They’ve taken their first step! Werder are into the second round of the DFB-Pokal after a 6-1 win over Wormatia Worms. Worms had the first chance of the game, but Werder’s class then started to show through. The Green-Whites scored five before half time to set themselves well on the way to victory. Academy-product Johannes Eggestein added another in the second-half, with 6-1 the final score.
Line-up and formation: Head coach Florian Kohfeldt made only one change from the friendly against Villarreal. Milot Rashica dropped to the bench, with Yuya Osako starting alongside Max Kruse and Florian Kainz in a 4-3-3 formation. Maxi Eggestein and Davy Klaassen were tasked with pulling the strings in midfield, in front of Werder veteran Philipp Bargfrede. Kohfeldt stuck with the same defence as last season, with Augustinsson and Gebre Selassie either side of Moisander and Veljkovic in the centre. Jiri Pavlenka started in goal.
HIGHLIGHTS:
4 mins: Worms have the first chance of the game. Glockner puts in a dangerous free-kick, but none of the Wormatia attackers can make contact with the ball.
9 mins: GOAL for SVW – Yuya Osako! Kainz whips a free-kick into a dangerous area and Osako jumps the highest to head Werder into the lead! Perfect start for the Green-Whites.
13 mins: Werder have started to take control of the game, pushing Worms back towards their own goal.
18 mins: Klaassen is having a good game! He gets past a Worms defender and his left-footed shot takes a deflection and hits the crossbar!
21 mins: GOAL! 2-0 SVW – Florian Kainz! What a hit! Augustinsson releases Kainz on the left, he goes past Moos and arrows a shot into the top right-hand corner of the Worms goal from 25 yards out!
25 mins: Werder have a chance for a third, but Worms clear the ball and it comes to nothing.
29 mins: A chance for the hosts! A Worms attacker gets to the ball before Veljkovic, but the linesman’s flag goes up.
31 mins: GOAL! 3-0 to Werder through Philipp Bargfrede! The midfielder wins the ball back with a strong challenge before playing a one-two with Kruse. Bargfrede then finishes with a deft touch over the goalkeeper!
35 mins: Another chance for the hosts. A dangerous ball comes in from the right-hand side but Werder manage to clear.
40 mins: Penalty for Werder! Kruse plays a perfectly-timed ball through to Davy Klaassen, who is hacked down by a defender. Clear penalty.
41 mins: GOAL! 4-0 to Werder – Max Kruse! The ‘keeper dives but the captain’s penalty is straight down the middle.
44 mins: Goal for Worms. Mimbala rises higher than Gebre Selassie in the middle and heads in a free-kick.
45 mins: GOAL for Werder! 5-1! Maxi Eggestein. Radau tries to chest a harmless cross back to his goalkeeper, but Eggestein nips in and scores from close range!
45+1 mins: Halftime in the EWR-Arena. Werder have been well on top in this first half, showing their dominance with five first-half goals!
51 mins: Free kick to Werder. Augustinsson receives the ball in acres of space and hits a bullet towards goal, which Keilmann soehow manages to stop! The parried ball falls to Veljkovic in front of an open goal, but the centre back puts it wide.
57 mins: Dorow picks up the ball off a teammate and makes a run at Theodor Gebre Selassie, yet he can’t get past the Czech. Top defending, Theo!
64 mins: Klaassen finds himself in space and hits a chest-height cross towards Kruse, who is manhandled in the box yet manages to get a shot off. However, his effort sails over the Worms goal.
72 mins: Terrible tackle from Dorow on Käuper. He stamps down on the youngster’s ankle, who’s visibly in a lot of pain.
75 mins: Käuper has to come off after just ten minutes on the pitch. Claudio Pizarro enters the fray to the hysteria of the whole ground.
79 mins: GOAL! Johannes Eggestein makes it 6-1! Jiri Pavlenka recycles the ball quickly to Maxi Eggestein, who drives forward and passes to Kruse on the edge of the box. He scans for options before setting up Johannes Eggestein, who volleys home!
89 mins: Niklas Moisander with a strong header on goal, but Keilmann saves.
90’ +3: Full time.
Summary: SVW sail through into the next round! Goals from Osako, Kainz, Bargfrede, Kruse and one apiece for the Eggestein brothers sealed a 6-1 victory over Worms. Cédrick Mimbala prevented a whitewash with his consolation goal before half time. SVW’s second round DFB-Pokal tie will be played on the 30th or 31st October.
Florian Kohfeldt: “We were really on the ball today and put on an incredibly dominant showing.”
Davy Klaassen: "Getting that early goal was crucial. It allowed us to settle into the game. It was very important for us to make such a convincing start to the season."
Maxi Eggestein: "The first goal opened up the game and made it easier for us. We played some good football, but next week's game against Hannover will be the real test."
Florian Kainz: “I’m delighted to have won the Man of the Match award, but more so because we won with such conviction. We put on a great performance today, especially in the first half. The new lads also slotted into the team really well."
Max Kruse: "We showed from the first minute that we wanted to win and avoid any potential upset. We asserted our dominance right from the start. It was a decent first game of the season. We'll enjoy the win today, but then the focus shifts towards the game against Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga."
Wormatia Worms: Keilmann, Moos, Mimbala, Ihrig, Radau, Afari (56‘ Demir), Korb, Graciotti, Glockner (56’ Volz), Dorow, Burgio (72’ Ferfelis)
SV Werder Bremen: Pavlenka, Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Moisande, Augustinsson, Bargfrede (64‘ Käuper) (75‘ Pizarro), M. Eggestein, Klaassen, Kruse, Kainz, Osako (64’ J. Eggestein)
Referee: Benedikt Kempkes
Goals: 0-1 Osako (9‘), 0-2 Kainz (21‘), 0-3 Bargfrede (31‘), 0-4 Kruse (41‘), 1-4 Mimbala (44‘), 1-5 M. Eggestein (45‘), 1-6 J. Eggestein (79‘)
Attendance: 8,000
