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Werder Bremen beats Energie Cottbus in an exciting match
Cottbus, Germany – Werder Bremen secured a 4-1 victory over Energie Cottbus in the first round of the German Cup. The match, played at the LEAG Energie Stadion, was an exciting encounter with several goals and moments of tension.
Werder Bremen dominated possession and had many opportunities to score. K. Topp became the hero of the match, scoring three goals (minutes 32′, 37′, 55′), showcasing his impressive goal-scoring ability. The fourth Werder Bremen goal came through M. Ducksch.
Energie Cottbus fought tenaciously but only managed to score one goal in the 70th minute through H. Rorig, which wasn’t enough to prevent defeat.
The game was punctuated by several yellow cards for both teams. N. Stark of Werder Bremen, M. Pronichev, F. Kusic, and R. Hajrulla of Energie Cottbus received cautions for foul play. The only player to see a red card was R. Hajrulla of Energie Cottbus in the 78th minute.
Match statistics:
* Possession: Energie Cottbus 39%, Werder Bremen 61%
* Shots: Energie Cottbus 6 (3 on target, 3 off target), Werder Bremen 26 (9 on target, 8 off target)
* Corners: Energie Cottbus 5, Werder Bremen 11
* Fouls: Energie Cottbus 14, Werder Bremen 10
* Yellow cards: Energie Cottbus 2, Werder Bremen 2
* Red cards: Energie Cottbus 1, Werder Bremen 0
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Substitutions energie cottbus: at minute 46 D. Pelivan came in and J. Putze went out., at minute 46 D. Slamar came in and T. Campulka went out., at minute 64 M. Krauss came in and P. Halbauer went out., at minute 64 R. Hajrulla came in and M. Pronichev went out., at minute 87 A. Borgmann came in and J. Juckel went out.
Substitutions werder bremen: at minute 60 J. Njinmah came in and K. Topp went out., at minute 61 A. Jung came in and N. Stark went out., at minute 71 O. Deman came in and F. Agu went out., at minute 71 L. Bittencourt came in and J. Stage went out., at minute 87 M. Grull came in and M. Ducksch went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Energie Cottbus
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