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Full-time: Kiel 0-3 Mainz
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Full-time
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Three additional minutes
The fourth officila confirms there will be a minimum of three added minutes at the end of this half.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Great effort from Nebel
The midfielder cuts in off the left, shooting with his right from the edge of the box. His curling effort looks as though it will fly into the top-right corner, but Weiner makes an excellent fingertip save.
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Uncertainty
A deep cross from Mainz doesn't find a Mainz player in the box, but neither Weiner nor his defenders want to meet the cross. It nearly creeps in at the far post, but just goes wide and behind for a goal-kick.
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Nebel pulls it back
The midfielder gets to the byline and cuts a low cross back into the box, but it doesn't find any Mainz player.
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Burkardt off
In the immediate aftermath of that chance, the striker went down, seemingly with cramp. He has since been replaced by Sieb, and Widmer has come in for Caci.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Burkardt denied a second!
A long ball is played from deep in towards Nebel, who flicks it over his marker with his first touch and into the path of Burkardt, who chips Weiner. The linesman had his flag up, however, as Burkardt was offside and goal won't stand.
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SituationNo goal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
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Substitution
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Hong squanders the chance
A fantastic counter-attack from Mainz ends in disappointingly. It's worked out to Caci down the right, who plays a ball into the path of the unmarked Hong in the box, but his first touch lets him down and he can't get the shot away.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Good effort from Mwene
Mainz counter-attack this time. Burkardt is on the ball and Mwene overlaps him on the left. The striker plays a delicate ball into the channel for the wide man, who shoots first time. Weiner saves well at the front post, conceding a corner, but Mainz can't make anything of it.
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Pichler shoots
Mainz seem to be allowing Kiel to play a little more in their half. A cross comes in from the right, finding Porath. He lays it off to Pichler on the edge of the box, who is being pressured and has to rush a shot on the half volley. It's on target but Zentner saves well.
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High from Harres
One of the most promising attacks from Kiel so far that. Harres drives forward and space opens up on the edge of the box for him to have a shot, although he has teammates either side of him screaming for the ball. He takes the shot on and slices the attempt high and well wide of the goal.
Lee celebrates
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Not enough in advanced areas
Goal attempts
3off target
1on target
7off target
6on target
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Free-kick from Porath
The Kiel midfielder takes a free-kick halfway inside the Mainz half, but once again Zentner gathers calmly.
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Lee for three!
Caci puts a long throw into the Kiel box. It's cleared high and straight back to him. The Mainz man then fires a first-time cross back in, which finds Lee. His glancing header just creeps in at the far post, with the former Kiel man seemingly putting the game out of reach of his old team.
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Effort from Burkardt
The striker lets a powerful shot fly from the edge of the box, but Erras is there to make the block.
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Pinball
A ball in from Caci troubles the Kiel defence, as their appears to be a mix-up in communication between Weiner and his back-line. They get it clear eventually though.
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Positive start
The hosts have tried to play more on the front foot so far this half. Skrzybski has had a couple of speculative efforts that haven't troubled the Mainz goal, but the intent is visibly changed.
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Early free-kick
Skrzybski takes from deep, but his curled effort is too close to Zentner, who gathers comfortably.
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Back underway
Mainz get the ball rolling again here in Kiel. The hosts make one change at half-time: Pichler comes in for captain Holtby.
Kick-off!
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Substitution
Half-time: Kiel 0-2 Mainz
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Half-time
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Three added minutes
There are to be three minutes added on at the end of this first half.
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Burkardt through to Nebel
Another great chance for Mainz. The forward tried to turn provider by sliding a ball through the channel to the on-rushing Nebel with the outside of his boot. Erras gets across very well to stop the shot at the last moment, and Lee can't get a hold of the rebound.
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Deserved leaders
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Goals
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Da Costa crosses it
The wing-back receives the ball wide on the right. He whips a ball towards Burkardt, but it's cleared behind for a corner. Erras clears the subsequent corner away for Kiel.
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Ball Recovery Time
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Nearly a third
A smart set-piece move from Mainz. Lee peels off the Kiel defensive line, catching the hosts napping, and receives a short ball from a free-kick. He gets into the box and fires a cross back across the face of goal, where, in trying to clear it, a Kiel defender nearly puts it in his own net. Instead it goes behind for a corner, but Mainz can't make anything of it.
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Burkardt makes no mistake!
The striker steps up to coolly dispatch the penalty into the bottom right corner, doubling his side's lead in the process.
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Penalty to Mainz!
The referee went to the monitor and has given a penalty for the handball from the newly introduced Gigović.
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SituationNo penalty
ReviewHandball?
DecisionPenalty
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VAR check underway
A lengthy VAR review is taking place, checking a potential penalty for Mainz, with the ball seemingly striking Gigović on the arm.
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Early double change
Marcel Rapp has made a bold double substitution after just half an hour. Porath comes in for Machino, and Puchacz makes way for Gigović.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Off the bar!
Nebel goes down just on the edge of the Kiel box, earning a free-kick. Amiri takes from centrally, his right-footed shot rattling off the crossbar. Weiner was no way near that...
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Skrzybski snuffed out
An opportunity for a counter-attack opens up for Kiel as Skrzybski wins the ball near the half-way line. He drives forward down the right channel, but before he can pick his pass he's swarmed by three Mainz defenders. Excellent defending from the visitors.
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Effort from Nebel
The young midfielder combines well with Sano, before attempting a shot from the edge of the box. His left-footed attempt is too wild, however, and flies well over the bar.
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Caci plays it over
The midfielder lofts a cheeky pass over the back of the Kiel backline, but Lee can't quite manage to bring it down.
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Kiel growing
Ivezić plays a ball through to Skrzybski who races into the box, but Mainz defend it well, giving away a corner. This time it's swung into the front post where Harres meets it, heading it narrowly over the bar.
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Skrzybski takes...
...but it's punched out by the keeper, only as far as Holtby. The captain swings in another cross, but Mainz clear again.
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Harres through
The forward latches on to a ball down the right channel and drives his side up the pitch. He attempts a cross to the back post, but it's deflected behind for Kiel's first corner of the game.
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Free-kick taken
Amiri whips in a free-kick from the near the touchline on the left, but it's cleared away by Kiel.
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So close
Once again Lee finds himself with the ball at his feet in the Kiel box. He attempts a cross to Burkardt, who would've had a tap in, but it's intercepted on it's way through. Lee had time there to get a shot away though...
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Lee played in
Some more intricate football from Mainz. They play keep-ball around the edge of the Kiel before the ball comes to Kohr, who plays it round the corner to Lee. The forward controls it, but can't get his shot away on the turn. Mainz look confident here.
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VAR Check
Just after that goal went in, there was a VAR check for a potential offside in the build-up, but it has since been dismissed.
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Amiri opens the scoring!
Kohr plays a long ball from deep on the left-hand side up to Caci. He knocks it down to Amiri, who charges forward from deep, playing a one-two with Nebel, before thumping an effort home into the bottom left corner. What a move!
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SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
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Aggressive start from Mainz
The first attempt of the game comes from Mainz as a shot from Kaishu Sano goes over the bar, Henriksen's side are in control in the opening exchanges.
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And we're off!
Kiel kick off and get us underway today, immediately attempting a long ball.
Kick-off!
Host of changes for Kiel
Machino returns up front after coming off the bench in Bremen, Knudsen's suspension sees Holtby return to the XI and Armin Gigović drops to the bench as a result with Skrzybski moving into midfield.
No changes for Mainz
Henriksen is able to field the same XI that was the nightmare of Borussia Dortmund on MD10, with Burkardt and Nebel most importantly back fit and firing up front.
Kiel starting XI
Weiner - Ivezić, Erras, Geschwill - Holtby - Becker, Skrzybski, Remberg, Puchacz - Harres, Machino
Mainz starting XI
Zentner - Da Costa, Bell, Kohr - Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene - Nebel, Lee - Burkardt
Good news for Bo
Following the international break, Bo Henriksen is welcoming several returnees. Defenders Moritz Jenz, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Maxim Leitsch are all available to the squad again. Things are also looking good for attackers Jonathan Burkardt and Paul Nebel. "Paul and Jonny are back at 100 percent. The break has done them a lot of good," says Henriksen.
A curious pattern
Mainz go into the weekend in tenth place, which means this will be the fourth league game in a row that Kiel play against the side that starts the matchday just one place short of the top half. The Storks have faced tenth-placed teams Stuttgart (2-1 loss), Heidenheim (1-0 win) and Werder Bremen (2-1 loss) in their last three.
Henriksen's view on Kiel
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Rapp's view on Mainz
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Probable line-ups
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Familiar faces
Kiel's Lewis Holtby spent the 2010/11 season on loan at Mainz, scoring four times and registering 11 assists in 30 Bundesliga appearances. Meanwhile, Jae-sung Lee, who is set to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance (all for Mainz), was the heartbeat of Kiel’s midfield between 2018 and 2021.
A Bundesliga first
Kiel and Mainz have never played each other in the Bundesliga. However, Mainz won their 2017/18 DFB Cup second-round tie, with Kiel having got the better of the 05ers in the 2011/12 edition.
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