Werder Bremen goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny was on Thursday fined 10,000 euros ($10,717) and handed a three-match ban for his kick on Germany winger Marco Reus, which earned him a red card.

The 37-year-old Czech Republic international was sent off last Saturday, 39 minutes into Werder's 2-1 defeat at home to Dortmund after lunging out in an effort to clear the ball, but made contact with Reus' thigh.

The German Football Association (DFB) took a dim view of the foul and their disciplinary court has added two more matches to the automatic one-match ban for a red card.

Werder, who are fifteenth and battling relegation, will not appeal the punishment.

Drobny will sit out Saturday's visit of league leaders Bayern Munich, next weekend's away match at Augsburg and the home game against Borussia Moenchengladbach on February 11.

Reserve Felix Wiedwald, 26, who lost his first-team place at the start of the season, is relishing his chance in the Bremen goal -- starting against star-studded Bayern.

"Now I have the opportunity to show what I can do adn with a bit of luck, the appropriate performances and the appropriate results, I will remain permanently in goal," said Wiedwald.