Sandro Wagner "very sad" after Augsburg's 1-4 thumping | OneFootball

FC Augsburg slipped to a disappointing 1-4 defeat against Mainz at the WWK-Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Two goals down by halftime, Augsburg were handed a potential lifeline early in the second half when Mainz’s Dominik Kohr was shown a red card.

But instead of sparking a comeback, the hosts collapsed further as the visitors extended their lead, leaving the Fuggerstädter well beaten.

“We had set ourselves big goals. I’m sorry for the fans,” said a dejected Augsburg coach Sandro Wagner after the game.

“I want to give them a great year. We didn’t manage that today, and it really hurts. I am very sad,” he added.

Reflecting on the performance, Wagner pointed to a key lesson:

“Our biggest learning is to reach complexity through simplicity. We tried to gain security by making things complicated. The opponent showed us how it’s really done.”

The result marked Augsburg’s third consecutive Bundesliga defeat, leaving them 15th ahead of Sunday's Bundesliga fixtures.