Mainz, a German professional football team, started by Lee Jae-seong, won a comeback victory over Leverkusen, continuing their unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga 3 games.
Lee Jae-seong started in the 23rd round of the 2021-2022 Bundesliga once morest Leverkusen yesterday at the Meba Arena in Mainz, Germany, and played until he was substituted for Kevin Steiger in the 24th minute of the second half.
Lee Jae-seong, who started consecutively following the 22nd round (1-1 draw) once morest Freiburg on the 13th, supported the front-line striker Karim Onisiwo, but might not add an attack point.
In the 21st round (2-0 win) once morest Hoffenheim on the 6th, Lee Jae-seong’s attack points in the regular league this season were maintained with 4 goals and 2 assists, including scoring the first goal as a substitute in the second half.
Mainz defeated Leverkusen 3-2 and continued their upward trend with 2 wins and 1 draw in their recent league matches, leaping to 7th place (34 points).
Mainz gave Leverkusen’s Patrick Schick the lead in the 35th minute, but a left-footed free kick struck by Aaron Martin from the left side of the penalty arc in the 12th minute crossed the net to balance it out.
After that, in the 24th minute of the second half, Mainz activated the first substitution card to change Lee Jae-sung to Steeger, and in the 29th minute of the second half, Mainz gave Lucas Alario a lead once more and was dragged away.
As the defeat continued, Mainz played a number of games in which three players were substituted at once, including by sending out Markus Ingvartsen instead of Onisiwo in the 37th minute of the second half.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Jean-Paul Boettius hit the ball straight out of the penalty area with his right foot to make it 2-2, and 4 minutes later, Ingvartsen’s left-footed shot between the players in a melee near the goal area scored the goal. The reverse electrode was completed by waving the net.