Highlights from the first half:
4th minute: Guirassy gets the first chance and shoots a good 20 yards from the Werder goal. Pavlenka catches well.
9th minute: Pavlenka receives the ball from a back pass and hits the ball with his standing foot when clearing. Stuttgart cannot capitalise, however, and Pavlenka saves well.
15th minute: Now for Werder: Schmidt lays off Bittencourt excellently, who hits the ball well, but Müller is up to the task and makes the save.
16th minute: Füllkrug is given the ball and comes down the right-hand side. His cross to Jung is good, but a Stuttgart player manages to get in the way of the shot and clears.
26th minute: Füllkrug sends the ball to Schmidt, who goes down in the penalty area. The Werder players appeal for a penalty, while referee Willenborg lets play carry on.
36th minute: The ball is in the back of the net for Werder! Jung crosses the ball perfectly to Füllkrug, who just has to head in. The referee, however, blows the whistle just before for a foul committed by Füllkrug.
38th minute: Anton takes the ball boldly to the Bremen goal and hits the ball just over the crossbar.
39th minute: An Ito free kick is blocked and goes for a corner, which is cleared. Schmidt then reacts quickly, stealing the ball from a Stuttgart player and picking up the pace. He is brought down on the edge of the penalty area, and the resulting free kick from Ducksch goes only just wide of the post.
45th+1 minute: Führich and Pfeiffer combine well to get through the Werder back line and are denied by a fantastic Pavlenka save. The resulting corner comes to Pfeiffer, who heads over the bar.
