Saturday 31 July 2021
Josh Sargent puts together a double pack
Bremen wins at the last minute in Düsseldorf
It’s a match between Düsseldorf and Bremen at eye level. The Hanseatic League nonetheless lead 2-1 for a long time through their double goal scorer Sargent. Then comes the 94th minute and the dramatic finale begins.
Werder Bremen clinched their first win of the season on the second day of the 2nd Bundesliga after a thrilling final phase. Coach Markus Anfang’s team won 3-2 (1-0) at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday evening. Josh Sargent shone with a double, in stoppage time Maximilian Eggestein (90 + 6) converted a penalty for the decision.
For Bremen it was the first victory in the lower house in more than 40 years. Düsseldorf, on the other hand, suffered the first defeat of the young season after their opening win last week against SV Sandhausen.
The American Sargent shot his Bremen team with a brace (39th and 64th) in front of 12,850 spectators. Rouwen Hennings with his third goal of the season (47th) and Khaled Narey (90th + 4) each equalized. But Bremen countered again by Eggestein.
Düsseldorf is the better team at the beginning
The Düsseldorf team took control of the game early in the rainy weather and had a good double chance after a quarter of an hour. While Edgar Prib’s shot was saved by Bremen goalkeeper Michael Zetterer (17th), Jakub Piotrowski’s head just missed the goal. Bremen only found their way into the game better after around 25 minutes and had the first real opportunity through Niclas Füllkrug (28th).
After changing sides, it was again the Düsseldorfers who started fresher and took control. But Bremen struck again and bit their way into the game thanks to a strong Ömer Topraks.
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