Anton Kade’s brace lifts Augsburg past Werder Bremen

BREMEN, Germany (Interstat) — Anton Kade scored twice as Augsburg defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 on Saturday in a Bundesliga match at Weserstadion.

Kade, a substitute, opened the scoring in the 24th minute and added another in first-half stoppage time. Romano Schmid made it 3-0 in the 64th minute with a goal, and Kristijan Jakić pulled one back for Werder Bremen five minutes later. Marco Friedl assisted on one of Kade’s goals.

Han-Noah Massengo received a yellow card in the 14th minute, and Friedl was cautioned in the 76th minute.

Augsburg improved to 13 wins, 16 losses and 7 draws in the Bundesliga this season, and 15-32-9 overall. Werder Bremen fell to 10-19-6 in league play and 10-19-7 across all competitions.

The teams had played to a scoreless draw Dec. 20 in their most recent meeting.