62nd minute: The second ball from a corner lands at the feet of Philipp Bargfrede who shoots from distance. Moisander deflects the ball from inside the six-yard box but Schwolow reacts quickly to save.
68th minute: Brilliant defensive work from Gebre Selassie. Ravet plays a ball into the path of Terrazzino who is through on goal but Werder’s right-back gets back to cover and nicks the ball off of the attacker.
69th minute: GOAAAALLL for Werder, 3-1, Philipp Bargfrede! Koch gives the ball away to Bargfrede. His touch lands at the feet of Gondorf who is standing in an offside position. The linesman raises his flag but because Gondorf doesn’t touch the ball and instead leaves it for Bargfrede, he lowers his flag. Bargfrede slams the ball into the net in a similar fashion to Belfodil’s opener. The Freiburg players surround Winkmann and his assistant but the goal stands. Reminder – VAR is only in place in the DFB-Pokal from the quarter finals onwards.
87th minute: Goal for Freiburg, 3-2, Yoric Ravet. Ravet gives Freiburg a lifeline when the game looked over and done with. The Frenchman is played in by Haberer and leaves Pavlenka no chance from ten yards.
90th minute: Werder have got the jitters once again. Kübler has the chance to shoot from a Freiburg corner but Moisander blocks it and the Green-Whites get it clear.
94th minute: Full-time at the Weserstadion. Werder win 3-2 against SC Freiburg!
Summary: SV Werder deservedly reach the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal after a convincing display for most of the game. The Green-Whites made a fast start once again just as in the Mainz game and did not crumble in the second half this time to seal their place in the hat for the next round. Even in the final minutes when Ravet’s goal had made it 3-2, Werder with held SCF’s pressure and ended the year on a high. After a short Christmas break for Florian Kohfeldt’s side, the boys get back to business on 1st January with a training camp in Spain.
