Frankfurt loses again, but remains third in the Bundesliga
Frankfurt, who recently came close to the first place in the Bundesliga, suffered their second consecutive defeat.
"Eagles" lost to Mainz, having conceded three times after an own goal by Santos Kaua and a brace from Paul Nebel. Two of these goals were scored by the guests playing with ten men from the 21st minute of the game.
After this victory Mainz and Frankfurt are separated by only two points in the Bundesliga standings.
2024-25 German Bundesliga Standing
2024-25, Germany - Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt - Mainz 05 1:3 (0:2)
Goals: Santos Kaua, 15 (own goal) (0:1); Nebel P., 27 (0:2); Nebel P., 58 (0:3); Kristensen R., 75 (1:3)
Eintracht Frankfurt: Santos Kaua; Theate; Koch; Kristensen R.; Brown; Collins N. (Uzun, 46); Höjlund O. (Bahoya, 60); Chaïbi (Knauff, 60); Skhiri (Larsson Hu., 46); Marmoush; Ekitike (Matanovic, 61)
Bench: Nkounkou N.; Dahoud; Götze
Yellow Cards: Bahoya 64
Mainz 05: Zentner; Mwene; Bell S. (Jenz, 86); da Costa; Caci (Widmer, 76); Sano; Lee Jae-sung (Hong H., 76); Amiri N. (till 21); Kohr; Nebel P.; Sieb A. (Veratschnig, 58; Onisiwo, 86)
Bench: Riess L.; Leitsch; Hanche-Olsen; Weiper
Yellow Cards: Mwene 12
Red cards: Amiri N. 21'
