Match highlights
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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs 1. FC Union Berlin highlights
How the goals came
53' Nadiem Amiri opens the scoring for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 74' László Bénes equalises for 1. FC Union Berlin. Full time: 1-1, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 2 goals came after half-time.
53' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-0
The Bundesliga opener at the Mewa Arena was still goalless at the break between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Union Berlin. Nadiem Amiri changed that in the 53rd minute, giving the home side a 1-0 lead early in the second half. For a time, it looked as though Mainz would begin their season with a win.
74' László Bénes (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-1
Trailing on the road, 1. FC Union Berlin found their equalizer in the 74th minute through László Bénes, levelling the score at 1-1. The goal came 21 minutes after Mainz had broken the deadlock, and it spared Union a defeat on the opening matchday. Neither side scored again, so Mainz had to settle for a draw after leading for much of the second half.
