First-half highlights:
3’: Ilia Gruev finds a gap in the Sandhausen defence and picks out Marvin Ducksch with a pass, who then charges down the wing. However, his shot lands comfortably in the hands of SVS keeper Patrick Drewes.
5’: First booking! Referee Martin Petersen shows Tom Trybull the yellow card for a late challenge on Manuel Mbom.
15’: Sandhausen win back possession and launch a counter-attack, but Felix Agu gets back and across to clear the ball for a corner, and Pavlenka easily claims the ball from the resulting set-piece.
16’: Rapp’s long-range effort which slams the crossbar brings the first real noise from the fans inside the wohninvest WESERSTADION.
23’: Manuel Mbom has a go from the right-hand side of the penalty box. His powerful effort flies through a sea of bodies, and Ducksch is just too far away to get anything on it at the far post.
28’: Romano Schmid receives the ball in the box and clips it into the free-standing Niclas Füllkrug. The striker’s effort doesn’t find the back of the net, unfortunately, and instead goes out for a corner. It falls to Niklas Schmidt from the resulting corner, who decides to have a go from 18 yards, but Drewes is able to stop it.
44’: Sandhausen get another opportunity late in the first half, but Werder stay solid and don’t allow their opponents a clear chance. The away side’s attempted cross goes out for a goal kick.
45’: Big chance before the break! A Werder cross lands on the head of Felix Agu who’s lurking at the back post, but the effort goes straight at Drewes in what was a serious opportunity to take the lead before half time.
