Mainz 05 must accept a defeat in the first leg of the Conference League playoffs at the Rosenborg BK from Trondheim. In the second leg in a week, a victory is therefore needed.
After a little convincing appearance, Mainz 05 has to put up with a narrow defeat in the first leg of the Conference League playoffs at Rosenborg Trondheim. Nadiem Amiri had taken the Rheinhessen in the lead with a dream goal from about 28 meters (26th). But Dino Islamovic (43rd per penalty) and Ole Sæter (90th) turned the game for the Norwegians. Mainz 05 now urgently needs a win in the second leg after this 1: 2 defeat.
Mainz defensive required early
The Mainz had to defend themselves against the pressure of the Norwegians from the kick -off. They tried to impress the Mainz with high pressing and fast switching game. The result: the first chance after a little more than 5 minutes. Smen Bolkan Nordli penetrated into the penalty area, but Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner was able to parry his shot from an acute angle.
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Be there live if the 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Rosenborg Trondheim wants to take the first step into international business: The SWR shows the second leg Conference League playoffs on Thursday, August 28, from 9 p.m., in the Livestream on SWR.de/sport.
Mainz took a while to adjust to the aggressive game of the “Troillongan” (Norwegian for “Trollkinder”). So the more than 1,300 Mainz fans traveled with the next ball loss, the next counterattack and the next chance for Rosenborg. But Jesper Reitan-Sound shot just next to it (9th). Bo Henriksen’s team was noted that it After the narrow victory against Dynamo Dresden (1-0) It was only the second competitive game for the Rheinhessen, while Trondheim – the Norwegian elite series began in March and ends in November – is already full.
Nadiem Amiri puts Mainz 05 in the lead
With his hammer from 28 meters, Nadiem Amiri Mainz 05 in the Conference League at the Rosenborg BK from Trondheim.
But if nothing goes forward, Mainz 05 still has Nadiem Amiri: The captain had a little space, looked, aim, shot, and scored from about 28 meters to 1-0 in the corner (26th). It was Amiri’s second dream goal in the second competitive game. However, the hit did not give the Mainzern the necessary stability. Again and again Rosenborg penetrated the penalty area. In the 39th minute, Zentner was still able to save in Nordli. But after a foul by Kaishu Sano, Dino Islamovic gave the Mainz goalkeeper from the penalty point no chance (43.). So it went into the break with the more happy 1: 1 from the Mainz perspective.
Mainz 05 goes into the second leg with a large mortgage
After the break it seemed as if Mainz pushed to 2-1. Jae-Sung Lees Schunst (47th), which Rosenborg keeper Sander Tangvik was just able to defuse, remained the only noteworthy offensive campaign for a long time. Because then the game flattened out. Mainz 05 always showed good approaches and had the game under control in the second half much better than before the change of sides. But the decisive goals were scored by the Norwegians: Ole Sæter (90th) used a cross from Emil Ceide and sealed the Mainz defeat. Sæter almost scored the third goal for the Norwegians. But his shot in added time narrowly missed Zentner’s goal.
But the 1-2 defeat is also a large mortgage for the second leg. Henrikssen’s team needs a win with at least two goals on Thursday (from 9 p.m. on SWR and in the Livestream) in order to achieve the group phase in the UEFA Conference League.
