After three defeats and four games without a win in a row, Mainz 05 is back on the road to victory for the start of the ninth round of the German Bundesliga. Mainz clearly defeated FC Augsburg on Friday 4: 1 (3: 0) and thus temporarily moved back into the Eurocup ranks. Karim Onisiwo played a major role in this. The ÖFB team player was directly involved in three of the four goals.
Onisiwo put the hosts in the Mewa Arena in Mainz in the tenth minute after a mistake by Robert Gumny with a remarkable finish. But that did not end the Onisiwo show that evening. The 29-year-old had two more assists follow the first goal of the season in front of the German team boss Hansi Flick.
Onisiwo prepared the 2-0 in the 15th minute with a cross against Stefan Bell, and Jonathan Burkardt made it 4-1 in the 71st minute – who had already scored the 3-0 in the first half in the 26th minute the Viennese the template. For the guests from Augsburg, who have been waiting for a win for four games, nothing more than the interim 1: 3 through Andi Zequiri (69th) jumped out.
Match winner Onisiwo was exchanged in the 82nd minute to the applause of the audience, his club colleague Kevin Stöger had already come on the pitch in the 76th minute. David Nemeth, on the other hand, was a substitute for Mainz as was Michael Gregoritsch for Augsburg, who are in 16th place in the table. Mainz advanced to sixth place at least until the Saturday games.
