Ultimately that was it Goal by Nelson Weiper (18) in the first legthat has decided!
In front of 5200 spectators (!) in the Franz Kremer Stadium in Cologne, the U19 ranged from Mainz 05 drew 0-0 in the second leg at FC Bayern after last Sunday’s 1-0 win.
Finaaaale!!!
The boys of coach Benjamin Hoffmann (43) celebrate exuberantly after the final whistle: The final of the German A-Youth Championship has been reached! And then on Sunday, April 23 at 11 a.m. probably against Borussia Dortmund (won the first leg at Hertha 4-0) in the Mainz Arena. It would be a repeat of the 2009 final, when Mainz won 2-1 against Dortmund under the then A youth coach Thomas Tuchel (49).
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Friday afternoon in Cologne, however, had to be trembling for a long time. Everything could have been much clearer for Mainz after just two minutes: Weiper hits the post with a great lob, and goalkeeper Blazic then keeps Kaygin’s follow-up shot strong.
And although the initial phase is much more balanced this time than in the first leg in Mainz, and 05 keeper Aki Koch also has to prove his skills, the ball is suddenly in the Cologne goal: Weiper shoots a free kick from the right over the line (24′). . But the referee has something against the 05 lead, whistles offside. The hand could also have been in play… On the other side, Koch held strong against Diehl (37th), saving the 0-0 at half-time.
The 05ers, who can no longer do much for the offensive themselves, have to survive two big moments of shock after the break.
56 minutes: A long ball to Diehl, who runs away from the Mainz back line – Koch falls out of his goal, but the FC talent shoots wide of his goal. 69 minutes: After a cross from the right, Diehl is completely free again, but aims too imprecisely again – the ball misses to the right.
But there was also a drop of bitterness: Koch, who had already received a yellow card in the final phase because of time wasting, is thrown off the field after the final whistle in a pack formation with yellow-red!