At the eight time of asking, he finally did it! Serge Gnabry scored his first goal at the Weser-Stadion against 1. FC Köln on matchday 15 of the Bundesliga. All five of Gnabry’s previous goals were scored on the road. “It was a nice feeling. I’m happy that I was able to help us secure a point,” explained Gnabry after the game.
The 21-year-old was on target with a long-range effort, aided by Köln keeper Thomas Kessler who let the ball slip through his hands. “What matters is that the ball went in,” said manager Alexander Nouri on the goal. “It was still quite far to the goal, but I heard Lamine shout that I should take the shot and just went for it,” recalls Gnabry, who brought Werder back into the game.
“It was important to get the equaliser before half-time,” believes Nouri, who also defended his top-goal-scorer for losing the ball at times in the first half. “Taking on players is what we demand from him. Even if he gets loses possession, he comes back and tries to do it again. His courage was rewarded with his goal, which certainly helped us today,” explained Nouri.
After Darmstadt and Hamburg, this was the third time Gnabry secured a point for Werder with a goal. But the Germany international was not willing to be known as Werder’s life insurance. “Every goal is important for me, but the team is more important. I’m just happy if we can keep performing like this.” Despite his modesty, his six goals from his first 15 Bundesliga appearances are an impressive achievement. Gnabry will be hoping to bring more joy to Werder fans in the second half of the season.
