Mohamed Zidan's Werder played their first official game this season as they faced Hamburg in the German League Cup.


Mohamed Zidan started the game alongside Klose in attack and managed to score the first goal. The Egyptian also had the best chance for Werder in the first half.



A late strike from Torsten Frings gave Werder Bremen a 2-1 victory in the semi-final of the Bundesliga pre-season League Cup tournament on Tuesday.

Hamburg were down to 10 men from the 76th minute after Nigel de Jong was sent off for a challenge on German national midfielder Frings.
But nevertheless they had the better of the chances until Frings beat two Hamburg SV defenders eight minutes from time and fired a fine shot from the left into the far corner.

"I saw the corner was open and took a chance the goalkeeper wouldn't see it coming," said Frings. "Fortunately, it went in. We want to win the first title at stake this season to get off to a good start."

Bremen, who finished second in the Bundesliga last season, go on to play in the final of the League Cup on Saturday against the winner of Wednesday's semi-final between Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Schalke 04.


Mohamed Zidan returned to Bremen after spending a season on loan at Mainz 05. He had put Bremen ahead in the 50th minute after collecting a superb pass from Miroslav Klose. Mohamed Zidan then surprised the Germany striker by kissing him on the cheek.


HSV equalised in the 70th minute when Ivory Coast's Boubacar Sanogo broke free from midfield to latch onto a through ball which beat Bremen goalkeeper Andreas Reinke.

Werder Bremen: Reinke - Fritz, Fahrenhorst, Naldo, Womé - Frings, Baumann - Diego (46. Jensen), Borowski (77. Schulz) - Klose (83. Klasnic), Mohamed Zidan


Hamburger SV: Wächter - Mahdavikia, Reinhardt, Kompany, Demel (25. Klingbeil) - Wicky (46. Sanogo), de Jong - Jarolim, Trochowski - van der Vaart - Guerrero (79. Laas)


Goals: 1:0 (50.) Mohamed Zidan, 1:1 (70.) Sanogo, 2:1 (82.) Frings


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