The two forwards began the Nordderby on the bench but one ended up the hero, while the other earned his share of the goat horns
It was the best of times for Aron Johannsson. It was the worst of times for Bobby Wood.
For Johannsson, the past few weeks have seen him emerge from the depths of the Werder Bremen bench to claim an unlikely place in the starting XI. Johannsson struggled last week in the loss to Freiburg, however, conceding the penalty that resulted in the only goal of the game.
While Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt was kind to Johannsson after the game, he ultimately decided to drop him from the XI for a Nordderby clash with Hamburg, with relegation implications on the line for both teams.