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!