😳 What's going on here? Mainz lead by just one despite scoring four
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1. FSV Mainz 05 is really going for it today. Although they have a tough opponent in runner-up Bayer Leverkusen, the 05ers have been stepping on the gas pedal with both feet since the first minute and have already managed to get the ball past Hradecky four times. Nevertheless, the score is only 1:0. What's going on?!
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The VAR is at it again. Both Amiri's goal in the 18th minute and Lee's goal in the 30th minute were (rightly) ruled out by the video referee. In the 33rd minute, when Hanche-Olsen pushed the ball over the line, Cologne's Keller had something to complain about. Leverkusen goalkeeper Hradecky had already touched the ball beforehand. A complete breakdown for Henriksen's team?
Not at all! Just two minutes later, Paul Nebel put FSV in the lead after all, four goals later. This time also guaranteed without VAR. The Mainz team is really on a roll today 📈💪.
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