Bremen 1-0 Cologne (Feb 16, 2024) Commentary

Werder Bremen

8-5-9, 29 PTS

Justin Njinmah - 70'

1
Schwäbe
35
Finkgrafe
4
Hübers
15
Kilian
2
Schmitz
8
Huseinbasic
6
Martel
7
Ljubicic
11
Kainz
37
Maina
29
Thielmann

No.Name
1Marvin Schwäbe
4Timo Hübers
15Luca Kilian
35Max Finkgrafe
2Benno Schmitz 33Florian Dietz
11Florian Kainz 45Justin Diehl
8Denis Huseinbasic
6Eric Martel 22Jacob Christensen
29Jan Thielmann
7Dejan Ljubicic 21Steffen Tigges
37Linton Maina 23Sargis Adamyan

Substitutes
17Leart Paqarada
20Philipp Pentke
18Rasmus Carstensen
3Dominique Heintz

Cologne Stadium

2:30 PM, February 16, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Köln, Germany

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 50,000

Referees:
Daniel Siebert

FC Cologne

Werder Bremen

KO
26
26
HT
66
67
70
74
77
77
83
84
88
90+2
90+4
90+5
FT

- Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
90'+10' Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
90'+9' Attempt missed. Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Thielmann following a corner.
90'+9' Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+9' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Leonardo Bittencourt.
90'+8' Attempt blocked. Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Dietz.
90'+8' Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
90'+5' Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5' Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5' Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
90'+4' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Skelly Alvero replaces Senne Lynen.
90'+3' Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3' Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
90'+2' Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2' Foul by Denis Huseinbasic (1. FC Köln).
90'+2' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88' Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88' Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88' Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
87' Attempt missed. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Diehl with a cross.
87' Attempt blocked. Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86' Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86' Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
85' Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Jacob Christensen (1. FC Köln).
84' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
84' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Dietz replaces Benno Schmitz.
83' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman replaces Mitchell Weiser.
83' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borré replaces Marvin Ducksch.
83' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Romano Schmid.
82' Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
81' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
80' Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
80' Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Stage.
77' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
77' Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
76' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
76' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
76' Attempt blocked. Justin Diehl (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Christensen.
75' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
74' Attempt blocked. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is blocked.
74' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Linton Maina.
74' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jacob Christensen replaces Eric Martel.
74' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Julián Malatini.
70' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, SV Werder Bremen 1. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser with a cross.
69' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69' Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
67' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Florian Kainz.
66' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Nick Woltemade.
64' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
64' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62' Delay in match because of an injury Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
61' Attempt missed. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Malatini following a corner.
61' Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
60' Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Eric Martel.
60' Attempt blocked. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Woltemade with a headed pass.
60' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
59' Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a cross.
58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55' Delay in match (1. FC Köln).
54' Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Senne Lynen.
53' Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
52' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Felix Agu.
49' Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Hübers with a headed pass.
48' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48' Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
48' Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Stage with a cross.
45' Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
45'+1' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1' Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
45' Offside, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina is caught offside.
44' Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
44' Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
43' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
40' Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Julián Malatini.
38' Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
36' Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
36' Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
35' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34' Attempt saved. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
33' Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
31' Attempt missed. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic following a fast break.
30' Attempt blocked. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
26' Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
26' Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
25' Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25' Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
23' Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
21' Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21' Foul by Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln).
20' Attempt missed. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
19' Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Benno Schmitz.
18' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
8' Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann is caught offside.
7' Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
4' Foul by Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln).
4' Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2' Attempt saved. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
1' Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
1' Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 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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