Wolfsburg 4-3 Mainz (Dec 8, 2024) Commentary

Mainz

5-4-4, 19 PTS

Mohamed Amoura - 19'
Tiago Tomas - 57'
Jonas Wind - 83', 90'+4'

Paul Nebel - 11', 66'
Jonathan Burkhardt - 39'

1
Grabara
21
Maehle
4
Koulierakis
18
Vavro
2
Fischer
39
Wimmer
27
Arnold
24
Dárdai
20
Baku
11
Tomas
9
Amoura

No.Name
1Kamil Grabara
4Konstantinos Koulierakis
18Denis Vavro
21Joakim Maehle
2Kilian Fischer 16Jakub Kaminski
27Maximilian Arnold
24Bence Dárdai 31Yannick Gerhardt
39Patrick Wimmer 23Jonas Wind
20Ridle Baku
11Tiago Tomas 17Kevin Behrens
9Mohamed Amoura 10Lukas Nmecha

Substitutes
32Mattias Svanberg
8Salih Özcan
5Cédric Zesiger
29Marius Müller

Volkswagen Arena

9:30 AM, December 8, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Wolfsburg, Germany

Line: WOB -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 20,036

Referees:
Timo Gerach

VfL Wolfsburg

Mainz

KO
5
11
19
21
22
39
43
45+2
HT
45
56
57
66
68
69
81
83
84
89
90+1
90+4
FT

- Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3.
90'+7' Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3.
90'+4' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+3' Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3' Foul by Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+1' Maxim Leitsch (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1' Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1' Foul by Maxim Leitsch (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Maxim Leitsch replaces Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
84' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Paul Nebel.
84' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer replaces Anthony Caci.
83' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
83' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' Foul by Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05).
82' Attempt missed. Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
81' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Tiago Tomás.
81' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Kilian Fischer.
80' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nadiem Amiri is caught offside.
79' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
79' Attempt saved. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
77' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
75' Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
75' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Yannick Gerhardt.
73' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
69' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Bence Dárdai.
69' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Mohammed Amoura.
68' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
68' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
67' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
66' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
66' Attempt saved. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a through ball.
65' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
65' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65' Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
59' Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
57' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2. Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
56' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
54' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
53' Attempt missed. Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
53' Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
52' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
52' Attempt blocked. Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
52' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
51' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' Foul by Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05).
50' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
47' Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
46' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Bence Dárdai.
46' Foul by Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05).
46' Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Patrick Wimmer.
45' Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2.
45'+4' First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2.
45'+4' Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2' Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2' Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2' Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45' Delay in match because of an injury Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
43' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
42' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
42' Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a through ball.
41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39' Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
39' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Bell with a headed pass.
36' Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
32' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
31' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31' Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29' Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
28' Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
26' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
23' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
22' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
22' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
21' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
17' Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross.
17' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
16' Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16' Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
13' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonathan Burkardt.
13' Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13' Foul by Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05).
11' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
10' Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
5' Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
5' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Andreas Hanche-Olsen replaces Danny da Costa because of an injury.
5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5' Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
2' Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	15	11	3	1	+34	36
Bayer Leverkusen	15	9	5	1	+16	32
Eintracht Frankfurt	15	8	3	4	+12	27
RB Leipzig	15	8	3	4	+4	27
Mainz	15	7	4	4	+8	25
Borussia Dortmund	15	7	4	4	+6	25
Werder Bremen	15	7	4	4	+1	25
Borussia Monchengladbach	15	7	3	5	+5	24
SC Freiburg	15	7	3	5	-3	24
VfB Stuttgart	15	6	5	4	+4	23
VfL Wolfsburg	15	6	3	6	+4	21
1. FC Union Berlin	15	4	5	6	-5	17
FC Augsburg	15	4	4	7	-15	16
St. Pauli	15	4	2	9	-7	14
TSG Hoffenheim	15	3	5	7	-8	14
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	15	3	1	11	-15	10
Holstein Kiel	15	2	2	11	-19	8
VfL Bochum	15	1	3	11	-22	6

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