Match highlights
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VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 highlights
How the goals came
18' Kevin Paredes opens the scoring for VfL Wolfsburg → 24' Brajan Gruda equalises for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 72' Sepp van den Berg puts 1. FSV Mainz 05 ahead (the winner) → 85' Jonathan Burkardt extends 1. FSV Mainz 05's lead. Full time: 1-3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time. 1. FSV Mainz 05 came from 1 down to win.
18' Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) 1-0
VfL Wolfsburg took the lead at home in the 18th minute through Kevin Paredes. The goal put the hosts 1-0 up at the Volkswagen Arena on the final matchday and gave them an early foothold in the first half. The advantage would not last, however, as the match ended 1-3.
24' Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-1
Only six minutes after falling behind, 1. FSV Mainz 05 drew level in the 24th minute through Brajan Gruda. The equaliser made it 1-1 and wiped out the home side's early lead. Getting back on terms before half-time laid the groundwork for the visitors' second-half comeback.
72' Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-2
With the score still 1-1 in the second half, Sepp van den Berg put 1. FSV Mainz 05 ahead in the 72nd minute. The goal made it 1-2 and gave the visitors the lead for the first time. It proved to be the winner, completing Mainz's comeback victory.
85' Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-3
Jonathan Burkardt added a third for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the 85th minute, stretching the lead to two goals. The 1-3 scoreline effectively settled the match in its closing stages. VfL Wolfsburg, who had opened the scoring at home, ended up conceding three times in a comeback defeat.
