53rd minute: Fabian Frei hits a dangerous effort at the Bremen goal, but Drobny is on hand to deal with it.
54th minute: Werder substitution: Lennart Thy replaces Ousman Manneh, who did very well on his first team debut,
57th minute: Clemens hits a stinging shot from the left wing, but Drobny gets a strong arm behind it to parry it away.
63rd minute: A ridiculous minute of play! Cordoba is through one-on-one with Drobny, but the Werder goalkeeper makes a great save. Immediately afterwards, the home side reclaim the ball and launch a counter of their own, with Gnabry slipping the ball through to Hajrovic, but Jonas Lössl makes an almost identical stop at the other end.
66th minute: Thy gets his first opportunity after coming on, but his shot is blocked.
75th minute: Mainz and coach Martin Schmidt are pushing frantically for the equaliser, but Bremen’s defence is holding strong. Only a quarter of an hour left…
83rd minute: Substitute Holtmann almost gets Mainz back on level terms, but Drobny is commanding as he claims the cross.
86th minute: Goal for Mainz. Just minutes before full time, the visitors are level, Yunus Malli scoring the goal from close range.
88th minute: Referee Wolfgang Stark sends Alexander Nouri to the stands.
90th+1 minute: Harsh. Holtmann attacks the left side and delivers a cross towards the near post. De Blasis attacks the ball and heads it past Drobny to notch what will surely be the winning goal. Unbelievable. Werder lose the points just minutes before the final whistle.
Conclusions: Werder started strongly and were extremely committed under the guidance of interim head coach Alexander Nouri. They fully deserved their lead. Mainz worked hard to get back level immediately after conceding, getting stronger as the game went on. Their equaliser came moments from the end, and the winner in the very final seconds. An extremely bitter end for Werder, who must now wait even longer to earn their first points of the Bundesliga season. The next game will come on Saturday afternoon at home against VfL Wolfsburg.