Bremen 1-0 Mainz (Feb 3, 2024) Commentary

Werder Bremen

7-5-8, 26 PTS

Marvin Ducksch - 2'

27
Zentner
2
Mwene
19
Caci
3
van den Berg
30
Widmer
14
Krauss
8
Barreiro
29
Burkhardt
18
Amiri
9
Onisiwo
11
Ngankam

No.Name
27Robin Zentner
19Anthony Caci
3Sepp van den Berg
2Phillipp Mwene 31Dominik Kohr
30Silvan Widmer
18Nadiem Amiri 20Edimilson Fernandes
14Tom Krauss 10Marco Richter
8Leandro Barreiro
11Jessic Ngankam 45David Mamutovic
29Jonathan Burkhardt 17Ludovic Ajorque
9Karim Onisiwo

Substitutes
33Daniel Batz
21Danny da Costa
23Josuha Guilavogui
24Merveille Papela

MEWA ARENA

9:30 AM, February 3, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Mainz, Germany

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 31,800

Referees:
Benjamin Brand

Mainz

Werder Bremen

KO
2
35
45
HT
63
67
69
72
79
84
85
86
87
88
88
90+3
FT

- Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
90'+7' Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
90'+6' Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Zentner following a set piece situation.
90'+6' Attempt blocked. Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+5' Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
90'+5' David Mamutovic (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5' Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
90'+3' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Julián Malatini replaces Felix Agu.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Leandro Barreiro is caught offside.
88' Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
88' Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
87' Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
87' Hand ball by Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05).
86' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Christian Groß replaces Jens Stage.
85' Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen).
85' Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. David Mamutovic replaces Jessic Ngankam.
84' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Nadiem Amiri.
84' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Dominik Kohr replaces Phillipp Mwene.
84' Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
84' Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' Attempt missed. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
81' Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81' Foul by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen).
81' Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
79' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78' Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77' Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05).
75' Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Zetterer.
75' Attempt missed. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam following a corner.
74' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
74' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74' Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
72' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Tom Krauß.
69' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Romano Schmid.
69' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borré replaces Justin Njinmah.
69' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Marvin Ducksch.
69' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
67' Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67' Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67' Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05).
67' Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
66' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
66' Attempt blocked. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66' Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
66' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
65' Attempt blocked. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ludovic Ajorque replaces Jonathan Burkardt.
63' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
63' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Attempt saved. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
61' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Felix Agu.
61' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
61' Attempt saved. Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt with a cross.
59' Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59' Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
59' Attempt blocked. Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
58' Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
58' Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
57' Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
55' Hand ball by Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen).
52' Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a headed pass.
50' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Foul by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen).
49' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
49' Hand ball by Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05).
47' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
46' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Anthony Jung.
45' Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
45'+3' Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+2' Attempt saved. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
45'+1' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jens Stage.
45'+1' Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam.
45' Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
45' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
43' Hand ball by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
43' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43' Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
42' Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Zetterer following a fast break.
41' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
40' Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
39' Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05).
38' Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
37' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
37' Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt with a cross.
35' Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen).
34' Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci following a corner.
33' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Felix Agu.
33' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33' Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
31' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
31' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jessic Ngankam is caught offside.
29' Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
27' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27' Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
26' Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
26' Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Attempt blocked. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
24' Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam.
17' Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05).
17' Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro following a corner.
16' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jens Stage.
16' Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
14' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
12' Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
10' Attempt missed. Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Agu.
9' Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
9' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
6' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
4' Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
2' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, SV Werder Bremen 1. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayer Leverkusen	34	28	6	0	+65	90
VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	+39	73
Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	+49	72
RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	+38	65
Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	+25	63
Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	14	9	+1	47
TSG Hoffenheim	34	13	7	14	0	46
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	10	12	12	-5	42
Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	-6	42
SC Freiburg	34	11	9	14	-13	42
FC Augsburg	34	10	9	15	-10	39
VfL Wolfsburg	34	10	7	17	-15	37
Mainz	34	7	14	13	-12	35
Borussia Monchengladbach	34	7	13	14	-11	34
1. FC Union Berlin	34	9	6	19	-25	33
VfL Bochum	34	7	12	15	-32	33
FC Cologne	34	5	12	17	-32	27
SV Darmstadt 98	34	3	8	23	-56	17

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