Upset in Munich: M05 wished they’d taken all three points | OneFootball

Many Bundesliga teams are just happy when, after an away game at the Allianz Arena, they can sit on the bus home without having to digest a defeat in which they conceded four, five, or even six goals. Just ask HSV. Or Stuttgart. Or Werder.

For Mainz, however, the mood after today’s game is quite different. In the 67th minute, Lee scored to give them a 2-1 lead away from home. Only very late—three minutes before the end of regular time—did Mainz concede an annoying penalty, and Kane saved his team from a complete embarrassment against the bottom club. A late equalizer always hurts, even at the Allianz Arena against the supposedly all-powerful Bayern.

Danny da Costa said after the game at the ‘DAZN microphone’: “Before the game, we definitely would have taken a point in Munich. But I think, when you’re actually leading right up until the end, you would have loved to take all three points. That’s why there’s disappointment right now, but I think tomorrow I’ll see it as a point gained.” At least that.

Mainz coach Urs Fischer doesn’t even need to sleep on it to realize that this point counts as a success—especially on his Bundesliga return: “On the one hand, we’re obviously satisfied. You get a point in Munich. But the way the game went, that we conceded a penalty shortly before the end, that’s a bit annoying. But no, the joy outweighs it.”

At halftime, he tried to encourage his team to play a bit more boldly and to try two or three touches on the ball—and it paid off. After the break, Mainz looked at least a little more active and even managed to take the lead.

On the other side, Harry Kane was once again Bayern’s savior in distress with his late equalizer from the penalty spot. He saw the problem for his team today in the fact that the final passes and finishes after halftime just weren’t good enough. He also highlighted Mainz’s courageous defensive performance, which made things very difficult for Munich today.

Regardless of how the game went: looking at the statistics, Mainz can definitely consider this point as a win. The record champions had 85 percent possession, 4.2 expected goals, eleven shots on target, and more than eight times as many completed passes as the visitors from Mainz.

Once again, we see: pretty football doesn’t win matches. In the end, only the goals count—and today, as the bottom team in the table, Mainz scored just as many as FC Bayern Munich.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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