Lee Jae-sung's offensive point in 4 consecutive games, '7 goal explosion' Hong Hyun-seok's turnaround loss through Mainz will be replaced in the second half

Dec 09, 2024

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Lee Jae-sung scored an offensive point for four consecutive games. Despite this performance, the team was defeated. It was a fierce match with a total of seven goals.

Mainz lost to Wolfsburg 3-4 in the 13th round of the 2024-2025 German Bundesliga at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany on the 9th (Korea time).

Mainz, who had previously won three consecutive games and was in a good mood, remained in ninth place (5 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, 19 points) due to the loss.

On the other hand, Wolfsburg, which recorded four consecutive wins, ranked fifth (6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, 21 points).

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On this day, Mainz came out with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Jonathan Burkardt, Lee Jae-sung, Paul Nebel, Philippe Mbene, Nadhim Amiri, Sano Gaishu, Antony Kashi, Dominic Core, Stefan Bell, Danny DaCosta and Robin Zentner were among the starters.

Against this, the home team Wolfsburg started with Thiago Thomas, Mohamed Amura, Patric Vie, Maximilian Arnault, Bens Darder, Riddle Baku, Joakim Mele, Denis Barbro, Konstantinos Kulierakis, Kylian Fisher and Camille Gravara.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Paul Nebel, who received Lee Jae-sung's pass, scored the first goal with a right foot shot. It was the moment when Lee Jae-sung's offensive points were recorded in four consecutive games. This season, Lee Jae-sung has scored three goals and three assists, showing his strong offense.

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Wolfsburg immediately launched a counterattack.

Mohamed Amura, who received a pass from the left side in the 19th minute of the first half, balanced the game by pushing the ball that bounced off the goalkeeper.

Mainz took the lead again.

In the 39th minute of the first half, a high cross came up from the right side, and Stefan Bell connected it with a header, and Burkardt scored with a finishing shot.

In this way, the first half ended with Mainz leading 2-1.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Wolfsburg fought back again. Thomas calmly connected a low and fast cross from the right to the center of the box from Amura's side to the center of the box, and the ball that hit the defense was sucked into the goal.

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Mainz has gone ahead again. In the 21st minute of the second half, Nebel rushed in and pushed the ball hit by the goalkeeper to make a 3-2 run.

Wolfsburg scored again in the 39th minute of the second half, balancing the game again. Jonas Bean, who came in as a substitute, scored with a mid-range shot near the arc.

Since then, Mainz has strengthened its offense by putting in Hong Hyun-seok.

However, just before the second half extra time, Bean, the main character of the goal, sank Mainz by scoring another goal in the center of the goal with a header.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.