February 19, 2022 1
Mainz defeats Leverkusen 3-2, igniting a local carnival celebration. Patrik Schick’s 20th Bundesliga goal was not enough to prevent Bayer Leverkusen from losing 3-2 at Mainz. Before Marcus Ingvartsen scores the late winner, the home club, which was wearing a special; colored jersey for the local carnival celebrations, came from behind twice to end Leverkusen’s high-scoring run. Mainz defeats Leverkusen 3-2, igniting a local carnival celebration. When the Danish forward dragged the ball back with his right boot and nudged it home; with his left in the 88th minute, he was surround by defenders. After scoring at least four goals in each of its previous three games, Leverkusen hope; to maintain third position and put pressure on second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Schick scored 10 minutes before halftime with the help of a deflection off Mainz captain Moussa Niakhat; putting the visitors back on track. Only Robert Lewandowski has scored more goals (26) in Europe’s top five leagues than Schick. After angry comments between Kerem Demirbay and Niakhat; the first half finished with a flare-up between opposing players as they departed the field. The ill will persist after the break, when the referee’s whistle was regularly use to interrupt play. Within the 57th diminutive, Spanish guard Aaron Martin Caricol equalized with a brilliantly; ...