BL matchday 8: VfB Stuttgart - Werder Bremen October, 4th 2009 5:30 PM CET [R]

0-1 HT

Deserved lead for us. We are the better team so far, had more and better chances. But Stuttgart had a few also, and remain dangerous.

What I don't like today is that we lose the ball too easily, too many bad passes for my taste. We have to be more concentrated in the second half and try to score the second goal.

Phantastisch!

Half-time stats:
-------------Bremen--Stutts
score----------1-------0---(Pizzaro 1 min.)
poss%-------52.3-----47.7-
shots/on targ-7/2------5/2-
fouls----------8--------8---(Naldo/yellow 26 min)
corners-------4--------3---
offside--------2--------2--

Naldo should be careful with the tackles, he got booked already.

someone post a highlight of Pizza's goal I was out getting coffee.

Really liking Fritz today. He actually has been consistent and very reliable so far this season, hope he keeps it up.

Shocking! Hunt scores on a feed from Ozil...2-0

Haha...brilliant free kick by Özil, cool finish by Hunt! 0-2!

You smart bastard Mesut...

Great timing of the free kick, Stuttgart didn't expect that at all. And how easily he delivers such an accurate cross without moving at all, "aus dem Fußgelenk".

ARGH...Marin very close, that attack deserved a goal. Good save by Lehmann.

Özil much stronger in the second half, Marin dangerous as ever. Träsch or Celozzi doesn't matter. Marin vernascht sie alle...

Bargfrede out Niemeyer in @ 58 min

Another good save by Lehmann. We should be leading more clearly now.

No more yellows OK Peter?

Awsome, Caucau gets a card Hilbert out Elson in and Schieber out and Pogrebniak in 60 min.

Elson for Hilbert, Pogrebnyak for Schieber.

Freekick again...c'mon!

Some great defending by Mertesacker today, better than Naldo today for sure.

The Buli sportscaster is going nuts about the play now...is the game getting ugly now? Crowd sounds ugly!

Not really ugly, no. It's actually a fair game.

But Stuttgart are playing a physical game for sure.

I'm guessing again but Stutti is falling apart.
The sportscaster is obviously a Stuts fan and he's losing it everytime they stall attacks in midfield.

Merte wins every tackle, great performance today.

Marin with an awesome lob after a great pass by Özil, but unfortunately, the goal doesn't count. Supposedly offside. If anything, it was very close.

Good save by Wiese after a chance by Khedira. The first chance Stuttgart had in quite a while.

Good test for Merte today btw. Playing against Pogrebnyak in the second half is a good preparation for the Russia match in a few days. So far, he clearly has Pogrebnyak in his pocket. Hope it will be the same next week.

Rosenberg for Marin.

Great match by Marko, MOTM for me, together with Merte.