Mainz 1-1 Wolfsburg (Jan 13, 2024) Commentary

VfL Wolfsburg

6-2-9, 20 PTS

Silvan Widmer - 61'

Václav Cerný - 12'

27
Zentner
19
Caci
3
van den Berg
20
Fernandes
31
Kohr
2
Mwene
24
Papela
14
Krauss
30
Widmer
29
Burkhardt
9
Onisiwo

No.Name
27Robin Zentner
3Sepp van den Berg
19Anthony Caci
20Edimilson Fernandes
31Dominik Kohr
24Merveille Papela 43Brajan Gruda
14Tom Krauss 10Marco Richter
2Phillipp Mwene 5Maxim Leitsch
30Silvan Widmer
29Jonathan Burkhardt 8Leandro Barreiro
9Karim Onisiwo

Substitutes
17Ludovic Ajorque
21Danny da Costa
23Josuha Guilavogui
33Daniel Batz
45David Mamutovic

MEWA ARENA

9:30 AM, January 13, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Mainz, Germany

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 24,000

Referees:
Patrick Ittrich

Mainz

VfL Wolfsburg

KO
3
12
16
27
HT
46
54
56
61
62
64
71
78
79
88
90+3
FT

- Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
90'+5' Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
90'+3' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Lovro Majer.
90'+1' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
90'+1' Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89' Rogério (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
89' Attempt missed. Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lovro Majer following a set piece situation.
88' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Maxim Leitsch replaces Phillipp Mwene.
88' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88' Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
88' Attempt saved. Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
87' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
87' Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
86' Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
85' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
81' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás is caught offside.
80' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
79' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79' Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
79' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79' Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
78' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Tom Krauß.
78' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Leandro Barreiro replaces Jonathan Burkardt.
77' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76' Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross following a corner.
75' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
74' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku replaces Václav Cerny.
71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Aster Vranckx.
71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás replaces Jakub Kaminski.
70' Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
69' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
68' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68' Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
67' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
67' Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Rogério replaces Nicolas Cozza.
62' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62' Foul by Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05).
62' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Merveille Papela.
61' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
60' Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60' Foul by Merveille Papela (1. FSV Mainz 05).
58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57' Delay in match because of an injury Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
56' Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
56' Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
56' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
55' Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
54' Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
52' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny is caught offside.
51' Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Merveille Papela.
50' Attempt missed. Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
49' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny is caught offside.
48' Foul by Merveille Papela (1. FSV Mainz 05).
48' Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47' Delay in match because of an injury Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05).
46' Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46' Foul by Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45' Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
45'+2' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2' Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
45'+1' Attempt blocked. Merveille Papela (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
44' Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
42' Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Václav Cerny.
41' Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
40' Hand ball by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
39' Attempt saved. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Kohr with a cross.
39' Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
39' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38' Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
37' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37' Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
36' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
35' Attempt missed. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
34' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
33' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33' Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
28' Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
27' Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27' Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
23' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
22' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05).
21' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
21' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05).
19' Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a cross.
18' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
18' Attempt blocked. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
18' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
18' Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
16' Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16' Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
15' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Foul by Merveille Papela (1. FSV Mainz 05).
14' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
12' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
9' Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
8' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8' Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
7' Hand ball by Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg).
5' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joakim Mæhle.
4' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
3' Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3' Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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FC Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Monchengladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Pauli	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. FC Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
SC Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bayern Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfB Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
Werder Bremen	0	0	0	0	0	0
VfL Wolfsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holstein Kiel	0	0	0	0	0	0
TSG Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0

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