.

After a little more than half an hour, this temporary restraint in the duel almost took revenge.

checked Pavlenka from a distance,

The goalkeeper let the powerful shot rebound forward – but Marco Friedl ironed out the goalkeeper's uncertainty (32').

Just six minutes later, Endo was luckier.

Again he was allowed to try it unhindered from around 20 meters, Pavlenka didn't have the slightest chance - 1: 1 (38th).

So it went first into the cabin.

"We got into the game very well and consequently took the lead, but unfortunately we didn't manage to be so clear in our own ball possession afterwards that the ball stays with us and we have the opportunity to defend ourselves at these temperatures to recover," complained coach Ole Werner later.

The second half began with a change in personnel: New signing Niklas Stark replaced Amos Pieper in the

defense chain , who had been accidentally hit in the head by Pavlenka falling in the first half during a rescue operation in his own penalty area, but initially continued playing.

And Stark immediately experienced the next opportunity for the Swabians.

Tiago Tomas stormed towards Pavlenka during a counterattack, but the Czech prevented the deficit with a strong reflex (55').

Shortly thereafter, however, Stuttgart shouldn't have complained if attacker Sasa Kalajdzic had seen the red card when he kicked Friedl without a chance of winning the ball - but referee Robert Hartmann left it yellow.

Werder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart: Oliver Burke scores in injury time and saves a point

When an hour had passed, the Werder fans were still waiting for their team's next good offensive action.

Whether it was because of the summer temperatures or simply because of the opponent – ​​Bremen's performance wasn't really lively anymore.

A flick of Ducksch, who stroked over the goal, caused some danger again (69th).

But overall there were now too many inaccuracies at

.

There were hardly any structured actions, a weak ball handling invited

to switch.

And that's how the deserved 2:1 of Stuttgart fell.

This time, Weiser had lost the ball, at the end of the following counterattack

the ball easily past Pavlenka into the goal (77th).

Ole Werner now brought on Schmid for Stage, which had become less and less conspicuous, but first of all there was the duel between Silas and Pavlenka – this time

's number one had the better end after another guest counterattack (80th) and held his team in the game.

Then

, Nicolai Rapp and Lee Buchanan came on to reignite the fire, but Bremen still didn't do much.

So the game rippled towards a more than disappointing end – from the point of view of the home team.

in the very last minute of the five-minute stoppage time

.

And suddenly there was celebration again in the Weser Stadium.

And it really hadn't looked like that for a long time.

"If you equalize so late, you're happy to take the point," said Niklas Stark.

"In terms of feeling, there was even more to it, but we'll analyze that and see how best we can do it next time." Ole Werner will be in charge, who finally judged: were rewarded.

We showed morale and played a reasonable home game." (mbü)

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Result: 2:2.

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5:30 p.m .:

The madness in the Weser Stadium is over!

In the end, Werder and Stuttgart split 2-2.

Wipe your mouth, keep going, next week Werder have to play in Dortmund.

Will the first threesome of the season succeed there?

With that we say goodbye and see you next week!

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Werder madness!

Oliver Burke equalizes

90.+5.: Great for Werder!

Burke scores the 2-2 equalizer!

As if out of nowhere, Werder averts defeat.

90 + 3:

There is nothing to see from Werder now.

Instead, Stuttgart is putting pressure on the Bremen penalty area and wants to make it 3-1.

90 min:

Bittencourt with the free kick for Werder, but Stuttgart can still clear the ball in front of the penalty area.

There's five minutes more.

89 min:

Ducksch catches a yellow card for complaining.

Shortly thereafter, Stuttgart misses another great opportunity.

87 min:

Mavropanos dashes through the Bremen penalty area, but his solo run can be stopped by Werder.

The corner for Stuttgart is cleared directly.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Triple change at Werder – can they still equalize?

84 min:

Triple change at Werder.

Rapp replaces Gruev, Burke replaces Bittencourt, Buchanan follows Jung.

Can the impending defeat be averted in this way?

83 min:

Yellow card for Stark.

The Werder defender doesn't bring down Ahamada quite cleanly.

81 min:

Kalajdzic did his job with two assists.

It's over for him, Luca Pfeiffer comes into the game.

80 min:

Brilliant feat by Pavlenka!

The Werder goalkeeper clarifies in dire need against Kalajdzic, it would have been 1: 3 from Bremen's point of view.

78 min:

How does Werder react to the deficit?

Definitely with a change.

The working day is over for Stage, Schmid comes into the game.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Silas puts the Swabians in the lead

77 min: 2: 1 for Stuttgart!

Silas runs freely towards Werder goalkeeper Pavlenka and places the ball in the goal after a shot from Kalajdzic.

74 min:

Sosa serves Silas on the outside, but Stenzel cannot use the header.

73 min:

Another corner for Stuttgart, again nothing to count.

Pavlenka has the ball safely, but Werder doesn't switch quickly in the direction of the Stuttgart goal.

71 min:

Yellow card for Ito and Bittencourt.

While Ito grabs a Werder player, Bittencourt grabs the Japanese on the back shortly after the scene.

70 minutes:

And Stuttgart follows suit.

Chris Führich has to go, Lilian Egloff comes on for him.

69 min:

Now also a change on Stuttgart sides.

Josha Vagnoman can't go any further, Pascal Stenzel comes into the game for him.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Stuttgart puts pressure on – but speedsters disturb the Swabians’ progress

64 min:

Strange scene in Bremen's penalty area: a streaker storms onto the pitch, but a folder can wrestle him directly to the ground.

And that in the middle of the urgent phase of Stuttgart, who are increasingly putting pressure on Werder.

62 min:

Werder don't really know what to do with possession of the ball in the second half.

The offensive esprit of the first 45 minutes only flashes in phases, instead Stuttgart seems much safer than before.

58 min:

Great excitement!

Kalajdzic steps up against Stage, but referee Hartmann only pulls out the yellow card for the Stuttgart striker.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Jiri Pavlenka saves against Tiago Tomas in dire need

54 min:

Tiago Tomas storms towards Pavlenka, the Werder goalkeeper prevents Stuttgart from taking the lead.

The corner of the Swabians brings nothing.

53 min:

Free kick for Werder!

Ducksch plays the ball long into the Stuttgart penalty area, but no Werder player can get to it.

50 min:

Vagnoman pulls from Werder in front of the penalty area, but the Stuttgart defender only hits his own colleague.

48 min:

Both teams feel each other again.

Just don't risk too much to invite the opponent to the next goal.

There is still enough time to win the Bundesliga game at the Weser Stadium.

That applies to both Werder and Stuttgart.

Who sets the lucky punch today?

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: The second half is on!

46 min: There is a change in personnel on the Werder side.

Niklas Stark comes into the game, the defender replaces the injured Amos Pieper.

46 min: Referee Hartmann whistles for the second half!

4:21 p.m .:

45 min:

Is it 1-1 at break?

Two corners from Stuttgart bring nothing, Werder, on the other hand, suddenly lacks offensive courage.

There are still three minutes of stoppage time to go.

43 min

: Vagnoman with a dangerous cross into the Bremen penalty area, Pavlenka dives out of the box and prevents Kalajdzic from getting the ball.

In doing so, however, he bumps into Pieper, both of whom have to be treated.

41 min:

Is Stuttgart now on the trigger?

Actions forward become bolder.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Wataru Endo pulls from a distance and equalizes for Stuttgart

38 min:

35 min:

Stuttgart has gotten a taste for it and occasionally puts pinpricks in the Bremen half.

But Pieper, Friedl and Veljkovic do not know that there is any real danger for goalkeeper Pavlenka.

32 min:

The huge chance for Stuttgart!

Endo shoots from a distance, Pavlenka can only let the ball bounce off.

But Werder can get the ball straight out of the penalty area.

30 min:

A quick free kick for Werder, which, however, is maneuvered directly into the opposing half by the Stuttgart defensive block.

28 min:

Possession of the ball could hardly be more balanced, but Werder does a lot more with the ball at their feet.

Targeted actions are repeatedly taken in the direction of the Stuttgart penalty area.

The Swabians, on the other hand, don't really know what to do with the playground equipment on their feet.

Good for Werder.

25 min

: Weiser plays the ball from the outside into the penalty area, but Ducksch cannot use it.

The ball bounced off his shoe, relief on the faces of the Stuttgarter.

23 min:

Stuttgart hits a long ball into Bremen's penalty area, but Werder doesn't really want to pose a threat.

So far it has been a more than quiet working day for Pavlenka.

20 min:

Stuttgart only occasionally gets out of its own half.

And if so, then the Swabians have so far lacked the brilliant ideas.

Werder's defense know how to nip every little offensive action from Stuttgart in the bud - and stay on the trigger themselves.

17 min:

The first yellow card of the game is received by Werder defense chief Marco Friedl.

Referee Hartmann does not allow anything else to get in.

The resulting free kick for Stuttgart does not bring anything countable.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Werder is on the trigger, Stuttgart has no ideas

15 min:

A great atmosphere in the stands, the Werder fans and the eleven kickers on the pitch agree: to top it up as quickly as possible so that Stuttgart doesn't get going in the first place.

Chances for the Swabians have so far been out of place, Werder is superior in almost every respect.

12 min

: Now Stuttgart is on the trigger and storms towards the Werder goal.

But Silas' sprint comes to nothing.

9 min:

8 min:

That could have been 2-0!

Ducksch pulls from a distance, but the ball lands next to the goal.

7. Min:

Weiser goes forward, but his sprint into the opposing half is directly prevented by the Stuttgart defense bar.

Werder hesitantly follows up, the ball lands out of bounds.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Niclas Füllkrug heads Werder in the lead early!

4.Min: Goooor for Werder!

Füllkrug gives Bremen an early lead, his header after a Jung cross sits perfectly.

No chance for Müller in the Stuttgart box.

3 min:

Hesitant start from both teams.

Werder and Stuttgart think they should first scan.

Bad passes and throw-ins have shaped the game so far.

1.Min:

Referee Robert Hartmann gives the go-ahead, Werder are now officially celebrating their return to the Bundesliga at home!

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: the ball is rolling!

3:25 p.m .:

Both teams are in the player tunnel, both Bremen and Stuttgart are hot for the match like the weather.

Lots of Werder scarves in the air and loud fan chants make it clear: Bremen is finally back in the Bundesliga!

3:21 p.m .:

Which gives hope that a few goals will be scored.

So far,

has received 53 goals in the

.

How often was it goalless?

Right, never.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Best atmosphere in the sold out and hot Weser Stadium

3:18 p.m .:

It’s about to start in the sold-out

.

The mood is great among the

fans, the first three of the new

season is here.

At temperatures above 30 degrees, the game could develop into a real heat battle.

3:14 p.m .:

The referee for the game between

and

is Robert Hartmann.

He is supported by Christian Höhler and Markus Schüller on the sidelines.

The fourth official is Bastian Dankert.

Sören Storks and Mitja Stegemann are responsible for the video screens.

3:10 p.m .:

In the last joint

year between

and

, there were two narrow wins for the Swabians (2: 1 and 1: 0).

In addition, Bremen have been without a win against Stuttgart in five Bundesliga duels and have only picked up one point.

3:04 p.m .:

And now

is ready for the Sky interview.

Asked about the police trouble in Wolfsburg, Werner speaks of "at least unfortunate".

He is all the more pleased that numerous

want to whip the team forward to victory on their home debut in the Bundesliga.

Werner also knows how to respond to goalkeeper

's damaged nose : "No problem, he holds the balls with his hands and not with his nose".

3 p.m .:

Historically, Wynton Rufer (seven goals), Norbert Meier and Frank Neubarth (six goals) scored

the most

goals in a duel with

side .

In the Swabians, on the other hand, it is Mario Gomez, Cacau and Karl Allgöwer who have scored the most goals against Werder in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: Werder fans with banners against police trouble in Wolfsburg

2:53 p.m .:

At the start of the new Bundesliga season, there was

a draw for both

and

Werder have been waiting for a win in the

for eleven games across the season .

In these eleven games, Bremen could capture only two points.

2:50 p.m .:

The

fans in the stadium let their displeasure run free and reacted to the

in

in the previous week with a large banner.

“Police WOB, where the disregard for fundamental rights is sold as a success.

Consequences now!” reads the banner.

2:47 p.m .:

Is a goal-rich game to be expected?

Under

has at least never failed to score in 21 competitive games.

Why not a booth by

, who is playing his 50th

game today.

On the other side, Sasa Kalajdzic is about to make his 100th appearance in the top tier of German football.

2:43 p.m .:

The game between

and

has so far taken place 106 times in the

.

From the point of view of the green-whites there were 35 wins, 38 defeats and 33 draws with 179:165 goals.

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart in the live ticker: the line-ups are there!

2:39 p.m .: And with this eleven, Stuttgart coach Pellegrino Matarazzo wants to defeat Werder: Müller - Ito, Anton, Mavropanos - Silas, Endo, Vagnoman - Ahamada, Führich - Tiago Tomas, Kalajdzic.

The following players sit on the bench: Bredlow (ET), Mola, Sosa, Stenzel, Egloff, Karazor, Millot, Perea, Pfeiffer.

2:34 p.m .:

Gruev replaces Groß, otherwise there are no changes in Werder Bremen’s

starting

to the game in Wolfsburg.

The following players take a seat on

the

: Zetterer (ET), Agu, Buchanan, Stark, Goller, Rapp, Schmid, N. Schmidt, Burke.

2.30 p.m .: Hello from the DeichStube!

Werder Bremen's Bundesliga home game against VfB Stuttgart starts in an hour.

Now the line-up is there: Pavlenka - Pieper, Veljkovic, Friedl - Weiser, Jung - Gruev - Stage, Bittencourt - Füllkrug, Ducksch.

against

in the

live

: kick-off in the

is at 3.30 p.m., the live

starts here at around 2.30 p.m. with the starting line-ups of both teams.

All goals, news and information from the

are available

here in the

live ticker .

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart - the preliminary report:

How Werder Bremen wants to ensure the first Bundesliga home win since February 2021 against VfB Stuttgart

On

Saturday (3:30 p.m. in the

) ,

VfB Stuttgart

to the sold-out Wohninvest Weser

.

How the first

home win since February 2021 should succeed - the preliminary report from the DeichStube.

Ole Werner

would also find it quite nice if things just went on as before for the rest of the season – or especially as in the first half in Wolfsburg.

But the

coach also knows that the reality is different.

"We don't have a different role because of a single game - even more so if you then scored just one point," Werner emphasized on Thursday.

"We're still promoted and we still have to work hard in this league, week after week, day after day.

And that will not change for us until the end of the season.” So also next Saturday, in the eagerly awaited first home game against

(3.30 p.m. in the

the

).

Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart: coach Ole Werner warns of the opponent's quality

"It's also the case that a team is approaching us that has high individual quality, where our core task is to function as a group in such a way that our qualities come into play," said the

coach .

It doesn't change much that the Swabians only got promoted again two years ago and last season only secured first division membership at the very last moment.

"Anyone who deals with

also knows, for example, that

has a market value that is 90 million euros higher than what we have," said

.

"That shows a bit what the tasks are like."

Due to the recent past, the southern Germans initially appear as if they are one of those possible direct competitors against whom

should be particularly keen to collect points - unlike, for example, against the big players in the league.

Clemens Fritz, Werder's head of professional football, considers such thinking to be completely absurd.

"It would be the wrong approach to say: We absolutely have to play against Stuttgart, but if we play against Bayern, Dortmund or Leipzig, then we can," warned the 41-year-old.

"That has no value in football, then you don't even have to go there." Especially since it's

yes, by drawing on the first day of the new season against RB Leipzig.

Werder Bremen is eager for the first home game of the Bundesliga season: a sold-out Weser Stadium against Stuttgart

Ein ganz entscheidender Faktor sollen für den SV Werder Bremen am Samstag die Fans sein. Nicht nur aufgrund der jüngsten Ereignisse in Wolfsburg, sondern weil sich der Fußballstandort Bremen generell nach Erstliga-Fußball gesehnt hat. „Wir freuen uns auf das erste Spiel vor heimischer Kulisse, auch weil wir wissen, dass wir einen extremen Support erwarten können“, erzählte Werner. „Die Wucht, die von den Rängen kommt, zeichnet uns mit aus, auch wenn wir mal in einem Spiel als Außenseiter fungieren. Den Fans ist auch egal, gegen wen wir spielen, die sind immer voll dabei.“ Wo viel begeisternde Energie ist, da besteht zumindest theoretisch das Risiko des Überdrehens. „Die Gefahr sehe ich nicht“, zerstreute Ole Werner aber dahingehende Befürchtungen. „Klar ist, dass uns Unterstützung in jeder Form hilft. In Wolfsburg war es ja auch so, dass wir Unterstützung wahrgenommen haben, obwohl viele unserer Fans nicht einmal im Stadion waren. Wir haben trotzdem sehr lauten Support gehabt, der auch auf dem Spielfeld angekommen ist.“

Nun dürfte es noch wesentlich lauter werden. Damit der erste Bundesliga-Heimsieg seit Februar 2021 gelingt (2:1 gegen Frankfurt). „Unsere Fans haben sehr viel leiden müssen. Gerade auch im Weserstadion“, sagte Clemens Fritz. „Im letzten Jahr haben wir das dann gut umgesetzt. Diesen Weg wollen wir jetzt weitergehen. Für den Verein, für die Fans und ganz Bremen werden wir gegen den VfB Stuttgart alles rausholen, um den ersten Heimsieg zu holen.“

Werder Bremen gegen den VfB Stuttgart: Gelingt der erste Bundesliga-Heimsieg seit Februar 2021?

Rein sportlich profitierten die Bremer zuletzt beim Saisonauftakt davon, dass sie äußerst gut in die Partie kamen, sogar den frühen Rückstand nahezu ignorierten und in der Folge einfach ihren eigenen Fußball durchdrückten. Weil der VfL Wolfsburg es zuließ und die Profis des SV Werder Bremen zeitgleich gut auf den Gegner eingestellt waren. Und Werner weiß natürlich auch dieses Mal im Detail, was da jetzt mit den Stuttgartern auf sein Team zukommt. „Das ist eine Mannschaft, die sich vor allem im Offensivbereich durch eine sehr hohe Geschwindigkeit auszeichnet, sehr variabel ist, was Positionswechsel angeht und die dann auch im Umschaltverhalten eine gute Qualität hat“, zählte der 34-Jährige auf. „Insofern wird es darum gehen, diese Geschwindigkeit zu kontrollieren, den Raum hinter der Kette gut zu verteidigen und auf diese ganzen Positionswechsel zu reagieren.“

Schon gelesen? Ist das die Startelf-Aufstellung von Werder Bremen gegen den VfB Stuttgart?

But as so often, the focus should not only be on the opponent's skills.

would rather act themselves and not react.

"It will be particularly important that we are clear again when we have possession of the ball, have a clear idea and can develop control of the game even in the phases in which things might get hectic," emphasized

.

"Because if it goes back and forth, it's something that

is more likely to play into the cards." (mbü) Also interesting: This is how you see the Bundesliga game Werder Bremen against VfB Stuttgart live on TV and in the live stream!