Football news - Werder Bremen end Eintracht Frankfurt’s unbeaten run with second-half fightback

ByReuters

Published 26/02/2021 at 21:52 GMT

Werder Bremen's United States forward Josh Sargent scored the winner as his struggling side came from a goal down at halftime to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday and hand the visitors a first league defeat of the year. The win moves Werder eight points clear of the relegation zone.

Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt

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Werner Bremen beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday night.

Victory moved Werder eight points above the relegation zone while ending fourth-placed Frankfurt’s 11-match unbeaten run in the Bundesliga, stretching back to early December.

Bremen, who had won only three of their previous 25 home league games, fought back with a strong second-half performance after Frankfurt had taken a ninth minute lead when Andre Silva headed his 19th goal of the season in the Bundesliga.

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Theodor Gebre Selassie equalised two minutes into after the break, at the end of a flying run down the right flank, but only following a VAR check after initially being flagged offside.

Sargent then grabbed the decisive goal in the 62nd minute, which also required VAR verification before being awarded.