Great closing of the year for Eintracht Frankfurt, reaching four games without losing with three consecutive victories thanks to the victory by the smallest difference over Mainz 05 for the 17th day of the Bundesliga, with a Colombian as the protagonist.
Rafael Santos Borré, who came from scoring in the middle of the week in the 2-3 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, this time he dressed as an assistant. He had had little participation in the game until minute 34: Collective play to move the rival defense and great filtered pass from Sebastian Rode; control with advantage of the Colombian to leave alone and, when he was ready to define before Robin Zentner’s bilge, he preferred to leave her aside for Jesper Lindstrom to send her to the bottom with the empty bow.
The ’19’ could extend the advantage in the complement, but his powerful right hand found the body of the rival goalkeeper as opposition and in other counterattacks he lacked legs to close the actions due to fatigue and habitual sacrifice in the defensive phase.
The local endured and now to think about 2021
At 85 ‘the match ended for the Colombian, as he was replaced by Gonçalo Paciencia. Eintracht Frankfurt ended up suffering and defending himself near his goal against the constant attacks of Mainz 05, that despite insistence he did not find equality.
Eintracht Frankfurt closes 2021 in positions of European competitions, since these three points allowed him to ascend to the fifth box with 27 units, leaving behind the slow start to the season.
The Bundesliga will go into a three-week hiatus, So Borré and company will be active again on January 8 at home against Borussia Dortmund.
