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Thrilling Draw in Mainz: Fiorentina Squanders Lead in UEFA Europa Conference League
Mainz, Germany – In a hard-fought match at the Mewa Arena, FSV Mainz 05 and Fiorentina drew in a game corresponding to the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League. Fiorentina started strong, taking the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a goal by S. Sohm, assisted by R. Piccoli. Their initial dominance of possession, reaching 56%, seemed to foreshadow a favorable match for the Italian side.
However, Mainz rebounded in the second half. Despite having less possession (44%), the German team proved more effective in attack. B. Hollerbach equalized in the 68th minute, after an assist from Lee Jae-Sung, giving wings to the home team. The match became tense, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams.
In added time, Lee Jae-Sung sealed the final draw for Mainz, with an assist from K. Sano, frustrating Fiorentina’s aspirations to take all three points from Germany. Despite generating more scoring opportunities (12 shots compared to Mainz’s 11), Fiorentina failed to convert their superiority into goals. The match ended with a shared point, leaving both teams needing to improve in the upcoming matches. The refereeing by Belgian Lawrence Visser was characterized by signalling a total of 30 fouls and cautioning five players.
Substitutions fsv mainz 05: at minute 46 P. Mwene came in and S. Widmer went out., at minute 60 L. Maloney came in and K. Sano went out., at minute 60 A. Sieb came in and Lee Jae-Sung went out., at minute 65 P. Nebel came in and B. Hollerbach went out., at minute 81 N. Amiri came in and W. Boving went out.
Substitutions fiorentina: at minute 59 C. Ndour came in and R. Mandragora went out., at minute 59 R. Piccoli came in and M. Kean went out., at minute 69 P. Mari came in and P. Comuzzo went out., at minute 86 S. Sohm came in and N. Fagioli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FSV Mainz 05
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Fiorentina
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