Goal spectacle in the Bundesliga
Wolfsburg wins crazy exchange of blows against Mainz
Updated on December 8, 2024 – 5:43 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
This game will give Mainz 05 some sleepless nights. At VfL Wolfsburg, however, they are celebrating a crazy comeback.
What a spectacle in the first game of the Bundesliga Sunday. Despite leading three times, Mainz 05 ultimately had to admit defeat 3:4 (2:1) at VfL Wolfsburg. As a result, they didn’t manage to leap past Borussia Dortmund in the table – but Wolfsburg did.
Paul Nebel (11th/66th) scored twice for Mainz, as did DFB striker Jonathan Burkardt (39th). Mohamed Amoura (19th), Tiago Tomas (57th) and double Jonas Wind (84th/90th + 4) were on the goal list for Wolfsburg.
After this spectacle, the 5-1 win at RB Leipzig and reaching the DFB Cup quarter-finals in just one week, the “Wolves” are now unbeaten in eight competitive games.
The “Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung” had previously called this game the “good mood duel of the league” given the successful streaks of both teams. And these expectations were not disappointed. Mainz were initially the better team in terms of play and deservedly took the lead after VfL captain Maximilian Arnold lost the ball. But the reality of the first half hour also included: 05 defender Danny da Costa had to be replaced injured in the fifth minute.
Unlike Mainz, the “Wolves” were unable to confirm their strong performances from previous games for a long time. There wasn’t much left of this team’s energy and intensity for a half. Mainz’s new opening goal at least got the VfL fans excited. After a duel with Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Mohamed Amoura was left lying in his own half, and the goal came from this scene. But contrary to what the spectators wanted to perceive, the Norwegian had the ball and not played a foul.
It was all the more remarkable that VfL fought their way back into this game despite repeated deficits and the long cup week. The substitution of Wind played a part in this. The Dane is dissatisfied with his joker role – but, as he did during the week, he used it perfectly in the 3-0 win in the DFB Cup against 1899 Hoffenheim.
His entry created Wolfsburg’s first phase of pressure right at the start of the second half. Shortly before the end he scored the 3:3 after preparatory work by his compatriot Joakim Maehle, and later even the 4:3. This should increase his market value at international clubs even further.