On the 32nd day of the 1. Bundesliga, 1. FSV Mainz 05 played against Eintracht Frankfurt at home and ended the game with a 1:1 draw.
In the first minute, the guests tested substitute goalkeeper Rieß in Mainz’s net, but he managed to save the shot against Ekitiké.
In the 16th minute, the Adlerträger took the lead with some luck when Kristensen made a double pass with Ekitiké and scored from the bottom right corner.
In the second half, the Toppmöller men seemed to lose their momentum and allowed the guests to come forward. In the 34th minute, Hanche-Olsen almost equalized with a header after an Amiri corner, but just missed. Despite a shaky performance, the Eintracht was leading at halftime.
In the second half, nothing changed until the 57th minute when Widmer’s throw somehow led to an equalizer for Burkardt, who scored with a flick of his shin over Trapp and into the net.
In the 69th minute, Ekitiké almost scored a perfect goal, but his shot was too far from the target after a long shot from Theate.
In the 88th minute, the striker had another chance when Bell made a terrible backpass, but he missed again. On the other side, Burkardt had the opportunity to score a 2:1 in the 90th minute, but he missed the target from a tight angle.
With this result, Frankfurt missed the opportunity to secure a spot in the Champions League early, while Mainz, with the point, is in danger of losing its position in the race for a European start.