SV Werder Bremen made the league perfect on matchday 33. Not a matter of course for the climber – even if the goal could have been reached much faster.
SV Werder Bremen will also play in the Bundesliga next season.
Getty Images
That there would be a harmonious outcome at the end was not foreseeable during the break when the score was 0:1. There were even whistles when going into the cabins for a rather unimaginative offensive performance by Bremen against Cologne. Whistles that even surprised Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart: “In the first half we were quiet in the stadium when we heard whistles. That was new, I don’t know that, I’ve experienced it differently here before,” said the visiting coach at Sky.
Schmid: “Everyone plays for these moments”
In the end, however, they all hugged each other with the hosts. Since the competition couldn’t win and Werder used a good phase around the 70th minute through Romano Schmid to equalize. “That’s what you play football for. Everyone who is on the football field plays for these moments,” said the scorer, who made Werder’s relegation perfect with his first Bundesliga goal in the 48th game. “You’re happy to keep the class with such an important goal, but it was a complete team effort throughout the season,” said the 23-year-old.
They were happy and relieved at SVW after the final whistle, the mood before and during the game threatened to change a bit due to the many missed match points in the past few weeks. That’s another reason why coach Ole Werner couldn’t show his relief after the final whistle. “I’m too exhausted for that,” the 35-year-old told the club’s website.
Werner’s conclusion: “We managed it together”
“We had our good moments, but also our difficulties. Together we managed it as a club, as a team, as a team. That deserves respect for every single employee, for every player who contributed and everyone around it,” summarized Werner .
With 36 points after 33 games, the Hanseatic League can travel relaxed to Berlin next Saturday. The kick-off in Köpenick is at 3:30 p.m. against Union, who still want to play in the Champions League. All of this was not in the players’ minds shortly after the final whistle on Saturday, at least in the case of central defender Niklas Stark: “We are enjoying it now with the fans who are there, who are celebrating us” – and who are looking forward to another season in the Bundesliga happy.
2023-05-20 17:40:21
#Bremen #celebrates #staying #Respect #contributed
