A last-minute goal by Joker Jae-Sung Lee makes FSV Mainz celebrate at FC Augsburg. With seven points from three games, the 05ers made a furious start. The away coup has it all.
After the top start of his Mainz team with match winner Jae-Sung Lee, coach Bo Svensson joked. “Now the season can end. Unfortunately, we still have 31 games left,” said the Danish coach happily after the 2-1 (1-1) win at FC Augsburg.
With seven points from three Bundesliga games, Mainz are high in the table. According to Svensson’s assessment, it could be even better. “It’s just the beginning,” said the former defender. “I trust the team to be even better in some areas, in some phases of the game.”
Lee: “I want to help the team”
A bit of anarchy in front of the last-minute goal of the 1.80 meter tall Joker Lee also helped in Augsburg. “We all screamed on the bench: They shouldn’t run too fast because our big header players have to go in,” Svensson described the late action. “You didn’t listen, thank God.”
Delano Burgzorg quickly executed a corner kick shortly before the end, Aaron crossed into the middle. There, substitute Lee (90+3) headed Mainz into luck in front of the 1.85 meter tall Ricardo Pepi. “I want to help the team,” said the South Korean match winner about his football mission.
“Rarely” Lee was successful with his head, said Svensson in a good mood after the final whistle. “He’s not our target player.” But sometimes creativity is required.
In a tough first half, Karim Onisiwo (31st minute) gave Mainz the lead with his third goal of the season. Video assistant Sören Storks pointed out an alleged handball by the Austrian in the Cologne basement, but referee Sascha Stegemann recognized the guests’ goal.
“He told me that it wasn’t on purpose and that’s why the goal counts,” Augsburg’s angry coach Enrico Maassen described the controversial scene. Before the goal was conceded, Onisiwo fell “clearly on his upper arm” in a duel with Augsburg captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw. The goal still counted.
Gikiwicz ends Mainz penalty series
Ermedin Demirovic (35th) artfully equalized in front of 23,755 spectators in the first half with a heel. “In the end, the goal is irrelevant, we didn’t leave the points here,” the striker summed up. “It hurts extremely.”
Goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz (62nd) even saved Augsburg from going behind when Aaron shot a penalty. That was a rarity! For the first time since May 2013, Mainz awarded a penalty in the elite class. In between, the 05ers, who had lost the last five Bundesliga games in Augsburg, had set a record with 36 converted penalties.
“I think Aaron really wanted to be in the newspaper,” joked Mainz defender Alexander Hack. “At some point every series breaks.” But nobody from Mainz was mad at the Spaniard. “Actually, he does everyone in training and he did them in the game too,” said Hack. “That’s why we don’t need to have a big discussion.”
Source: Stern
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