O German Championship may have a new leader at the end of the 29th round. That’s because Bayern Munich was defeated by Mainz by 3 to 1, away from home, and rival Borussia Dortmund can overtake the Bavarians in the table.
Bayern opened the scoring with a goal from Sadio Mané in the 29th minute of the game. Full-back João Cancelo received it wide on the left, cut to the middle of the field and delivered an accurate cross to Mané, who only had the trouble to head it into the back of the net.
In the second stage, Mainz grew in the match and sought a reaction. At 20 minutes, after hitting and rebounding in the area, Lee Jae-Sung kicked and goalkeeper Sommer made the save. However, striker Ajorque got the rebound and scored the equalizer.
In the sequence, Bayern Munich felt the blow and conceded another goal. In the 27th minute, on the counterattack, midfielder Leandro Barreiro received the ball in the area and touched the goalkeeper’s exit to turn the scoreboard.
At 34 minutes, Spanish winger Áaron Martín advanced on the left side and risked a strong cross kick, which took Yan Sommer’s chances of defense, closing the 3-1 victory for Mainz.
With the result, Bayern Munich parks with 59 points in the table and continues with the negative sequence of four games without victories in all competitions. Vice-leaders Borussia Dortmund can reach 60 points if they beat Frankfurt.
Mainz, on the other hand, rises to sixth place in the Bundesligawith 45 points, and enters the qualification zone for the Europa League, surpassing Bayer Leverkusen, who are still playing in the round.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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