Augsburg 2-1 Mainz (Sep 23, 2023) Commentary

Mainz

0-1-4, 1 PTS

Ermedin Demirovic - 15', 45'

Arne Engels - 62'

Ludovic Ajorque - 6'

1
Dahmen
19
Uduokhai
6
Gouweleeuw
5
Pfeiffer
22
Iago
27
Engels
8
Rexhbecaj
43
Mbabu
9
Demirovic
16
Vargas
21
Tietz

No.Name
1Finn Dahmen
6Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
19Felix Uduokhai
5Patric Pfeiffer 23Maximilian Bauer
27Arne Engels
8Elvis Rexhbecaj 30Niklas Dorsch
22Iago
43Kevin Mbabu
21Phillip Tietz 18Tim Breithaupt
9Ermedin Demirovic 7Dion Drena Beljo
16Ruben Vargas 20Sven Michel

Substitutes
34Nathanaël Mbuku
3Mads Pedersen
10Arne Maier
40Tomas Koubek

WWK Arena

9:30 AM, September 23, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Augsburg, Germany

Attendance: 27,310

Referees:
Marco Fritz

FC Augsburg

Mainz

KO
6
15
43
45
HT
62
65
69
72
74
77
79
80
89
90+1
90+5
90+7
FT

- Match ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
- Match ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
90'+8' Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
90'+7' Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+5' Dion Beljo (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5' Attempt blocked. Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
90'+4' Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
90'+4' Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
90'+2' Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Foul by Dion Beljo (FC Augsburg).
90'+1' Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+1' Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90' Foul by Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg).
90' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Niklas Dorsch replaces Elvis Rexhbeçaj.
89' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Dion Beljo replaces Ermedin Demirovic because of an injury.
89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88' Delay in match because of an injury Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
86' Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
85' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
84' Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
84' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Maximilian Bauer (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05).
83' Tim Breithaupt (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (1. FSV Mainz 05).
82' Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
80' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
80' Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
80' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Karim Onisiwo.
79' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Leandro Barreiro.
77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77' Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
77' Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
77' Attempt saved. Sven Michel (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
76' Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76' Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74' Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
74' Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
72' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Maximilian Bauer replaces Patric Pfeiffer because of an injury.
71' Attempt missed. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Tom Krauß.
69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sepp van den Berg replaces Stefan Bell.
69' Delay in match because of an injury Patric Pfeiffer (FC Augsburg).
68' Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
66' Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66' Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
65' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Sven Michel replaces Rubén Vargas.
65' Substitution, FC Augsburg. Tim Breithaupt replaces Phillip Tietz.
64' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Lee Jae-Sung is caught offside.
63' Attempt saved. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
62' Arne Engels (FC Augsburg) is shown the red card.
61' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Arne Engels (FC Augsburg).
60' Foul by Arne Engels (FC Augsburg).
60' Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57' Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Stefan Bell.
55' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55' Foul by Patric Pfeiffer (FC Augsburg).
52' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
52' Attempt blocked. Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
50' Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05).
50' Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Arne Engels (FC Augsburg).
47' Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
45' Second Half begins FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
45'+5' First Half ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
45'+3' Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
45'+3' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+2' Attempt missed. Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
45'+1' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1' Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
45' Goal! FC Augsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patric Pfeiffer with a headed pass.
43' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Danny da Costa because of an injury.
40' Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
39' Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
32' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
32' Arne Engels (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Foul by Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg).
30' Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
30' Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29' Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg).
27' Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27' Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
24' Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
21' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
20' Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20' Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
19' Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
17' Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
17' Arne Engels (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16' Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
15' Goal! FC Augsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
14' Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
13' VAR Decision: No Goal FC Augsburg 0-1 1. FSV Mainz 05.
10' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
10' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Stefan Bell is caught offside.
9' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9' Foul by Patric Pfeiffer (FC Augsburg).
9' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg).
9' Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Attempt blocked. Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels.
6' Goal! FC Augsburg 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danny da Costa with a cross.
6' Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
3' Hand ball by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayer Leverkusen	34	28	6	0	+65	90
VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	+39	73
Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	+49	72
RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	+38	65
Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	+25	63
Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	14	9	+1	47
TSG Hoffenheim	34	13	7	14	0	46
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	10	12	12	-5	42
Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	-6	42
SC Freiburg	34	11	9	14	-13	42
FC Augsburg	34	10	9	15	-10	39
VfL Wolfsburg	34	10	7	17	-15	37
Mainz	34	7	14	13	-12	35
Borussia Monchengladbach	34	7	13	14	-11	34
1. FC Union Berlin	34	9	6	19	-25	33
VfL Bochum	34	7	12	15	-32	33
FC Cologne	34	5	12	17	-32	27
SV Darmstadt 98	34	3	8	23	-56	17

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