SV Werder Bremen ran out as winners in their penultimate friendly of the season after beating sixth-division side BV Garrel 8-0 in front of 3,100 spectators at the Goldschmaus-Stadion. Ole Werner opted to put out an XI comprised mainly of first team players to compete in the first half, after which a number of U19s were given their chance to shine for the Green-Whites.
First-half highlights:
8th minute: GOAL!! A corner is cleared as far as Lynen on the edge of the box, who fires the ball towards the target. His effort is almost cleared off the line, but the referee blows his whistle to confirm Werder’s opener.
11th minute: It’s two! Kownacki receives the ball in the area and slots it calmly into the bottom corner.
19th minute: Ducksch nets Werder’s third! Scheffler squares it to an unmarked Ducksch, who is able to bury it with ease to put SVW three up.
35th minute: That’s four! Werder’s number 7 delivers a cross into the middle, where Woltemade is waiting to nod it past the Garrel keeper.
42nd minute: The Green-Whites bag another! Bohmann puts in a strong block to deny Ducksch, but the ball finds Werder’s striker again and he taps it home to up the advantage to five.
Second-half highlights:
64th minute: GOAL!! Ranon chips the ball into the path of Adeh, who runs forward and leaps into the air to head home Werder’s sixth of the evening.
77th minute: It’s seven! Hansen-Aarøen spots Musah’s run and chips it into him. The youngster reaches the ball before Garrel’s keeper can clear it, takes a touch forward, and strikes it into an empty net.
81st minute: Hansen-Aarøen makes it eight! The Norway U21s player uses his fast feet to outwit a Garrel defender in the penalty area before chipping the ball over the keeper!
90th minute +1: Full-time - Werder win their friendly against BV Garrel 8-0!
SV Werder Bremen: Zetterer (46' Dos Santos Haesler) - Stark (46' Bellmann), Friedl (46' Malatini), Jung (46' Schmetgens) - Scheffler (46' Lindhorst), Lynen (46' Alvero), Agu (46' Hathaway) - Stage (46' Adeh), Woltemade (46' Ranon) - Kownacki (46' Musah), Ducksch (46' Hansen-Aarøen)
Goals: 0-1 Lynen (8'), 0-2 Kownacki (11'), 0-3 Ducksch (19'), 0-4 Woltemade (35'), 0-5 Ducksch (42'), 0-6 Adeh (64'), 0-7 Musah (77'), 0-8 Hansen-Aarøen (81')
Referee: Sebastian Lampe
Attendance: 3,100
“There were a few nice goals, and the U19 boys also did really well. But the result wasn’t the most important thing today - it was more about proving what we can do to the spectators in the region. We also saw everyone come onto the pitch at the end, which just shows what a successful evening it was, particularly for the local club.”
