Riding the wave of optimism after soundly defeating Eintracht Frankfurt, the Green Whites were dealt a 1-0 defeat at the hands of a tough Karlsruhe SC squad. To some the end result is a surprise but this should be expected from KSC as they have shown in successive weeks against Bayer Leverkusen, Energie Cottbus, BVB, Hannover and now Werder that they are not a side that will accept relegation with ease. In their typical manner, with their vocal fans behind them they taught Werder what playing with heart means. The match started fast for Werder with Claudio Pizarro clanging the post with a shot less than thirty seconds in but following that foray the hosts settled in to strong defensive display. On the opposite end of the pitch up and comer Sebastian Freis, who Joachim Löw should be giving more of a look, was a constant problem, missing with a subtle chip over Tim Wiese and another saved only by the efforts of Naldo. With the match appearing like it was headed for Edmund Becker made a key move bringing in Australian national Joshua Kennedy for Edmond Kapllani, a signal that KSC was not satisfied with the draw. With seven minutes remaining Wildparkstadion rose to its feet as Timo Staffeldt effort was redirected on by Stefan Buck. To add embarrassment to the result, in the final moments of the match Claudio Pizarro was shown a straight red for violent conduct.
