Werder Bremen: Werner's invoice in the closer promotion race

A 2-0 lead after 23 minutes was not enough for the league leader of the 2nd league to make another giant step towards the direct return. SV Werder Bremen bored the game against Holstein Kiel 2: 3 - in a consequent unnecessary way, as a result of two owners and rows of exuberant scoring opportunities for the possibly deciding 3: 1. "It is now important to digest," said Ole Werner.

• Laxes Bremer Defensive behavior
• Werner: "Have been punished ice cold"
• Werder needs "probably the maximum scoring"

A job of the Werder coach, who brought the game again, showed: "In my view, we also have to go 2-0 into the half - we do not do that and ultimately bring the opponent back into play. " Niclas Füllkrug fought an otherwise harmless shot from Holstein attacker Kwasi Okyere wred into his own goal; Previously, the Kiel offensive had actually not appeared.

Laxes Bremer Defensive behavior

Despite this first hit goal, Werder was game -determining even after half -time, the 3-1 was in the air several times. But because his team missed "very good bullet facilities", according to Werner, "we ultimately give the game completely out of hand - which is very disappointing". The trainer clearly complained that before the goals it was 2: 2 and 2: 3, "just about going along with the man and finding a clear assignment".

Werner: "Have been punished ice cold"

Both times, however, the Bremen defensive behavior was far too lax, "and we were punished ice cold for that," the 33-year-old finally summarized: "This is very bitter for us because the game was first for us. But we were first The bottom line is that we have not been wrongly lost because we have remained significantly below our options. " The rough negligence on the offensive and defensive revenge.

And because Werder could not at least secure one point, SV Darmstadt 98 could even push the previous league leader on Saturday evening to the relegation place. FC Schalke 04 pulled back to the Bremern due to the last minute victory in Sandhausen anyway. "You have to look," said Werner, "how the match day ends, then there will be a new situation".

Werder needs "probably the maximum scoring"

The promotion race in the 2nd league "is tight, it remains tight - and in our point of view has become even narrower because we have not managed to score," explained the Bremen coach and at least put up his personal promotion bill: "The fact is That we probably need the maximum points against Aue and Regensburg - if we want to be in the first two places in the first two places. " Schalke and Darmstadt should not all win their remaining games.