Match report from the 1-1 draw against SV Darmstadt 98

First-half highlights:

2nd minute:Njinmah drives down the left wing, and outwits the Darmstadt defender with some nifty footwork in the box. He delivers it to Schmid in the middle, but the Austrian isn't fully anticipating it, and he sends the ball wide with his first-time shot.

8th minute: The Green-Whites take the lead! Christoph Zimmermann’s own goal opens the scoring less than 10 minutes into the first half. Ducksch and Schmid combine down the right, and Werder’s number 20 drives forward. He squares it into the path of an oncoming Njinmah, but the Darmstadt defender comes sliding in and sends it into the back of his own net.

18th minute: Werder are awarded a penalty for a potential foul on Ducksch. However, VAR overrules the decision, and Ducksch is handed a yellow card for diving.

33rd minute: Julian Justvan hits home the equaliser for the visitors. After a turnover of possession, Darmstadt fly down the right and find Justvan on the left-hand side of the box. The midfielder pulls the trigger, and fires the ball underneath Zetterer into the far corner.