German Bundesliga

FT Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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Mainz LWDWL 0
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Match Report

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Borussia Dortmund keep title hopes alive with late winner against Mainz

Axel Witsel scored an 87th-minute goal to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at Mainz as they closed in to within four points of Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
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Yellow Cards
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Red Cards
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Offsides
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Corner Kicks
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Saves
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Possession
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SHOTS
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ON GOAL
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On Target %
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Penalty Goals
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Penalty Kicks Taken
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Accurate Passes
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Passes
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Pass Completion %
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Accurate Crosses
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Crosses
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Cross %
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Long Balls
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Accurate Long Balls
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Long Balls %
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Blocked Shots
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Effective Tackles
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Tackles
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Tackle %
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Interceptions
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Effective Clearances
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Clearances
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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

M05 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 16Stefan BellCD
  3. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  4. 25Niklas TauerCD-R
  5. 6Anton StachCM-L
  6. 22Kevin StögerCM-R
  7. 23Anderson LucoquiLM
  8. 30Silvan WidmerRM
  9. 9Karim OnisiwoF
  10. 11Marcus IngvartsenCF-L
  11. 29Jonathan BurkardtCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Romario RöschSUB
  2. 41Eniss ShabaniSUB
  3. 24Merveille PapelaSUB
  4. 3Aarón MartínSUB
  5. 5Jean-Paul BoëtiusSUB
  6. 18Daniel BrosinskiSUB
  7. 32Lasse RießSUB
  8. 26Paul NebelSUB

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 34Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. 23Emre CanCD-R
  4. 14Nico SchulzLB
  5. 30Felix PasslackRB
  6. 22Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 28Axel WitselLM
  8. 8Mahmoud DahoudRM
  9. 21Donyell MalenF
  10. 10Thorgan HazardAM-L
  11. 39Marius WolfAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Julian BrandtSUB
  2. 7Giovanni ReynaSUB
  3. 20ReinerSUB
  4. 47Antonios PapadopoulosSUB
  5. 9Erling HaalandSUB
  6. 45Lennard MaloneySUB
  7. 35Marwin HitzSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 43' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 44' Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Marin Pongracic (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Erling Haaland replaces Marius Wolf.
  7. 69' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
  8. 69' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Donyell Malen.
  9. 71' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jean-Paul Boëtius replaces Marcus Ingvartsen.
  10. 71' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Merveille Papela replaces Anton Stach.
  11. 77' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Daniel Brosinski replaces Niklas Tauer because of an injury.
  12. 87' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross following a set piece situation.
  13. 90'+2' Anderson Lucoqui (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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