Cornelia Kramer scored twice in two minutes after halftime and substitute Lobke Loonen added the winner in the 81st minute as Bayer Leverkusen erased a two-goal deficit to beat Werder Bremen 3–2 on Friday in the Frauen-Bundesliga. The comeback gave Leverkusen its first home win of the season and lifted it past Werder into fourth place.
The match turned in the 22nd minute, when Leverkusen goalkeeper Rafaela Borggräfe came off her line to punch away a long free kick and collided in midair with Werder captain Michelle Ulbrich. Both players needed treatment, and play was stopped for several minutes. Borggräfe, a Germany national team goalkeeper, eventually left the field on her own feet with the medical staff, and Charlotte Voll replaced her in goal.
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