Bremen down 10-man Augsburg to claim first win of the season
A double from Japanese striker Yuya Osako carried Werder Bremen to their first Bundesliga win of the season on Sunday, his strikes downing 10-man Augsburg 3-2 at the Weser Stadium.
Bremen started in excellent form, looking a different side to the one who lost both their opening two fixtures, and Osako opened the scoring in just the sixth minute when he finished a counter attack which began in the Bremen penalty box.
Ruben Vargas equalised just six minutes later, before Bremen's teenage forward Josh Sargent put Bremen ahead again in the 21st minute after expertly controlling a long ball and hammering it home.
Bremen looked to be fully in the driver's seat when Augsburg defender Stephan Lichtsteiner was sent off in the 32nd minute of an action-packed half following two yellow cards in 10 minutes, but Vargas levelled the scores with his second seconds after halftime.
However Osako completed his brace in the 67th minute to restore Bremen's lead, and the hosts withstood a late flurry from Augsburg to hold on and pull themselves off the bottom of the table, up to 13th place.