Niclas Füllkrug's brace sinks Mainz as Werder Bremen edge a five-goal thriller
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Niclas Füllkrug and Werder Bremen kept up their good form to beat Mainz away from home, with the experienced striker's first-half brace helping them secure a 3-2 win at the MEWA Arena.
Goals: 0-1 Füllkrug 7‘ (pen.), 0-2 Füllkrug 25‘ (pen.), 1-2 Caci 33‘ (assist: Becker), 1-3 Reis 61‘ (assist: Grüll), 2-3 Lee 63‘ (assist: Caci)
Mainz went into the Matchday 7 clash with Bremen having won five straight away games but taken only one point from their last six home league matches. Head coach Urs Fischer fielded an unchanged side after the away win at Schalke , while Werder boss Daniel Thioune made one change to the team that fought back against Paderborn , bringing Mitchell Weiser in for Eren Dinkçi .
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