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21:40
Without opposition, Schick was injured; it might be a muscular problem. So the Czech cannot go any further. He is replaced in attack by Alario.
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21:39
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Lucas Alario
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21:39
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Patrik Schick
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21:39
Neither Bo Svensson nor Gerardo Seoane made any personnel changes during the break.
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21:36
Welcome back to the second round in the Mewa Arena! FSV presented themselves as courageous against the in-form Werkself and, apart from the bad conversion of chances, they don’t have to be accused of anything, as the goal was extremely unfortunate. Although the guest is a bit removed from the offensive power of the last appearances, the fifth win in a row with the lead in the back is very close.
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21:36
Kick-off 2nd half
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21:20
Mid-term conclusion:
Bayer Leverkusen leads 1-0 at the break of Friday’s Bundesliga game at 1. FSV Mainz 05. In an intense initial phase, the 05ers were the team that thought a little quicker and created a first big chance through Stach (14th). Andrich countered this a little later with a similarly dangerous shot (16′) before Widmer also found his champion from a good position in Hrádecký (18′). The action in the two penalty areas then calmed down for a few minutes with the balance of power being balanced, before the game picked up speed again in the last quarter of an hour: After the Svensson squad had only narrowly missed a goal due to Onisiwo’s missed counterattack (30′), it tore The Werkself, with a bit of luck, took the lead: Schick’s shot from the middle of the range, which was deflected from the middle, found its way into the left corner of the goal (35′). See you soon!
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21:17
Official injury time (minutes): 2
Round one in the Mewa Arena is to be extended by 120 seconds.
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21:15
Aarón Martín, sent by Burkardt to the deep left side of the penalty area, gives the guest box half-height and hard. The ball slips to Onisiwo, who tries to take it directly from an acute angle. The rushes far beyond the guest box because of the strong reserve.
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21:13
Incidentally, in the event of a defeat, the 05ers could slip down to tenth place in the table. In any case, they stayed within sight of the international ranks for the time being.
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21:11
In the live table, the Werkself extend their lead from fourth to ten points. In this phase of the season, they are marching unstoppably towards the Champions League and are currently even aiming for second place.
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21:07
Tooor for Bayer Leverkusen, 0:1 by Patrik Schick
Schick gives the Werkself the lead! The Czech appears after Demirbay’s pass from the left wing in the central offensive area and unpacks a shot with his left foot from a good 23 meters. Niakhaté’s touch turns it into an arc lamp that hits the left corner unsustainably.
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21:06
Tah undermines a ricochet on his own sixteen, with which he involuntarily sends Onisiwo on his way towards the guest box. Ultimately, a clean acceptance by the Austrian prevents him from getting a good shot.
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21:02
Yellow card for Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen)
Adli, still not a factor after half an hour, brought down Widmer in midfield at high speed and received the first yellow card of the evening.
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21:02
Onisiwo missed out best Position! In the aftermath of a corner, goalkeeper Zentner initiates the counterattack with a second tee. In the right half-space, Burkardt prevails against Frimpong and then crosses at the level of the sixteen for the free Onisiwo. He wants to push in without being pressed, but misses the ball.
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21:01
The hitherto rather inconspicuous Schick forwards Hincapié’s flat diagonal pass from the left wing to the middle edge of the sixteen with the heel steeply in the direction of Andrich. The pass caught him easily in the back, so that it slipped through to keeper Zentner.
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20:58
After being unluckily hit in the face by Witz’ left hand, Kohr first has to be treated for a nosebleed on the pitch and then leave it briefly. The ex-Leverkusener will definitely be able to continue.
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20:56
The FSV chooses an active and therefore quite courageous approach against the Rhinelanders, who are strong on the counter. Since he has hardly allowed himself any weaknesses in retreat behavior so far, Leverkusen’s danger of counterattacks is kept within narrow limits.
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20:53
Onisiwo’s attempt at a cross from the right touchline develops into a direct shot at the short corner. Bayer’s goalkeeper Hrádecký covers it just in time and saves the arc lamp in the follow-up.
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20:50
Widmer with the second Mainz chance! The Swiss is the addressee of a volley ball by Aarón Martín in the half-right offensive corridor. At full speed he throws the ball from about 15 meters to the half-left corner when Tah is closely chasing. Hrádecký is there with his right leg.
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20:49
Andrich on the other side! The ex-Unioner appears through a short pass Adli on the left side of the penalty area and circles from 14 meters on the right inside instep to the right corner. Zentner takes off in time and parries to the side.
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20:45
Stach demands Hrádecký everything away! As a result of an unsuccessful clarification action by the guests, the ex-Fuerther shoots powerfully from a half-right 17 meters at the flat left corner. Leverkusen’s goalkeeper is down quickly and prevents the impact with his right hand.
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20:44
With Tapsoba, the Seoane selection allowed themselves the second ball loss in the build-up. However, the situationally highly attacking Rheinhessen have not yet been able to capitalize on it.
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20:42
Diaby picks up pace on the left wing against advanced 05ers. Widmer comes out against the French just in time and stops him with legal means before he can orient himself inwards.
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20:39
Demirbay appears on the half-left immediately in front of the opposing defensive line and takes a shot with his left foot from a good 15 meters. After a light touch on Bell, the ball doesn’t rush far past the long corner.
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20:36
The hosts get off to a better start, setting off early shots from the middle distance with Stach and Lee. However, both attempts are clearly set too high, so that Hrádecký is still waiting for his first assignment.
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20:32
Mainz vs. Leverkusen – round one in the Mewa Arena is on!
20:29
The teams have just entered the pitch in front of 10,000 spectators.
20:04
The Werkself, who won the first leg 1-0 at the BayArena at the end of September thanks to a goal by Wirtz (62′) and who are the second-best away team in the top flight with 21 points in eleven matches, are coached by Gerardo Seoane made a personnel change compared to the 4:2 home win against VfB Stuttgart. Tah returns after recovering from the infection and replaces Bakker. Hincapié moves to his position at left-back.
19:55
On the side of the 05ers, whose last three against the Rhinelanders dated September 2017 and who would draw level with fourth place in the Champions League with a win today, coach Bo Svensson decided not to make any changes in his after the 1-1 away draw at SC Freiburg starting eleven Lee and Kohr are again preferred to Boëtius and Barreiro in 3-4-2-1.
19:47
Bayer Leverkusen scored 13 out of a possible 15 points in the second half of the season and arrived with the confidence of four wins in a row. The Rhinelanders recently impressed with grandiose offensive performances, they scored a whopping 14 goals in the last three games. With the 4:2 at home against VfB Stuttgart, they consolidated third place in the table and are now closer to the current second Borussia Dortmund (five points) than fourth (seven).
19:38
After 1. FSV Mainz 05 ended January with a 2-1 away defeat at bottom team SpVgg Greuther Fürth, they left the free weekend with a 2-0 home win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and a 1-1 draw at SC Follow Freiburg. The Rheinhessen have recently proved with strong performances against even better positioned clubs that they are a serious candidate for the race to participate in European competitions.
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga game on Friday! 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen open the 23rd match day. The 05ers and the Werkself will face each other on the pitch of the Mewa Arena from 8:30 p.m.