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Mainz strike late to rescue point and halt Hoffenheim winning streak
Hoffenheim missed a record fifth straight Bundesliga win after Mainz equalized late, with the game featuring a red card, disallowed goal, and a post, officials said.
- On Friday, Hoffenheim conceded a late equalizer to draw 1-1 at Mainz, missing a record fifth successive Bundesliga triumph and sitting sixth after the draw.
- Mainz started the game second to last with one win in 10 and multiple narrow defeats, leaving them one point above Heidenheim heading into the fixture.
- Fisnik Asllani and Andreas Hanche-Olsen contested a long cross that produced the opener as it deflected off Hanche-Olsen and was credited to Asllani, while Danny da Costa finished from close range after a scramble to level the score.
- The match finished tumultuously, with Asllani hitting the post, Dominik Kohr sent off for Mainz, and Ihlas Bebou's late goal disallowed, providing Mainz a timely boost before tough fixtures.
- Mainz faces seven games in 24 days before the winter break on Dec. 21, including three Europa Conference League ties and a Bundesliga visit to Bayern Munich.
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MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim conceded a late goal to tie 1-1 in Mainz and miss the chance to make it a fifth straight Bundesliga win on Friday.
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MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim awarded a late goal to tie 1-1 in Mainz and miss the opportunity to achieve a fifth straight win in the Bundesliga on Friday. Mainz started the penultimate game in the standings with only one win in ten games. Five of his seven defeats were for a single goal and it seemed that it would be a sixth when he saw himself at a disadvantage after nine minutes. Hoffenheim’s striker, Fisnik Asllani, and Mainz’s defense, A…
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