Bayern and Werder win
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1. FSV Mainz 05 moved into the top half of the table on Matchday 10 of the Bundesliga thanks to a home victory against Borussia Dortmund. The Rheinhessen are only three points behind the Westphalians, who had to play outnumbered for more than 60 minutes after the expulsion of Emre Can. Championship leader FC Bayern showed no weakness against newly promoted St. Pauli at Millerntor. Champion Bayer Leverkusen long looked victorious in Dieter Hecking’s Bochum debut before VfL equalized late. Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel suffered a late defeat at Bremen, despite it being Werder’s first home win of the season.
Borussia Dortmund remains a welcome guest abroad and suffered the next sporting setback in the Bundesliga. The Champions League participant lost 1:3 (1:2) against 1. FSV Mainz 05 and is still waiting for his first away victory of the season. In addition to the match, BVB also lost captain Can, who received a red card in the 27th minute for a serious foul.
In front of 33,000 spectators, Jae-Sung Lee (36th minute), Jonathan Burkardt (45th + 3) and Paul Nebel (54th) scored the goals for Mainz, which climbed to the middle of the table with 13 points thanks to its first home victory. the season. For Dortmund, Serhou Guirassy (40th) scored from the penalty spot to equalize. Due to the fourth defeat of the season, coach Nuri Sahin’s team, which risks further criticism, fell to seventh place with 16 points.
The guests were the most active team at the start and tried to control the match. However, BVB could not create any significant opportunities against Mainz, who were strong in running and tackling. Efforts rebounded several times against the well-positioned FSV defense. Mainz initially relied mainly on counter-attacks and had their first big chance of the match after almost 20 minutes. Nadiem Amiri served Burkardt, but the young international fired the ball over the crossbar in front of the goal. Dortmund goalkeeper Alexander Meyer, who once again represented injured goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, would have been helpless.
This scene served as a wake-up call for Mainz, who then acted more courageously and gained more shares in the game. The guests were now under more pressure, which intensified after Can’s expulsion. The national player tackled Lee and was sent off the field. This further weakened the BVB defense, which was already missing the injured Niklas Süle and Waldemar Anton, as well as the suspended Ramy Bensebaini.
It didn’t take long for Mainz to take the majority lead. After a cross from Anthony Caci, Lee scored with a header. The striker also played a key role in the equalizer shortly after by bringing down Guirassy in his own area. The BVB striker converted the penalty safely. Nevertheless, Dortmund entered the locker room with a deficit. On the last action of the first half, Burkardt scored in stoppage time on an assist from Danny da Costa. Even after the change, the home team didn’t let anything happen in defense and continued to gain ground in the fog. For the 22-year-old, it was the first goal of his young Bundesliga career. Dortmund could not add more with a man less and were mainly trying to limit the damage. FSV therefore had no difficulty in achieving the deserved victory.
1-0 at FC St. Pauli: a lot of Musiala, little Bayern shines
A stroke of genius from Jamal Musiala saved FC Bayern Munich from an unpleasant surprise at FC St. Pauli. In the first Bundesliga match between the two friendly clubs in over 13 years, the international paved the way for the ultimately deserved 1-0 (1-0) with his dream goal from a good 28 meters in the 22nd minute to gain the upper hand. lead.
It means the record champions have scored fewer than three away goals for the first time this season. They missed out on a record six away games by more than three goals. Their lead in the standings remains undisputed with 26 points. In the fifth competitive match in a row, the Munich team did not concede a goal. FC St. Pauli are still waiting for their first home goal since promotion and therefore also their first victory at the Millerntor.
Thanks to Joker Burke: Werder ends its home curse against Holstein Kiel
On the fifth attempt, it finally worked: Werder Bremen won their first home victory of the Bundesliga season. The Hanseatic League won against Holstein Kiel 2:1 (1:0) and thus rehabilitated itself after the weak 1:4 performance in Gladbach a week ago. Werder had already suffered two defeats and two draws at the Weserstadion.
It was Oliver Burke, long retired from Weser, who scored Werder’s winning goal in the 89th minute. The Scottish substitute scored with a great header to make it 2-1. Jens Stage (36th) had already given the hosts the lead in front of 42,100 spectators at a sold-out Weserstadion, and Phil Harres (48th) equalized for the promoted team shortly after the break. The Kiel team was unable to follow up with three more points in its first Bundesliga victory. A week ago, the Storks won against Heidenheim, but in the end it was not enough for Bremen.
Big surprise: Bochum draws against Leverkusen
VfL Bochum created a bit of a surprise when Hecking returned to the coaching bench. The bottom team in the Bundesliga cruised their way to a 1-1 (0-1) home game against Bayer Leverkusen. The Bochum team, which presented the experienced Bundesliga coach as its new head coach on Tuesday, is still winless after the tenth matchday, but it got at least its second point this season in the home match against the champions and cup winners.
Substitute Koji Miyoshi (88th) late equalized the visitors’ lead thanks to Patrik Schick (19th). A well-deserved punt victory for Bochum in the first for Hecking, who last sat on the bench as head coach of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach in May 2019. The Leverkusen team, on the other hand, continued their streak in the Champions League with a draw four days after their 4-0 defeat against Liverpool FC: even after the third consecutive first-class match, they did not did not win the following championship match. But they remained unbeaten in the Bundesliga for 22 away games during the season. The last away defeat was in May 2023 – in Bochum.
