56th minute: Augsburg have started the second period in a more defensive fashion, sitting back and allowing Bremen more possession.
64th minute: Penalty to Werder! Gnabry shows some very quick feet to evade the challenges of the FCA defenders, he makes his way into the box and is brought down by Kohr and Hinteregger. The referee points to the spot!
65th minute: GOOOOAAAALL! 2-1 to Werder, Max Kruse! Our No. 10 sends Marwin Hitz the wrong way!
76th minute: A great chance to finish the game!! Kruse is again involved, he scoops the ball over the FCA defence but Aron Johannsson, who has just been introduced for Fin Bartels, miscues his volley and the ball rolls wide.
79th minute: GOAL, 2-2, Ja-Cheol Koo. Out of nothing, Werder concede. FCA captain Verhaegh isn’t challenged and puts the ball into the box, Koo gets away from Delaney and finishes from inside the six-yard box.
83rd minute: The hosts now have the momentum after equalising, Max’s free kick almost dips under the bar but Wiedwald gets there just in time to divert the ball over.
86th minute: Serge Gnabry with a free kick from around 23 yards, but Hitz gets across his goal to push the ball wide.
90th minute: GOAL, 3-2 to Augsburg, Raúl Bobadilla. Unbelievable. Bobadilla outmuscles Garcia inside the box and fires the ball past Wiedwald, who did get a hand on it but couldn’t keep the ball out.
94th minute: Full time, what a disappointing end.
Summary: Defensively, the couple of absentees affected the Green-Whites, as the SVW back-line often left their opponents with a too much space in the box. Werder grew into the game which was evidenced by the fact they took the lead. However, it was an advantage which didn’t last long as the hosts struck back just a couple of minutes after conceding. The rest of the half was a boxing match as both teams took turns attacking. After the break, despite being the visitors, Werder were the more positive and were rewarded with a goal. The Green-Whites could have extended their 2-1 lead and put the game to bed with a couple of chances. In the end, Nouri’s men were punished for not being clinical enough.
