Match highlights
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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
35' Patrik Schick opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 57' Aarón Martín equalises for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 74' Lucas Alario puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead → 84' Jean-Paul Boëtius equalises for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 88' Marcus Ingvartsen puts 1. FSV Mainz 05 ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time. 1. FSV Mainz 05 came from 1 down to win.
35' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-1
With the first half still goalless, Patrik Schick put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 35th minute at the Opel Arena. The visitors went into the break 1-0 up, which read 0-1 on the scoreboard. It turned out to be only the opening chapter, as 1. FSV Mainz 05 scored three times after the interval to win 3-2.
57' Aarón Martín (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-1
Trailing 0-1 at half-time, 1. FSV Mainz 05 drew level in the 57th minute through Aarón Martín. The goal made it 1-1 and reset the match. It was the first of three second-half goals for the home side, who would go on to come from behind and win 3-2.
74' Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-2
Lucas Alario restored Bayer Leverkusen's advantage in the 74th minute, breaking a 1-1 deadlock. At 1-2, the visitors once again held the lead with the final quarter of an hour approaching. It would not last, as 1. FSV Mainz 05 scored twice in the closing stages to turn the match around.
84' Jean-Paul Boëtius (1. FSV Mainz 05) 2-2
For the second time in the match, 1. FSV Mainz 05 came back from a goal down, with Jean-Paul Boëtius equalising in the 84th minute. His goal made it 2-2 at the Opel Arena. Only four minutes later, the home side would complete the turnaround.
88' Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) 3-2
Marcus Ingvartsen struck in the 88th minute to give 1. FSV Mainz 05 their first lead of the match, just four minutes after Boëtius had levelled. The goal made it 3-2 and proved to be the winner. Mainz, who had trailed twice, completed a comeback victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
