👀 Pyro on the pitch, match in Mainz halted twice already | OneFootball

In terms of sports, Mainz 05 is on a direct path to securing a ticket to the round of 16. After Silvan Widmer's goal just minutes before halftime and Nadiem Amiri's converted hand penalty shortly after the restart, the Bundesliga's bottom team is on course for victory in international competition – at least against the sixth-placed team in the Turkish Süper Lig, Samsunspor.

In the second half, however, it was mainly the away fans who caused plenty of trouble. Ten minutes after the break, fireworks were thrown onto the pitch for the first time, causing the game to be interrupted. Just seconds after the end of this interruption, the Samsunspor supporters repeated the procedure, leading to the next game stoppage.

Kilinc then attempted to calm the fans in the away section – and initially succeeded. Referee Mohammed Al-Emara then called the captains over and likely made it clear to them: One more firecracker, and it's over. At least, that's how the Bundesliga team's social media team interpreted it.

After the second interruption due to the fireworks, play was able to continue without any issues. Shortly thereafter, the Turkish club's supporters allegedly used laser pointers and attempted to distract goal scorer Amiri during a free kick – however, there was no further interruption.

Currently, Mainz is still comfortably leading 2-0 and could make the historic entry into the round of 16. At the moment, everything seems to be pointing in that direction.

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