Werder frustrated by minnows
Tuesday 16 September 2008 22:34, UK
Werder Bremen were left frustrated after spurning a host of chances against Anorthosis Famagusta.
Sides share goalless draw in Germany
Werder Bremen were left frustrated after spurning a host of chances to share a goalless draw with Cypriot outfit Anorthosis Famagusta in Germany. The home side dominated the game but could not find a way through against the first Cypriot team to compete in the UEFA Champions League. The first chance of the Group B meeting came in the fourth minute when Markus Rosenberg had a header deflected wide and from the subsequent corner, Naldo also headed wide. Rosenberg had a goal disallowed for offside on six minutes and Sergio Paulo Costa blasted over a minute later at the other end. In the 15th minute, Claudio Pizarro almost broke the deadlock but put his close-range shot at the near post just wide.Reaction
Pizarro then headed straight at the keeper Arjan Beqaj with a reaction header from close range on 23 minutes. He should then have put the home side in front on 44 minutes when unmarked at the back post after a cross from the right but totally missed the ball and the sides went in level. After the break, the visitors' Hawar Mohammed forced keeper Tim Wiese into a save at the near post before Pizarro missed with a back-heeled flick from close range in the 53rd minute. Soon afterwards, Rosenberg thought he had scored with a looping shot but was given off-side and received a caution for remonstrating. The home side then spurned a number of other chances as Famagusta, who are managed by former Newcastle midfielder Temuri Ketsbaia, held firm. In the other Group B encounter, Inter Milan beat Panathinaikos 2-0 in Athens to go top of the table.| Werder Bremen | Team Statistics | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 17 | Shots off Target | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 85 | Passing Success | 68.1 |
| 20 | Tackles | 22 |
| 75 | Tackles Success | 45.5 |
| 69.8 | Possession | 30.2 |
| 63.9 | Territorial Advantage | 36.1 |
