Following the Green Whites victory over Stuttgart, the sentiment around Bremen was of the resurgent play of Thomas Schaaf's men and hope for victory over Dortmund. However those hopes were denied in a very disappointing 1-0 loss at Westfalenstadion.From the start of the match it was clear that BVB was going to take the edge of the match and grind the pace down. Playing behind the ball for much of the match, the home side seemed more committed to adding another draw at home as opposed to a win. Difficult to call an "exciting" match, the Green Whites should have had the lead nine minutes before the break when Mesut Özil crossed to Claudio Pizzaro in-close but his effort rang off the crossbar. After the break Werder lacked an attacking spirit and the hosts took the lead four minutes past the hour when the Sebastian Boenisch was adjudged to bringing down Nelson Valdez in the area the spot was pointed to. Alexander Frei converted with ease and the hosts had a 1-0 lead. Following the goal Thomas Schaaf brought in Daniel Jensen, Martin Harnik und Aaron Hunt looking for the equalizer but as close as they could get they will couldn't find a way past BVB goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller and lost 1-0.
Following the match Klaus Allofs was very straight to the point in criticizing players with the let-up. With the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, Werder must find the instinct of champion to press on towards the trophy.
