Arminia Bielefeld vs Werder Bremen, 2024-25 German Cup, Quarterfinals
· German Cup
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Third-tier Bielefeld upset Werder Bremen to reach German Cup last four
Third division Arminia Bielefeld stunned Bundesliga club Werder Bremen with a 2-1 victory in a major German Cup upset on Tuesday to reach the competition's semi-finals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 3': Foul by Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 3': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 6': Attempt missed. André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser.
 - 7': Foul by Julian Kania (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 7': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 10': Foul by André Silva (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 10': Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 10': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Lukas Kunze is caught offside.
 - 13': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Silva following a fast break.
 - 19': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Leon Schneider.
 - 20': Attempt blocked. André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a headed pass.
 - 21': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 21': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 21': Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 21': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 25': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 25': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 26': Foul by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 26': Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 27': Foul by Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 27': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 28': André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 28': Foul by Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 29': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Christopher Lannert.
 - 30': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Marvin Ducksch because of an injury.
 - 31': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Louis Oppie.
 - 31': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 31': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 32': Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 32': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Jens Stage.
 - 33': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Jens Stage.
 - 33': Attempt missed. Joel Felix (Arminia Bielefeld) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Louis Oppie with a cross following a corner.
 - 34': Foul by Christopher Lannert (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 34': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 35': Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
 - 36': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 36': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 37': Attempt saved. Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
 - 37': Corner, Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
 - 37': Attempt missed. Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
 - 39': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 39': Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 41': Own Goal by Julián Malatini, SV Werder Bremen. Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 0.
 - 43': Foul by André Silva (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 43': Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 44': Foul by Derrick Köhn (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 44': Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
 - 45'+2': First Half ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 0.
 - 45': Second Half begins Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 0.
 - 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Marco Grüll.
 - 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Oliver Burke replaces André Silva.
 - 46': Foul by Joel Felix (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 46': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 46': Joel Felix (Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 47': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross following a set piece situation.
 - 47': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
 - 49': Foul by Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 49': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 51': Delay in match because of an injury Louis Oppie (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 53': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 53': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 53': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
 - 55': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Julian Kania.
 - 56': Goal! Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 1. Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt.
 - 58': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Lukas Kunze.
 - 58': Attempt saved. Christopher Lannert (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marius Wörl with a through ball.
 - 58': Foul by Leon Schneider (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 58': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 59': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 59': Marius Wörl (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 61': Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 61': Lukas Kunze (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 61': Foul by Christopher Lannert (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 61': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 62': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
 - 63': Delay in match because of an injury Roberts Uldrikis (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 66': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Noah Sarenren Bazee replaces Lukas Kunze.
 - 67': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Maximilian Großer replaces Roberts Uldrikis because of an injury.
 - 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 67': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Noah Sarenren Bazee is caught offside.
 - 68': Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 68': Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 68': Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 69': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Joel Felix is caught offside.
 - 70': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
 - 72': Attempt blocked. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a through ball.
 - 72': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Leon Schneider.
 - 76': Attempt blocked. Maël Corboz (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
 - 76': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Maximilian Großer.
 - 77': Attempt missed. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross following a corner.
 - 78': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Marius Wörl is caught offside.
 - 80': Derrick Köhn (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 80': Foul by Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 81': Foul by Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 81': Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 82': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu replaces Derrick Köhn.
 - 82': Foul by Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen).
 - 82': Jonas Kersken (Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jonas Kersken (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 85': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
 - 86': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Noah Sarenren Bazee is caught offside.
 - 87': Offside, Arminia Bielefeld. Noah Sarenren Bazee is caught offside.
 - 88': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
 - 88': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Amos Pieper replaces Julián Malatini.
 - 90': Foul by Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 90': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90': Substitution, Arminia Bielefeld. Joel Grodowski replaces Marius Wörl.
 - 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
 - 90'+2': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser with a cross.
 - 90'+2': Foul by Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 90'+2': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Lannert (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 90'+5': Attempt missed. Stefano Russo (Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
 - 90'+5': Foul by Noah Sarenren Bazee (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 90'+5': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 90'+6': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 90'+6': Foul by Joel Grodowski (Arminia Bielefeld).
 - 90'+6': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Sam Schreck (Arminia Bielefeld) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
 - 90'+7': VAR Decision: No Goal Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 SV Werder Bremen.
 - 90'+8': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+8': Attempt missed. Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Senne Lynen following a set piece situation.
 - 90'+9': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Louis Oppie.
 - 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross.
 - 90'+10': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Maximilian Großer.
 - 90'+10': Second Half ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 1.
 - 0': Match ends, Arminia Bielefeld 2, SV Werder Bremen 1.
 
Statistics
 SVW | 
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 15 | 
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 4 | Offsides | 6 | 
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 | 
| 2 | Saves | 0 | 
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 | 
| 11 | SHOTS | 7 | 
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 | 
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 256 | 
| 432 | Passes | 356 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 | 
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 | 
| 22 | Crosses | 12 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 | 
| 65 | Long Balls | 67 | 
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 | 
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 | 
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 | 
| 19 | Tackles | 20 | 
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 | 
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 64 | 
| 34 | Clearances | 64 | 
Game Information
 Competition: German Cup
 
Venue: SchücoArena
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Attendance: 26,601
Venue: SchücoArena
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Attendance: 26,601
Line-Ups
Arminia Bielefeld (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Kersken (GK) | 
| 3 | Joel Felix  | 
							
| 23 | Leon Schneider | 
| 4 | Louis Oppie | 
| 24 | Christopher Lannert | 
| 6 | Mael Corboz | 
| 21 | Stefano Russo | 
| 8 | Sam Schreck | 
| 7 | Julian Kania | 
| 38 | Marius Worl | 
| 13 | Lukas Kunze | 
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Zetterer (GK) | 
| 4 | Niklas Stark | 
| 3 | Anthony Jung | 
| 22 | Julian Malatini | 
| 17 | Marco Grüll | 
| 6 | Jens Stage | 
| 14 | Senne Lynen | 
| 19 | Derrick Köhn | 
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser  | 
							
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch | 
| 9 | André Silva | 
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