On 16 March, one of the matches of the 26th round of the German football championship took place. Mainz (Germany) and Bochum (Germany) met.
German Championship, 26th round
Mainz (Germany) - Bochum (Germany) - 2:0 ( 1:0)
Goals: Jonathan Burkardt (45+3), Jonathan Burkardt (71)
Warnings: Kor (1), Adjork (8), Bernardo (33), P. Osterhage (47), Sepp van den Berg (85), K. Schlotterbeck (87), Amiri (88).
In the Bundesliga match between FSV Mainz 05 and Vfl Bochum at the MEWA ARENA Stadium, the home side came away with a 2-0 victory. The score at half-time was 1-0 in favour of Mainz 05. The first half was eventful: yellow cards were shown to players from both teams. D. Kor and L. Ayork as well as Bernardo and P. Osterhage of Bochum received warnings in the first 45 minutes. The deadlock was broken just before the break when J. Burkardt converted a penalty to put FSV Mainz 05 ahead.
Mainz further consolidated their lead in the second half, with Burkardt adding a second goal in the 71st minute. Both teams made several substitutions in an attempt to change the game. Mainz introduced S. Widmer, A. Hanche-Olsen, K. Onisivo, J. Ngankam and Lee Jae-Soon, while Bochum introduced M. Broschinski, E. Masovic, L. Daschner and M. Wittek. The game ended with a flurry of yellow cards shown to players from both sides, emphasising the physicality of the match. In general, FSV Mainz 05 won a deserved victory over Vfl Bochum with the score 2:0.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: RB Leipzig vs Mainz, Bochum vs Darmstadt.
| Mainz | Bochum | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 15 | Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 13 | Offences | 16 |
| 7 | Corner | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 51% | Ball possession | 49% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 359 | Total assists | 356 |
| 234 | Accurate assists | 227 |
| 65% | Accuracy of passes | 64% |