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Pizarro and Ernst built Bremen's winning lead against Schalke in 2001
Bremen's two first-half goals proved sufficient for a 2-1 home victory despite Ebbe Sand's second-half reply on 17 February 2001.
2001-02-17 · Bremen, Germany
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Confirmed development
Werder Bremen beat Schalke 04 2-1 at the Weserstadion on 17 February 2001, building their winning margin before half-time. Claudio Pizarro scored in the 17th minute and Fabian Ernst added the second in the 26th. Their goals left the hosts 2-0 ahead at the interval in the Bundesliga matchday-22 fixture.
Details
Ebbe Sand reduced Schalke's deficit in the 66th minute, but there was no equaliser. The DFB record and Schalke's official season history both identify the three scorers and the same half-time and full-time scores. Frank Rost started for Thomas Schaaf's home side opposite Oliver Reck for Huub Stevens's visitors, with an attendance of 33,065.
Context and dates
Bremen had drawn 0-0 at Borussia Dortmund in the preceding league round, while Schalke had beaten 1860 Munich 2-0 through an Emile Mpenza double. Here Bremen returned to scoring and Schalke could not recover the two-goal first-half deficit. The exact competition date is preserved independently of this historical report's actual modern addition and publication timestamps.
Period by period
| Goals | Werder Bremen | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Half-time | 2 | 0 |
| Full-time | 2 | 1 |
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