The 1st FSV Mainz 05 and SC Freiburg on the 26th matchday of the Bundesliga 2-2 (1-0) on Saturday afternoon separated and both continue to mix in the fight for international business.
Mainz top scorer Jonathan Burkardt put the Rheinhessen in front of 33.305 spectators in the Mainz arena (34th minute)-and ended the SC goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with his 15th Size Sontor.
Mainz defender Dominik Kohr saw the red card (44th) before the half-time break. In the second half, Michael Gregoritsch initially equalized (58.) before Andreas Hanche-Olsen got the new Mainz lead (74.). Substitute Lukas Kübler scored for Freiburg to 2-2 (79th).
Burkhardt: “Result is okay”
“When you look at the game, the result is okay,” said the Mainz top striker Burkardt after the game in the Sportschau interview. “We played outnumbered over a half. Nevertheless, there is also a crying eye if you take the lead with 2-1 relatively late. Then you want to save it over time.” There was a similar feeling with Freiburg coach Julian Schuster: “We are disappointed because we showed a very good performance and had more chances. Of course you want to take more.”
Mainz on the 120th birthday in a special jersey
“The pressure is on Freiburg,” Mainz coach Bo Henriksen said before the game – and saw Opposite the 3-1 win in Gladbach No reason to make personnel change. But his counterpart also changed only once after six unbeaten games and sent Vincenzo Grifo to the field for Eren Dinkci from the start.
The FSV celebrates its 120th birthday this weekend, which is why the hosts not only ran in a special jersey in retro design, but also gave a considerable choreo of the FSV fans in the Mainz Arena. And the golden confetti had not completely reached the lawn shortly after the kick -off, as referee Benjamin Brand had to intervene for the first time: Junior Adamu National team returnees Nadiem Amiri From behind on the ankle and saw the early yellow card.
Burkardt ends atubolu series
After this first exclamation mark, both teams were initially considered to be a game control, with the first dangerous goal finish by the Freiburg: The shot of SC captain Christian Günter from 14 meters went just over the crossbar (7th). The hosts could not be disturbed by the brave start of the fifth in the table and tried to patiently build their game. However, the stable SC defensive offered few rooms to develop. The first 05 degree could be noted after 23 minutes, but the shot from Anthony Caci brought nothing.
But the hosts cheered eleven minutes later: Caci prevailed on the right side and flanked sharply into the five-meter room, where Burkardt had sneaked past the two SC interior defenders and inserted past Atubolu free-standing. For the first time after 609 minutes, Atubolu had collected a Bundesliga goal again. The previous one He had previously exceeded Freiburg’s record of Richard Golzbut it was not enough for the Bundesliga record (884 minutes).
Deference for Dominik Kohr
But the first half was not over. Five minutes before the break whistle, the Freiburger countered against well -ranked Mainz. Lucas Höler was served by Adamu, stormed towards the 05 goal and could only be stopped by Dominik Kohr by plucking his shoulder. Referee Brand only decided on a penalty and yellow card for Kohr. After checking by the Var, he revised his opinion, since the foul had passed just outside the penalty area. Instead of yellow and penalty, Kohr saw the red card, Mainz outnumbered. FSV goalkeeper Robin Zentner steered the subsequent free kick by Grifo from a half-left position. It was the last action in a very entertaining first half.
Gregorically compensates for Freiburg
FSV coach Henriksen reacted for the second half and brought a new defender for the already yellow-prescribed Phillipp Mwene with Andreas Hanche-Olsen. On the Freiburg side, Michael Gregoritsch came for the weak Adamu. In the first thirteen minutes after the restart, the newly formed SC offensive in the Mainz defense bulwark was stuck, but then the substitute center forward Gregoritsch was on hand and headed a half field flank from Günter to deserved 1: 1 (58.).
Freiburg was the much better team after the equalization. A kind of private duel developed between FSV goalkeeper Zentner and SC-Offensivmann Höler, because twice prevented hundredweight with great parades Höler’s third goal of the season (62nd, 64th).
Joker Hanche-Olsen and Kübler sting
Despite the outnumbered personnel and the Freiburg urge phase, the Mainz were not put off, the self -confidence after four victorious games in a row was to be seen. And the hosts rewarded themselves for their bravely appearance: Atubolu did not clear a flank clean, so that Caci flanked to the five, from where Hanche-Olsen placed the ball to 2-1 for Mainz.
The acclaimed Mainz leadership only lasted briefly. The Kübler, which had only substituted three minutes earlier, was served by Ritsu Doan, who marched to the baseline, and was able to compensate for the Breisgauer (79.). The guests had caught up with the second gap in the game. In the final phase, they were closer to another goal, but could not transform their majority of goal shots into a win. So it stayed with the 2-2 draw.
Due to the somewhat happy division of points from Mainz, the 05s with 45 points remain the third in the table, but can still be replaced by Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Freiburg is in sixth place with 42 points and has been unbeaten for seven Bundesliga games.
Freiburg against Berlin, Mainz to Dortmund
After the international break, the Freiburg Union Berlin received (Sunday, March 30th, 3:30 p.m.). Mainz travels to the Champions League quarter finalist Borussia Dortmund at the end of the 27th match day (Sunday, March 30th, 5:30 p.m.).
