SV Werder Bremen fell to a 3-2 defeat in a friendly against second-division side SC Preußen Münster on Thursday evening. The Green-Whites were unable to hold on to their 2-0 half-time lead, as the hosts scored three goals after the break. Justin Njinmah (7') and Julian Malatini (26') got on the scoresheet for SVW, with new signing Derrick Köhn contributing his first assist on his first start for the club.
Line-up and formation: New signing Derrick Köhn made his first start for the Green-Whites against SC Preußen Münster. Amos Pieper also returned to the matchday squad for the first time since suffering a muscle injury that has so far seen him sidelined for the first fixtures of the 2024/25 season.
Starting line-up: Kolke - Deman, Jung, Ducksch, Weiser, Bittencourt, Njinmah, Köhn, Malatini, Alvero, Friedl
Bench: Zetterer, Stark, Pieper, Lynen, Sato, Agu, Nankishi, Adeh
First-half highlights:
3rd minute: The hosts win possession as Kyerewaa drives forward and releases a shot from a tight angle. However, his attempt goes wide of the target.
7th minute: Werder take the lead! New signing Köhn is able to deliver a cross into the box that's met by Njinmah, who powers home the opener with ease.
9th minute: Werner's side lose possession while attempting to move up the pitch. The hosts are able to drive forward to the edge of the box, where Mees is able to get off a shot after combining with Bazzoli – fortunately, he sends it wide.
17th minute: Münster with the ball and look to play it quickly up the left flank. Friedl is unable to clear it, as Mees is able to lay the ball off to a teammate. The resulting shot is blocked and heads out for a corner.
26th minute: The Green-Whites maintain possession after a corner, as Bittencourt sends an arching cross into the box. It's met at the far post by Malatini, who heads in to double Werder's advantage.
31st minute: Preußen Münster counter quickly, as Makridis gets on the end of a long pass up the pitch. He receives it and looks to take a shot on the turn, only narrowly missing the top corner of the net.
38th minute: Njinmah has a go from range, but his shot is deflected out for a corner. The hosts are able to clear the resulting corner-kick.
Second-half highlights:
51st minute: Preußen Münster are able to drive down the left flank and deliver a ball into the middle of the park, but Kolke is there to catch the cross.
63rd minute: Bouchama brings the ball into the box on the left-hand side before cutting it back to Preißinger. He takes it on the volley, sending an arching shot towards goal that flies over Kolke before bouncing into the back of the net.
79th minute:Lynen is able to dribble out of the Werder half and finds Alvero, who then lays it off for Agu on the wing. His cross picks out Sato, but the attack is cut short as the linesman's flag is up.
83rd minute: The hosts are awarded a free kick near the half-way line and take it quickly. It sails high over the defence, as Malatini looks to head it back to Kolke. A miscommunication with the keeper sees the ball fly into the empty net instead.
84th minute: Kolke misplaces a pass while attempting to build up from the back. Preußen Münster take possession, as Fridjónsson reacts quickly to get off a shot. Kolke slips while attempting to get to it, and has to watch as it hits the back of the net.
90th minute +1: Full time. SVW fall to a 3-2 friendly defeat against SC Preußen Münster.
Summary: Despite a clinical first half that saw the Green-Whites take a 2-0 lead with them into the half-time break, the team were unable to build on this performance after the change of ends. Münster continually posed a threat and were able to get back into the game due to mistakes on the part of the visitors, ultimately winning 3-2.
SV Werder: Kolke - Malatini, Friedl (46' Stark), Jung (46' Pieper) - Weiser (46' Agu), Alvero, Bittencourt, Köhn (70' Lynen) - Njinmah (46' Sato), Ducksch (46' Nankishi), Deman
SC Preußen Münster: Schenk - Kirkeskov, Frenkert, Paetow, Ter Horst (59' Korte) - Makridis, Lorenz, Hendrix, Bazzoli - Kyerewaa (59' Kok), Mees (46' Bouchama, Deters, Fridjonsson, Preißinger, Koulis, Bolay)
Goals: 0-1 Njinmah (7'), 0-2 Malatini (26'), 1-2 Preißinger (63'), 2-2 Malatini (81' OG), 3-2 Fridjonsson (84')
Referee: Dr. Florian Exner
Attendance: 5,013
