DFB Cup

Round 1

LSK Lüneburg Lüneburger SK Hansa - SVW Bremen Werder Bremen

Lüneburg Lüneburger SK Hansa

Bremen Werder Bremen

76'
L. Reis
53'
N. Füllkrug

11'
J. Stage

Millerntor-Stadion(29,330 Spectators)

Fabienne Michel

Full-time: Lüneburger SK Hansa 0-3 Werder Bremen

Bremen were in control throughout as they took an early lead to make it 1-0 and never looked back. A second-half penalty gave them breathing space before Reis fired in a third to put the result beyond doubt.

Full-time

End of second half

88'

Narrowly over

Itten meets a good cross into the box, but he can only head over the bar.

84'

Substitution

Salim Musah

Jens Stage

79'

Substitution

Max Ratzeburg

Nevio Scheuer

79'

Substitution

Stefan Wolk

Julien Gründker

The third strike

Reis receives the ball from a throw-in, goes past two opponents and shoots. His shot is deflected and loops into the roof of the net. That is surely the final nail in the coffin.

76'

Ludovit Reis

GOAL!

0:3

Assist:M. Grüll

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

7 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

79.17 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

17.86 m

73'

Substitution

Marco Grüll

Justin Njinmah

Füllkrug is back

The striker scores on his comeback.

62'

Substitution

Bo Weishaupt

Lenny Borges

62'

Substitution

Nick Tappe

Raphael Thinius

60'

Substitution

Cedric Itten

Niclas Füllkrug

57'

Substitution

Malte Meyer

Tjark Dörr

Comeback goal

Füllkrug steps up and shoots to the left. The goalkeeper had gone to the right.

53'

Niclas Füllkrug

GOAL!

0:2

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

109.81 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

52'

Penalty to Bremen

Stage weaves his way into the box before going to ground over a loose leg. Bremen can give themselves a bit of breathing space now.

46'

Back underway

The ball is moving once again.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Paul Erevbenagie

Samuel Mbangula

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Chuki

Senne Lynen

Half-time: Lüneburger SK Hansa 0-1 Werder Bremen

Bremen are leading at the Millerntor and have dominated proceedings. Nevertheless, the score is only 1-0, and Bremen haven't found it too easy to create openings. However, the hosts have been unable to make any progress going forward.

Half-time

44'

Yellow card

Niclas Füllkrug

42'

Lacking the final touch

Bremen keep looking to push forward. However, they are rarely managing to get in behind the last line of defence.

38'

Njinmah denied

The Bremen forward works some shooting space, but his effort is well saved.

31'

Lynen fires over

The Bremen midfielder has space on the edge of the box, but he can only drive an effort over the bar.

17'

One-way traffic

Bremen are dominating proceedings and look keen to add to their lead.

16'

Decent effort

Mbangula sends a dipping free-kick over the wall that forces Exner into a save.

The favourites lead

A corner from Deman is headed in by Stage.

11'

Jens Stage

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:O. Deman

Goal probability

7 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.04 m

Bremen at the Millerntor

The favourites are going straight on the attack here and want to make their mark quickly. However, the first corner from Mbangula comes to nothing for now.

Kick-off

Can Bremen live up to their role as favourites?

Kick-off!

Füllkrug and Reis start

Daniel Thioune had left it open, but it's now confirmed that returnee Niclas Füllkrug (pictured) starts for Bremen. In addition, Ludovit Reis, who was signed from Club Brugge, also makes his full debut.

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Formation:4-3-3

Starting line-up: Lüneburger SK Hansa

Formation:5-4-1

Werder Bremen's cup history

Between 2017/18 and 2020/21, Bremen reached at least the quarter-final of the cup every season. Since then, they've only gone as far as the quarters once, when they lost to Arminia Bielefeld in 2024/25. They then lost to Bielefeld again the following season, but this time in the first round.

Debut for Füllkrug?

Bremen coach Daniel Thioune has left the chance of the returning striker being involved still open. He says he has "not yet made a final decision on which striker or strikers will be on the pitch, simply because far too much is happening day by day."

DFB Cup spot sealed with penalty drama

In the final of the Lower Saxony regional cup, Lüneburg found themselves 0-3 down against Bersenbrück at half-time. After the break, they showed tremendous character, first levelling at 3-3 before winning the penalty shootout. The hero of the day was goalkeeper Arne Exner, who saved three penalties.

Daniel Thioune on facing Lüneburger Hansa

"As long as we leave the pitch as winners, we will get a small sense of achievement. We went about our preparations very carefully, by finding out everything there is to know about Lüneburg. We watched two of their matches in full and analysed the details. We don't want any surprises and want to rule out the possibility that this match of the season for Lüneburg could also become the worst match of the season for us. That must not happen."

Tarek Gibbah on facing Werder Bremen

"From every position, the centre must be closed down. It cannot happen that a quality central midfielder of theirs is allowed to turn in front of our defence - then we will be almost done for. This match has been looming over everything for weeks. I have no desire for us to be blown out of the stadium!"

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