Lee Jae-Sung full-time - Hong Hyun-Seok 16 mins...Mainz draws with Freiburg
Lee Jae-Sung full-time - Hong Hyun-Seok 16 mins...Mainz draws with Freiburg
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Korean duo Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-seok were on the field side-by-side for Mainz in the German professional soccer Bundesliga, but they were unable to break a frustrating run of two draws and one loss in their last three matches.
Mainz drew 0-0 away to SC Freiburg in the ninth round of the 2024-2025 Bundesliga at the Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany, on Wednesday (Sept. 3).
Lee Jae-sung, who started on the left wing, played the full match and created one scoring chance.
In the fifth minute of the second half, Lee Jae-sung soared high inside the opponent's penalty area and laid the ball off to Anthony Cassi, who unleashed a left-footed mid-range shot straight at the keeper.
In the 14th minute of the second half, on the counter-attack, Lee Jae-sung, who was in danger of losing the ball due to a short pass coming to him, actively collided with his opponent until the end, and despite being knocked down, he remained focused and pushed the ball towards his teammate to keep the offense flowing.
In the immediate aftermath, 파워볼사이트 Nadim Amiri's right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area deflected off a defender and into the far corner of the goal, but was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
HooScore.com gave Lee a 6.6 rating.
Hong Hyun-seok came on for Amiri in the 29th minute of the second half and played about 16 minutes until the end of the game, but didn't make an impact.
After starting the first three matches since joining Mainz, Hong has faced fierce competition for a starting spot, coming off the bench in four of the last five matches.
The game was tight throughout for both teams.
Mainz and Freiburg split the ball possession (49% vs. 51%) and had an even two shots on goal while recording nine and 10 shots respectively.
Mainz had the best chance to open the scoring in the 28th minute when Jonatan Burkhardt raced to the opposite post from a corner kick on the right side of the box, but his effort sailed high over the crossbar.
Freiburg's Junior Adamu was denied by a super save from the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute when his right-footed shot from the penalty area in front of goal on the counter-attack was blocked.
Mainz has drawn two and lost one of its last three league games and sits in 13th place (10 points).