Florian Kainz: “We played really well for the first 25 minutes but we relaxed a bit too much. We were better again in the second half and pressed more. It was a good performance overall and I think we deserved to win.”
Milos Veljkovic: “It is a really important win, especially after the Mainz game. We had the chance to give the fans something to cheer about and we took it. That’s important for us mentally.”
Philipp Bargfrede: “It was a really good reaction from the Mainz game today. We were on it from the first minute and we held on to the lead this time. I said before the game that I was happy that we had another chance today to go into the break on a high. And I am really happy we’re in the quarter finals.”
Ishak Belfodil: “Werder have a lot of history in the DFB-Pokal. Reaching the quarter finals is a present for all the fans. The relief after the victory is huge. I am happy that I could contribute to us going through with the goal and it makes the victory that bit sweeter.”
Florian Kohfeldt: “We started the game perfectly. We were the better team for most of the game and we didn’t take quite a few of our chances. And towards the end we were in a similar situation to the one on Saturday and that shouldn’t have been the case. But today we held on and it is really important irrelevant of the competition. The fans now have that to celebrate but we need to stay focused and can’t get carried away. We are still in the relegation places and we need to prepare well for the second half of the season. It is a great feeling however to be in the hat for the next round.”
Frank Baumann: “The win feels really good, the team stuck to their task and stood firm at tough points in the game. Now we can hopefully take this momentum with us for the second half of the season.”
