The change of coach was fruitful, the debut was a success: 1. FSV Mainz 05, which was in danger of relegation, landed the liberation they were longing for in their first game under Bo Henriksen. The 17th place in the table beat FC Augsburg. won the Bundesliga 1-0 (1-0) and reduced the gap to the relegation place to one point.
Sepp van den Berg (44th) scored for that on Saturday (July 17, 2024). team the Dane Henriksen, the third from Mainz Coach in this season. “It’s a fantastic feeling,” Henriksen told ARD radio. “We had to win a game like this.”
Felix Mansel, Sportschau, February 17, 2024 6:54 p.m
The one goal was enough for Rheinhessen, who had previously been winless eleven times, for only their second success in their 22nd league game – despite continued weakness from the point. Because Nadiem Amiri (45th + 7) missed a penalty kick according to video evidence, the FSV also did not score a goal with the fourth penalty of the season.
Augsburg, on the other hand, remains in no man’s land in the table after four games without a threesome. Augsburg substitute Mads Pedersen was shown a red card for serious foul play (90+12).
Mainz were energetic from the start
The Mainz team started energetically. The hosts started at a high pace and tried to disrupt the FCA build-up game early on. Karim Onisiwo (2nd) miserably missed a first shot, but the goal would not have counted because it was offside.
As a result, the zero-fives remained dominant, while Augsburg tried to create a few pinpricks. Captain Ermedin Demirovic (14th) missed after strong dribbling and Elvis Rexhbecaj (18th) after a quick transition game.
However, the momentum increasingly disappeared. The guests were compact, the home team didn’t necessarily get in front of the opponent’s goal – at least until shortly before the break, when things happened in quick succession.
Augsburg’s Dahmen makes a mistake with the FSV lead
First, Jae-sung Lee (38th) hit the crossbar after a counterattack from close range, before van den Berg made it better with a header from a free kick because FCA keeper Finn Dahmen had not gotten to the ball beforehand. Amiri could have increased the deserved FSV lead. But the winter addition only hit the inside post with his penalty, Dahmen had previously brought down Phillipp Mwene in his old place of work.
The second half began with a common sight from the past few weeks: tennis balls thrown out of both sides as a protest against the planned DFL investor entry fancamps flew onto the lawn. Referee Tobias Reichel sent both teams back to the dressing rooms.
When the ball rolled again, Mainz trembled briefly after an Augsburg cross (64th), but solved the danger with combined forces – but Mainz still had to worry, but brought home the victory.
Mainz in Leverkusen, Augsburg against Freiburg
1. FSV Mainz 05 will be challenged again next Friday (February 23, 2024, 8:30 p.m.) and will have to play against league leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen. FC Augsburg welcomes SC Freiburg on Sunday (February 25, 2024, 7:30 p.m.).