Theodor Gebre Selassie (30th minute), Joshua Sargent (32nd) and Jean-Manuel Mbom (60th) rewarded a clear performance by the Bundesliga club with their goals. At the back Werder hardly allowed anything and at the front they were much more dangerous than the ambitious but, as so often this season, disappointing second division from Lower Saxony. in the DFB-Pokal, the Bremer go into the next year as one of the last 16, in the Bundesliga with a lead of eight points on a direct relegation place. “Mega Damage” said Hanover’s defender Timo Hübers after the game on the Sportschau microphone, “But in the cup against a top-class opponent there is more to it, including a bit of luck. Sobering, but already deserved victory for Bremen.” “I am very happy that we made it further”said Gebre Selassie of ARD, “Werder have a lot of tradition in the cup. We want to achieve a lot.”
Conciliatory end of the year for Werder
For the extremely turbulent 2020, in which the club almost relegated and was hit particularly hard by the loss of income from the Corona crisis, this is a conciliatory conclusion. Werder had to forego the two defenders Ömer Toprak (hit on the Achilles tendon) and Marco Friedl (thigh problems) for a short time in this game. For them, captain Niklas Moisander and Milos Veljkovic came into action. Both were rarely challenged on the defensive and therefore also occasionally put themselves in the limelight. The veteran Moisander from Finland, who is rarely considered this season, prepared the second Bremen goal with his beautiful solo.
The same was true for right-back Gebre Selassie, who had the best chance of the game until then (27th). Shortly after the break, Werder’s loan player Tahith Chong missed a double chance to make it 3-0 (48th). That kept the meanwhile somewhat brash hosts in the game for a few minutes. Shortly thereafter, Timo Hübers missed the first good opportunity for Hanover after a corner kick (51). A little later everything was decided.
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