Werder Bremen came from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach in a Bundesliga match here.
Second-half goals from Thomas Delaney and substitute Aron Johansson were enough to snatch one point for Bremen on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
With this result, 14th placed Werder Bremen increased their gap from the drop zone to three points whereas Monchengladbach stay at the seventh place for the moment.
The visitors ensured a fairy-tale start into the encounter though as Denis Zakaria broke the deadlock with just five minutes after slotting home from in side the box into the far corner.
Bremen needed some time to gain a foothold in the game as Ludwig Augustinsson worked out their first chance, but Monchengladbach central defender Jannik Vestergaard blocked his shot in the 16th minute.
The visitors came to another chance eight minutes later as Ishak Belfodil tested Monchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
However, the hosts doubled the lead against the run of the game after Niklas Moisander deflected Zakaria's effort into the wrong goal to make their life more difficult with 33 minutes played.
After the restart, Bremen came out on the front foot and reduced the arrears when Max Kruse's corner kick found Thomas Delaney, who headed home to make it 2-1 on the scoreboards in the 59th minute.
Bremen gained momentum and should have levelled the scores in the 62nd minute but Monchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer defused Aron Johansson's hammer moments later.
The hosts remained dangerous but they lacked in accuracy to kill the game ahead of time as Raul Bobadilla squandered a promising chance from close range.
Bremen were not done with the scoring and shocked the hosts with the late equalizer in the 78th minute as Johansson poked home to secure a stalemate on the road.
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