Match highlights
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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
11' Álex Grimaldo opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 24' Christian Kofane extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 34' Lee Jae-sung pulls one back for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 45+3' Álex Grimaldo extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 71' Nadiem Amiri pulls one back for 1. FSV Mainz 05 → 87' Martin Terrier extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 90' Armindo Sieb pulls one back for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Full time: 3-4, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 7 goals came after half-time.
11' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-1
Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring at Mewa Arena on Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga, with Álex Grimaldo finding the net in the 11th minute to make it 0-1. It was the first of seven goals on 18 October 2025, and the visitors would not trail or be pegged level at any point afterward. Grimaldo's early strike set the tone for a lead Leverkusen carried all the way to the end.
24' Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen) 0-2
Thirteen minutes after the opener, Christian Kofane doubled Bayer Leverkusen's advantage in the 24th minute. The goal made it 0-2 and left 1. FSV Mainz 05 chasing a two-goal deficit on home soil before the half-hour mark. Kofane's finish put the visitors firmly in control of the early exchanges.
34' Lee Jae-sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) 1-2
Ten minutes after falling two behind, 1. FSV Mainz 05 pulled one back through Lee Jae-sung in the 34th minute. His goal, the home side's first of the afternoon, cut the deficit to 1-2 and brought Mainz back within a single goal before half-time.
45'+3 Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-3
With the margin cut to one, Bayer Leverkusen restored their two-goal cushion in first-half stoppage time. Álex Grimaldo, who had opened the scoring, struck again in the 45+3rd minute for his second of the match. The goal made it 1-3 and undid Mainz's progress just before the break.
71' Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) 2-3
The first goal of the second half fell to the home side in the 71st minute. Nadiem Amiri scored for 1. FSV Mainz 05 to make it 2-3, bringing the game back to a one-goal margin after Leverkusen had re-established a two-goal lead just before the interval.
87' Martin Terrier (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-4
Martin Terrier made it 2-4 in the 87th minute, restoring Bayer Leverkusen's two-goal advantage late on. Mainz would score again in the 90th minute, and the match finished 3-4. In the end, Terrier's goal was the one that kept the result from slipping into a draw.
90' Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) 3-4
Just three minutes after Terrier's strike, Armindo Sieb scored 1. FSV Mainz 05's third goal in the 90th minute to make it 3-4. It was the last of the seven goals in the match. Despite scoring three times at home, Mainz could not find an equalizer, and Bayer Leverkusen held on to win 3-4.
