🥳 Lengthy VAR check: Mainz make a flying start to the Fastnacht matchday | OneFootball

Victories against Wolfsburg and Leipzig – today, the third consecutive success could be added in their own stadium. And currently, it also looks like the Fastnacht match day could be celebrated appropriately, with the Mainz team even wearing special Fastnacht jerseys.

The 05ers were able to celebrate for the first time in this jersey relatively early. What, on the other hand, did not go quickly at all was the VAR review in the Cologne control room.

Already in the 5th minute, referee Ittrich awarded a penalty for the home team. Rexhbecaj was late against Bell in the penalty area, barely touching his knee, thus causing the penalty.

Only after about four minutes did the VAR, after reviewing the footage, surprisingly decide to confirm the penalty and not intervene further.

Nadiem Amiri was not unsettled by the long delay: He converted the ball from the spot to the bottom left, making it 1-0 for the 05ers (8th minute) and sparking an exuberant wave of celebration in the Mewa Arena on Fastnacht match day. 

If it stays this way, Mainz would be hot on the heels of Augsburg with only a one-point gap. 

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