Werder secure Nordderby win thanks to Stage brace

TL;DR

Werder Bremen defeated Hamburger SV 3-1 in the Nordderby, with Jens Stage scoring twice after returning from injury. The victory marks Werder's first win in this rivalry since February 2018.

Key points

Werder Bremen won 3-1 against Hamburger SV
Jens Stage scored two goals after returning from injury
Cameron Puertas added a goal in added time
Robert Glatzel scored for HSV
Werder's first Nordderby win since February 2018

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Werder secure Nordderby win thanks to Stage brace

Jens Stage had missed more than a month and was not guaranteed to play the Nordderby. Werder needed him, though, and he stepped up in a big way. With the game tied at 1-1, the Dane unleashed a curling shot from distance to put his side ahead in the 57th minute.

Werder would go on to win 3-1 thanks to Stage's brace and a goal from Cameron Puertas in added time. Robert Glatzel scored the lone HSV goal in a chippy game that saw the visitors reduced to ten men. It marks the first time Werder have won a Bundesliga Nordderby since February 2018.

In the fifth minute, HSV got the first big chance of the game. A free-kick was flicked on to Glatzel, but the 32-year-old's header was just wide.

Two minutes later, Werder recorded the game's first shot on target. Justin Njinmah darted behind the HSV backline, but his shot from a narrow angle was saved easily by Daniel Heuer Fernandes. The HSV goalkeeper was called into action a minute later, making a comfortable save from a Puertas shot.

Disaster struck for Werder in the 13th minute, when a quick free-kick found Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer. His low cross was deflected into the path of Glatzel, who had an easy tap-in to break the deadlock. However, Königsdörffer was offside, and the goal was wiped out.

Königsdörffer continued to cause problems for Werder. In the 26th minute, he eluded Amos Pieper, but his shot curled past the far post. HSV won the ball back on the ensuing goalkick after sloppy play from Mio Backhaus, but Backhaus recovered to make the save from a Fábio Vieira shot.