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From PK Guidance to Assists... Lee Jae-sung's Exciting Mainz 2-0 Win
Mainz, who defeated Bochum at home, rose to 16th place and avoided direct relegation.
Korean national team midfielder Lee Jae-sung induced a penalty kick and then delivered an assist, giving his team Mainz (Germany) a nice win.
Mainz defeated Bochum 2-0 in the 26th round home game of the 2023-2024 German Professional Football Bundesliga held at the Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany on the 16th (local time).
Lee Jae-sung, who was in charge of leading the attack from the side, started as a starter and played until the end of the game.
Jae-sung Lee contributed to both of Mainz’s goals. 토토사이트
In the 45th minute of the first half, Lee Jae-sung, who was breaking through the right side of the penalty area, tripped on the foot of opposing defender Bernardo and fell, so the referee immediately declared a penalty kick
When Jae-sung Lee provided a scoring opportunity, Yonatan Burkhardt took the kicker and made it 1-0.
Jae-sung Lee helped Burkart score in the second half as well.
In the 26th minute of the second half, a cross from the left side passed the goal and was directed to Lee Jae-sung, who rushed deep into the area on the right side of the penalty box.
Jae-sung Lee pushed the ball back into the goal area with a headed pass, and Burkart calmly kicked the ball home.
This is Lee Jae-sung’s second assist of the season.
Jae-sung Lee has 2 goals and 2 assists this season.
Thanks to Lee Jae-sung's performance, Mainz gained 3 points a month after the match against Augsburg (1-0) on the 17th of last month.
Mainz (19 points), with 3 wins, 10 draws, and 13 losses, surpassed Cologne (3 wins, 9 draws, 14 losses, 18 points) and rose to 16th place, avoiding direct relegation.
The 16th-place team will play a promotion playoff (PO) against the 3rd-place team in Bundesliga 2 (second division).
The point difference with 15th place Bochum (5 wins, 10 draws, 11 losses, 25 points) is 6.
Jung Woo-young, who plays for Stuttgart, which had difficulty remaining in the first division after being promoted last season, entered the field as a substitute.
On this day, Stuttgart won 3-0 in an away game against Hoffenheim.
Jung Woo-young was substituted for Enzo Milo, who scored the first goal in the 16th minute of the first half, in the 31st minute of the second half.
Afterwards, he diligently roamed the field, but was unable to accumulate attack points.
Serou Girassi, who has emerged as a top striker in the league this season, scored his 22nd goal of the season in extra time in the first half, and Jamie Leveling scored the key goal to make it 3-0 in the 23rd minute of the second half.
3rd place Stuttgart (56 points), with 18 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses, maintained a 4-point gap with 2nd place Bayern Munich (60 points), played by Kim Min-jae.
Lee Jae-sung and Jung Woo-young, who completed their team's schedule ahead of the international match period in March, will now join the Korean national team led by interim Coach Hwang Sun-hong and prepare for two matches against Thailand in the second round of the Asian region qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.