Marco Reus was cruelly chopped down by goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny en route to likely bagging Borussia Dortmund's second in its trip to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
The 27-year-old, who only made his season's bow in November after a long layoff with a tear in his abductor muscle, was able to continue after the kick.
Andre Schurrle opened the scoring for Dortmund after five minutes.