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We thank 42 100 spectators for staying at home. thanks for your
Bremen’s stadium announcer Arnd Zeigler at halftime (via dpa)
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Leverkusen stays on the pusher
Just under 20 minutes before the end of the game, Leverkusen largely has control of the game. So far, Werder has not played the few chances for a number of opponents too badly.
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Leverkusen increased
After just under an hour, Leverkusen made it 3-1 – the Bremen team conceded the next header. This time Mitchell Weiser nods the ball into the net after Moussa Diaby served it from the left.
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The usual picture
Everything looks very similar on the lawn again in the first round: Leverkusen dominates the possession of the ball, puts pressure and tries to adjust Bremen.
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Difficult to hold: Charles Aranguiz and Bayer Leverkusen put pressure on.
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Go on
The players are back, the referee and his assistants anyway, so things can go on in Bremen. Opened, the ball rolls.
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Everything calm about the stadium
During the ghost game in the Bundesliga between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, the feared fan gatherings in front of the stadium failed to materialize on Monday evening. Half a dozen police cars were deployed around the Weser Stadium. At least until the kick-off there was nothing for the officials to do. “Everything is super quiet. No special occurrences so far, “ said a police spokeswoman half an hour before the game started.
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You may: Security staff and players are allowed in front of the Bremen stadium.
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Bremen politicians view ghost games more critically than in other federal states. “It is gratifying that the fans have adhered to the ban on the meeting. But you shouldn’t praise the day before evening, “ said the Bremen senator Ulrich Mäurer only on Monday morning, despite the almost smoothly running of all Bundesliga games on this first match day after the corona virus break. (dpa)
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Halftime in Bremen
Referee Tobias Stieler blows into his pipe, the first 45 minutes are over. After a pretty lively game, especially in the last 20 minutes, Leverkusen leads 2-1 at the Bremen team.
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Leverkusen takes the lead again
But now it’s all about Bremen. Just a few moments later there is a free kick from the right for Leverkusen. The cross comes from Kerem Demirbay, and again it is Kai Havertz in the six yard box who pushes the ball over the line with his head. Three goals in five minutes – 2-1 for Leverkusen against Bremen.
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Werder strikes back immediately
But Leverkusen’s leadership only lasted for a short time: Immediately afterwards there was a corner for Werder, Leonardo Bittencourt brought it inside, and then Theodor Gebre Selassie was on hand to direct the ball for the Bremen equalizer. It’s that quick.
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Havertz scores, Leverkusen 1-0 up front
After half an hour, Leverkusen’s pressure pays off. Moussa Diaby asserts himself on the right, his flank comes precisely to the five-meter space, and Kai Havertz can nod off there completely freely. 1-0 for the favorite.
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On top: Kai Havertz scores 1-0.
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Leverkusen presses
The first quarter of an hour will soon be played in the Weser Stadium. Bayer Leverkusen pushes Bremen deep into its own half, but has yet to achieve anything worth mentioning. Accordingly, it is 0: 0.
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Here we go
The last encounter of the first ghost match day in the Bundesliga is on. Leverkusen kick off, the ball rolls through the empty Weser stadium.
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Youngest Bundesliga debutant at Leverkusen
The 17 year old Florian Wirtz celebrates his debut in the Bundesliga in the Bayer Leverkusen game at Werder Bremen on Monday evening. The offensive midfielder is in the starting line-up of coach Peter Bosz for the game at 8.30pm in the Weserstadion. Wirtz is the youngest debutant in Leverkusen’s Bundesliga history.
At the brakes veteran Philipp Bargfrede is back on the field for the first time this year. The 31-year-old had to pass for weeks due to a calf injury before the corona virus break. Marco Friedl plays for the injured Ludwig Augustinsson in the back left of the defense chain. (dpa)
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Bremen police have no evidence of fan meetings
The Bremen police are not expecting fan gatherings in front of the Weserstadion this Monday at SV Werder’s Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen. “The police and the regulatory office will be deployed around the Weser Stadium today. However, there is no concrete evidence that fans will gather in front of or in the vicinity of the Weser Stadium, “ it said in a message on Monday.
“If, contrary to expectations, accumulations do occur, they will not be tolerated. Violations of the Corona ordinance are documented and corresponding administrative offense proceedings are initiated, ”it said. The police also appealed to the fans: “Watch the game at home!” The game begins at 8.30 p.m. and is broadcast by the Dazn streaming service. (dpa)
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Bremen interior senator Mäurer: “Don’t praise the day before the evening”
Despite the first experiences of the weekend, the Bremen senator Ulrich Mäurer remains at ghost games in the Bundesliga still skeptical. “It is gratifying that the fans have adhered to the ban on the meeting. But one should not praise the day before evening, ” the SPD politician said on Monday to the German press agency.
For Werder Bremen’s home game against Bayer Leverkusen on Monday evening (8:30 p.m. / Sky), this means in concrete terms: “The police will be on site,” said Mäurer, to prevent possible fan gatherings in front of the Weser Stadium. However, he has no concerns about playing the game: “Every ban requires a legal basis. As things stand today, there is no evidence of a larger cluster for Bremen. In this respect, the game can take place. “
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Another skeptic: Bremen’s senator Ulrich Mäurer thinks little of the continuation of the season in the Bundesliga.
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The 68-year-old bricklayer is a keen critic of the German Football League on many issues. He called the continuation of the Bundesliga season during the coronavirus pandemic an “unspeakable signal” last week. In the event that fan gatherings in front of the Weser Stadium should occur around the games without spectators, In a “mirror” interview, the interior senator even threatened to cancel games in Bremen. “If a lot of fans come and then do not comply with the distance rules, this would have consequences for the next game,” said Mäurer. (dpa)
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It’s always a kind
Former Werder manager Willi Lemke told Radio Bremen (via dpa)
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No penalties for goal celebrations possible
Referee lecturer Lutz Wagner appealed to the personal responsibility of the football professionals when celebrating the goal in coronavirus times and referred to the fact that the referees have no sanction options like yellow cards in case of too close physical contact. “The recommendation to keep your distance and avoid physical contact is only in the hygiene recommendations of the DFL, it is not part of the rules,” Wagner told the “kicker” on Monday.
Therefore it can “Do not give personal punishments to players”, emphasized the teacher and referee observer of the German Football Association. On the first Bundesliga matchday after the forced break due to the coronavirus pandemic had especially cheered Hertha BSC players in the 3-0 win at 1899 Hoffenheim without physical contact.
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The referees can only act preventively and inform the players of their own responsibility.
Lutz Wagner
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In the current ghost games without spectators the referees would also have to change their behavior, said Wagner. “There are usually occasions when the referee puts a hand on a player’s shoulder or speaks to him from a short distance. He shouldn’t do that now, ” said the 56-year-old. (dpa)
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Explosive game on Monday evening
The first Monday evening game after the corona virus break is both sporty and politically explosive. Because the penultimate Werder Bremen not only urgently needs three points against Bayer Leverkusen in the relegation battle (Monday, 8.30 p.m. / Dazn). Werder also wants to provide evidence that the continuation of the Bundesliga season is not a big risk Bremen’s Senator for the Interior Ulrich Mäurer thinks it is.
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Masked ball: An explosive game is waiting for Werder Bremen.
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Sports director Frank Baumann therefore made another urgent appeal to all Bremen fans not to gather around the game at the Weser Stadium. Otherwise, he hopes: “This interruption can also be an opportunity for us to restart.” (dpa)
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Final whistle in Cologne
It stays in the end in the 2-2 draw. 1. FC Köln lost a 2-0 lead, 1. FSV Mainz 05 secured another point.
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