Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund stay unbeaten with win over Werder Bremen

Julian Brandt's second-half goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over a disciplined Werder Bremen at home on Friday that sent them provisionally top of the Bundesliga.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 6': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
• 6': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
• 6': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
• 7': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
• 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jens Stage.
• 11': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
• 11': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 13': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
• 14': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a cross following a corner.
• 14': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
• 17': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
• 20': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
• 20': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 24': Attempt saved. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 24': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
• 24': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
• 26': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mitchell Weiser.
• 28': Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
• 28': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 30': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
• 31': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 32': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
• 35': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jens Stage.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
• 39': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
• 40': Hand ball by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
• 44': Dawid Kownacki (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
• 44': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
• 45'+1': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
• 45'+1': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
• 48': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
• 48': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
• 53': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 53': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
• 53': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus following a corner.
• 57': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
• 57': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 58': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
• 58': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jens Stage.
• 59': Attempt blocked. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Deman.
• 59': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Stage.
• 61': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Marco Reus.
• 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaïni replaces Marius Wolf.
• 66': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
• 66': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can with a through ball.
• 68': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Dawid Kownacki.
• 68': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
• 69': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jens Stage following a fast break.
• 72': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
• 72': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 73': Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
• 73': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
• 75': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Donyell Malen.
• 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
• 80': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Giovanni Reyna.
• 81': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen).
• 81': Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Romano Schmid.
• 82': Attempt saved. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Stage.
• 83': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
• 83': Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
• 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
• 87': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
• 87': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borré replaces Anthony Jung.
• 88': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
• 90': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Julian Brandt.
• 90'+1': Foul by Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen).
• 90'+1': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
• 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
• 90'+4': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
• 90'+4': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
• 90'+5': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
• 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.