Monday, April 25, 2011

31. Gameday: Mainz scored in Nuremberg and remains on course for Europe

FSV Mainz 05 in the battle for Champions League participation the attack of the 1st FC Nuremberg, fifth in the Bundesliga successfully fought off and held direct competitors continue to distance. At the end of 31 Game day separated the two teams before 48 548 spectators in the sold-out stadium with CHF 0-0.

To keep the Mainz two points ahead of the club fifth. "The 0-0 is a nuisance for us, but we must take the blame: We have allowed too many mistakes in the passing game, so that we could not build the necessary pressure and Mainz could keep away from our goal," said Nuremberg's coach Dieter Hecking.

"We will continue to fight but the fifth. Now also play a role in nerve, but we can play without pressure. . And in football anything is possible, that we do something with Borussia Dortmund "His colleague Mainz Tuchel was satisfied:" We wanted to score points and play basically zero - we both got.

We had the quality and potential to win, and there was always more of a 1-0 for us over the game, but we can live with the draw. We knew that it was our first match point to hold final to Nuremberg at distance, but you must not use any first match point to win in the end the match. "Both teams showed a lively start and played with urge to attack.

Even after three minutes gave the home side from the first warning shot when Almog Cohen put the ball through to Jens Hegeler, whose shot the Mainz goalkeeper Christian Wetklo but did not seriously trouble. Eleven minutes later Mehmet Ekici, who came to cross from Christian Eigler in the penalty area to shoot a leg Mainz defense prevented the guide (14).

Shortly after the guests arrived for the first time dangerous to the door by Raphael Schaefer, who intercepted a sharp cross from Christian Fuchs just before the bullet prepare Niko Bungert (16). The largest ever chance of the game but had the "Club". A free-kick from some 20 meters Ekici sat to the left outside of the post (20).

Eklin Soto had the best scoring opportunities for the guests when he failed to pass from Andre Schürrle just the far post (35). The first dangerous action of the second half also saw the team of FSV coach Thomas Tuchel. A throw-in from Fox came into the six yard box at the feet of striker Sami Allagui, who scored under pressure from defenders Nuremberg the side-netting (52).

As a result, flattened the level of the game from growing. Mainz acted from a compact defensive and limited primarily to counter. The home side had the will to remember - only lacked a means to prevent the tight staggered back line of the guests.

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