Highlights
90'
+ 5
Bremen delight !
It's all over ! Tobias Kempe had a late chance to level for Darmstadt with a header that sailed over. Werder have taken a big three points against their promotion rivals here, Niclas Füllkrug's second half goal proving the difference. Werder join St. Pauli at the top of the standings.
Full-time
90'
+ 4
Woltemade makes room
Woltemade looks to dance his way through, and he does so, but his shot is beaten away by Schuhen.
90'
+ 1
Substitution
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
88'
Darmstadt's late push
The visitors are in hail Mary pass territory. Werder are poised on the counter. We're all set for a big finale.
84'
Substitution
83'
Dinkci makes way
Dinkci heads off to warm applause from the Werder fans. A top evening's work and a goal assist for the 20-year-old forward.
83'
Substitution
82'
Hosts hit the post !
Schmid looks like he's won it with a low shot that has Schuhen beaten, but the woodwork saves Darmstadt.
80'
Substitution
78'
Manu gets through
Oooh, Braydon Manu was in for Darmstadt there. The substitute's shot was well saved by the alert Pavlenka. But it turns out Manu was offside. Still, a warning for Werder.
Will Werder hold on
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73'
Rapp makes way
Nicolai Rapp has put in a shift here and hobbles off, socks down around his shins, to be replaced by Ilia Gruev.
73'
Substitution
68'
Müller in the book
The slippery Dinkci looks to go past Müller, who is resorted to dragging back his opponent on the left side of the area. The ref immediately whips out a yellow card.
66'
Darmstadt changes
Lilies' coach Lieberknecht makes a triple swap. His side are still well in this and have had the possession, if not the chances, to believe a comeback is possible.
65'
Substitution
65'
Substitution
65'
Substitution
63'
Schuhen to the rescue
Jannik Müller has absolutely no idea where the ball is bouncing towards and with Dinkci prowling, that looks ominous. The forward pounces on the error and heads for goal. Schuhen is there to make the save.
62'
Skarke off target
Tim Skarke skies a shot that about sums up Darmstadt's mood right now: playing with ten and a goal behind. Reinforcements are coming from the bench ...
56'
High-scoring Lücke
Werder's opener was Füllkrug's 14th goal of the season, lest we forget. Lücke just spurned another chance to add one more as Bremen take full control of this game now.
55'
Schmidt has a go
The Bremen fans are in full voice but still manage a shout of, 'ooohhh' as Schmidt cracks one over the bar.
52'
Werder in front !
And there it is. A relatively straightforward build up and Werder are suddenly a man over in attack. The ball moves left to Dinkci who lifts a pass to the far post where Füllkrug is waiting to finish.
Werder eyeing lead
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Kick-off!
45'
+ 2
We're off again ...
Werder get us back underway. WIth so much at stake here, its's impossible to predict which way this game will go.
45'
+ 2
All square at the break
What a half of football that was ! Breathtaking stuff with chances at both ends, the best arguably falling to Werder. Darmstadt are down to ten following Gjasula's straight red, but the Lilies are very much alive in this thrilling contest.
Half-time
45'
+ 1
More Schuhen heroics
Agu fancies one from distance and arcs a high shot that is dipping in, until that man Schuhen gets a solid hand on it to save the day for Darmstadt once again.
43'
Double chance !
A ball over the top finds Schmidt who manages to direct past Schuhen and against the base of the post! Dinkci approaches ffor the follow up but his effort hits Schmidt and the two look at each other in frustration.
40'
No way through
Die Grün-Weißen have been camped in Darmstadt's final third for the past five minutes but
Torsten Lieberknecht's side are defending resolutely here.
34'
Darmstadt come again
Seydel diverts narrowly off target from Holland's centre. Down to ten the visitors may be, but Darmstadt are not sitting back here.
31'
Füllkrug and Schuhen meet again
Füllkrug is again denied by Schuhen. This game is full throttle now.
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
29'
Mehlem pass goes awry
Darmstadt break and it's suddenly two on two. Marvin Mehlem has options but his final pass has too much on it and the opportunity is gone.
27'
Füllkrug chance !
The Werder forward is played in and finds himself one-v-one with Schuhen. The keeper saves, knocking the ball back against Füllkrug and looking on is it spins harmlessly wide. That was close.
24'
Gjasula sees red
The referee took a good look at that. Gjasula went in on Schmid studs up at the knee and can have few complaints. Darmstadt down to ten.
22'
Gjasula in trouble
Gjasula brings down Schmid and is shown a yellow. But wait, the referee has been called to look at this ...
20'
SituationNo red card
ReviewFoul?
DecisionRed card
18'
Rhythm set
This game had taken on the pattern of slow-slow-quick-quick-slow, adding to the intrigue. Werder still with the best opportunity to open the scoring. You feel the next chance is not far away.
13'
Schuhen outsmarts Dinkci
Suddenly Werder are in, Füllkrug with a sweet assist in for Dinkci who tries to knock it past the advancing Schuhen. The Darmstadt keeper knew what the forward was trying there and makes the save look relatively straightforward in the end.
10'
Pavlenka in the zone
Pavlenka is the busier of the two keepers, with the Czech this time coming out to gather ahead of the leaping Seydel. Decent start, this, from the visitors.
8'
Skarke has a go
The Darmstadt No.27 fancies his chances on the spin and darts a low shot at the target which fizzes wide. Pavlenka had that one covered.
5'
Testing times
Plenty of noise, but we await the game's first big chance. Both sides just passing it around calmly, feeling each other out.
1'
Game on !
The action is underway at the Weserstadion. Settle in ....
Kick-off!
1:06
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YOUNG BREMEN TEAM
Toprak, Bittencourt, Weiser and Friedl are all absent for the hosts today through either injury or illness, robbing Bremen of their experienced backbone. As such today's team is the youngest ever under head coach Werner at 25.9 years old.
BREMEN STARTING XI
Pavlenka - Rapp, Veljkovic, Jung - Groß - Mbom, Schmidt, Schmid, Agu - Füllkrug, Dinkci
BREMEN SUBS
Zetterer, Park, Mai, Straudi, Chiarodia, Schönfelder, Gruev, Assale, Woltemade
DARMSTADT STARTING XI
Schuhen - Bader, Müller, Isherwood, Holland (c) - Skarke, Kempe, Gjasula, Mehlem - Seydel, Tietz
DARMSTADT SUBS
Behrens, L. Pfeiffer, Honsak, Karic, Sobiech, Manu, Riedel, Celic
HELLO AND WELCOME
What a treat we have in store today as promotion-chasing duo Bremen and Darmstadt lock horns in what could be a decisive game in the Bundesliga 2 title race. Stay tuned for build-up and live updates!