Led by Maximilian Beier, Borussia Dortmund has stopped the run of FSV Mainz 05. The BVB won 3: 1 (2-0) at the end of the 27th matchday and moved up to seven points to the mold -strong Mainz. In order to move into the Champions League at the end of this difficult season, BVB needs more victories – as sports director Sebastian Kehl had asked for during the week. Thanks to the goals from Beier (39th, 72nd minute) and captain Emre Can (42nd), Dortmund took a first important step. Paul Nebel (76.) scored for the FSV.
Against the Mainz who had not lost the past six league games, Beier initiated his goal himself and hit Karim Adeyemi without trouble after a cross pass. Shortly thereafter, Cann increased after a corner from Nico Schlotterbeck. The gates had not indicated at that time. Both teams largely neutralized and did not consistently play out the less promising situations. The BVB was noticed by the absence of his striker Serhou Guirassy: the striker was missing as a play station, and his representative Beier remained unobtrusive for a long time – until he used his first chance ice cold.
Kehl had in an interview with the Ruhr news the pressure on the players noticeably increases. Those who do not deliver in the final sprint of the season may have no future at BVB. The sports director called for the consequence, consistency and character. In view of the big deficit in the table, a winning streak must now be found. But the rest of the program has it all: Dortmund still has to exist at Bayer Leverkusen and record champions Bayern Munich. The game against Mainz was all the more important for BVB.
Union Berlin can quickly catch up with Freiburg – and wins
Previously, the SC Freiburg series had ended on Sunday Union Berlin and stole important points in the struggle for the return of European Cup. The Köpenickers won 2: 1 (1: 1) in Freiburg. Due to the first defeat after seven games without bankruptcy, the sports club slipped to seventh place. Rani Khedira (30th minute) and Andrej Ilic (48th) met for the Berliners from coach Steffen Baumgart, who thanks to seven points from the three encounters and a total of 30 points in the account of the greatest concern in the relegation battle. Lucas Höler’s goal (29th) was not enough for the Freiburg. “The happiness was not on our side,” said Vincenzo Grifo, who played his 300th competitive game in the SC jersey, at DAZN: “After the 1: 2 you run afterwards. They closed the center. Today it shouldn’t be.”