AC Milan withstands Werder attacks

Looking to turn their poor run of late Werder went on the attack for goals but could only score once as they played to a 1-1 draw against AC Milan at Weserstadion.

From the opening minute when Diego's corner found a wide open Alexis Tziolis unable to score from close range, the Green-Whiltes were constantly on the doorstep but could not finish. Continuing to attack Hugo Almeida's header was off by a fraction minutes later and it seemed Werder would be unable to get a break. After squandering opportunities the visitors took the lead with nine minutes remaining in the half when Mathieu Flamini crossed to Filippo Inzaghi who beat Tim Wiese for the 1-0 lead.

At the restart Hugo Almeida and Diego went close three times before the hour but still had nothing to show for their efforts. However the draw was salvaged six minutes before time when Daniel Jensen’s long ball was headed-on by Hugo Almeida to Diego, who controlled the ball with his chest and struck it past Dida from close range to make it 1-1. Looking for the win, Bremen nearly found it before the end when Massimo Ambrosini’s heading clearance struck the AC crossbar but it went clear and the exciting match ended with a 1-1 draw.