With the 2-0 (0-0) on the 21st Bundesliga matchday (February 5th, 2022), Mainz have regained the connection to the international places in the table. Only two points separate the Rhineland-Palatinate from sixth place. Jae-sung Lee (79′) and Moussa Niakhaté (83’/penalty) scored for Mainz’s second success in 2022.
FSV coach Bo Svensson summed it up after the game: “It was very important to have a sense of achievement. I hope it gives us a boost for the coming weeks.” TSG Hoffenheim, on the other hand, missed out on fourth place in the table (eighth place/31 points) and has now gone four Bundesliga games without a win.
Burkardt’s goal disallowed for offside
Hoffenheim initially took the initiative in front of 6,800 spectators. Giorginio Rutter, who was in the starting XI, was responsible for the first offensive action. A cross from Sturm colleague Andrej Kramaric was headed by Rutter to the left Mainz post (4th). After that, Hoffenheim continued to put the hosts under pressure, but the Kraichgauers were unable to create any dangerous scoring chances.