Werder Bremen secured a hard-fought and vital 1–0 victory over Union Berlin, giving the team a much-needed boost in confidence and momentum. The decisive moment came in the 72nd minute when Marco Grüll calmly slotted home the only goal of the game, sealing all three points for the hosts at the Weserstadion.

The evening carried emotional weight as well — before kick-off, both teams observed a minute of silence in memory of Max Lorenz, the club legend who passed away earlier this week. The tribute set a poignant tone for what became a disciplined and focused performance from Bremen.

Union Berlin struggled to find their attacking rhythm throughout the match. Their best chance came just before half-time when Kevin Doekhi’s powerful header narrowly missed the target. Apart from that, Werder’s defense remained solid, comfortably absorbing pressure and denying the visitors any real breakthrough.

2025-26, Germany - Bundesliga

Werder - Union Berlin 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Grüll, 72 (1:0)

Werder: Backhaus; Sugawara (Malatini, 90); Pieper; Coulibaly K.; Friedl; Stage; Lynen; Schmid R. (Njinmah, 90); Mbangula (Puertas C., 85); Grüll (Stark N., 90); Boniface (Topp, 85)
Substitution: Topp (from 85); Puertas C. (from 85); Malatini (from 90); Stark N. (from 90); Njinmah (from 90)
Bench: Hein; Bittencourt; Čović P.; Alvero
Yellow Cards: Coulibaly K. 23; Grüll 70; Pieper 90; Topp 90

Union Berlin: Roennow; Leite D. (Wooyeong Jeong, 79); Doekhi; Trimmel (Haberer, 79); Köhn (Rothe, 61); Kemlein (Schafer, 61); Burke; Khedira; Querfeld; Ansah; Ilić An. (Skarke, 29)
Substitution: Skarke (from 29); Rothe (from 61); Schafer (from 61); Wooyeong Jeong (from 79); Haberer (from 79)
Bench: Raab; Nsoki; Ljubicic M.; Bogdanov D.