Lee Jae-seong’s First Assist of the Season
LEE JAE-SEONG"s FIRST ASSIST OF THE SEASON... MAINZ FAILS TO ESCAPE RELEGATION
Mainz draws 1-1 with Mönchengladbach... Round 24 also ranked ‘17th’.
National team midfielder Lee Jae-seong played an active role with his first assist of the season, but was unable to lift the shadow of relegation that had fallen on his team Mainz (Germany).
Mainz drew 1-1 with Mönchengladbach in the 24th round home game of the 2023-2024 German Professional Football Bundesliga held at the Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany on the 2nd (local time).
Lee Jae-seong, who started as a left midfielder, assisted striker Yonatan Burkhardt"s first goal 12 minutes into the game with a penetrating pass.
Lee Jae-seong, who beat a defender in the opposing half, aimed through the Mönchengladbach defense and made an accurate pass to Burkhardt, who rushed into the penalty arc.
Burkaard finished it off with a cool left-footed shot that shook Mönchengladbach"s net.
Jae-seong Lee recorded an assist for the first time this season.
It is also an attack point written four months after scoring the second goal of the season in the 10th round home game against Leipzig in early November last year.
Despite Lee Jae-seong"s performance, Mainz lost the lead by allowing Nathan Ngumu to equalize in the 10th minute of the second half.
Coach Bo Henriksen, who felt that a change in atmosphere was needed, called Lee Jae-Sung to the bench in the 23rd minute of the second half and brought in striker Karim Onisiwo.
However, Mainz lost momentum when defender Dominique Core was suddenly sent off in the 38th minute of the second half, and had to be satisfied with taking only 1 point.
Core, who fell after a struggle with his opponent, protested violently when the referee did not call a foul, and received a second yellow card and left the ground.
Mainz, which was rated as a mid-tier team in recent years, including 9th place last season, fell into the relegation zone after an extremely poor performance this season.
Mainz (16 points), who had 2 wins, 10 draws, and 12 losses due to a draw on this day, could not escape 17th place and face direct relegation.
If Mainz wants to avoid automatic relegation, it must regain at least 16th place by playing the promotion playoff (PO) against the 3rd place team in Bundesliga 2 (second division).
The point difference with FC Cologne (3 wins, 8 draws, 12 losses, 17 points), currently ranked 16th, is 1.
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 3-2 in an away game against Wolfsburg.
Seru Guirassi, who has emerged as the best striker in the league this season, took the lead by scoring multiple goals.
Girashi added one goal each in the 14th minute of the first half and the 9th minute of the second half, scoring his 20th goal and chasing leading scorer Harry Kane (27 goals, Bayern Munich).
Jung Woo-young was replaced by Girashi in the 42nd minute of the second half when the team was ahead 3-2 and was put on the field.
Attack points could not be raised.
Jung Woo-young has recorded 2 assists without scoring a goal this season.
Third-place Stuttgart (50 points), with 16 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses, chased second-place Bayern Munich (17 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses, 54 points), played by national team defender Kim Min-jae.
The point difference between the two teams is 4.