On 20 May, one of the matches of the 33rd round of the German football championship took place. Werder (Bremen) and Cologne (Germany) met.
German Championship, round 33
Werder (Bremen) v Cologne (Germany) - 1:1 (0-1)
Goal: - S. Tigges (36)
Warnings: D. Ljubicic (12), Weiser (27), L. Bittencourt (33)
In the highly-anticipated Bundesliga match at the Wohninvest WESERSTADION stadium, Werder Bremen hosted FC Koln. The crowds were full of energy and excitement as both teams took to the field. The match kicked off with a rather heated exchange of words between the teams when D. Ljubicicic of Koln received a yellow card in the 12th minute. Soon, M. Weiser of Werder Bremen got a yellow card in the 27th minute, and his teammate L. Bittenkort unfortunately followed his example in the 33rd minute. However, it was in the 33rd minute that D. Ljubicicic of FC Koln was replaced by J. Tilmann. The turning point for FC Koln was S. Tigges's goal in the 36th minute. Everything looked to be shaping up in Koln's favour as they went into the break with the score at 0-1. However, Werder Bremen took the lead in the second half after making a few key substitutions. L. Bittenkort was replaced by R. Schmid and I. Gruev was replaced by K. Gross.
M. Weiser was also replaced by N. Schmidt. FC Koln also made a few changes: S. Tigges was replaced by D. Zielke, D. Limnios came on in place of L. Maina and A. Jung replaced L. Buchanan at Werder Bremen. In the 73rd minute, R. Schmid of Werder Bremen scored the decisive goal to level the score at 1-1. As both teams battled hard to win, there was a tense atmosphere on the pitch. Werder Bremen's J. Stage and L. Buchanan were awarded yellow cards in the 79th and 82nd minutes respectively. In the final minutes of the match, Koln FC player J. Hector was yellow-carded in the 89th minute. The last substitution of the match - M. Daksch from Werder Bremen replaced M. Filipp in the 90th minute. The match ended in a draw, with both teams taking one point each. It was a hard fought game with impressive performances from both sides. The fans left the stadium with excitement, discussing the game and looking forward to the next meeting between these two great teams.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Union - Werder and Cologne - Bayern.
| Werder | Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 14 | Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 4 |
| 10 | Offences | 9 |
| 4 | Corner | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 44% | Possession of the ball | 56% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 400 | Total assists | 510 |
| 311 | Accurate passes | 425 |
| 78% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |