Mainz Comeback Stuns UEFA Conference League Rivals Fiorentina
Substitute Jae-Sung Lee scored in the final moments of added time as Mainz rallied from behind to defeat Fiorentina, securing their third consecutive win in this season's UEFA Conference League.
Match Summary: Mainz 2-1 Fiorentina
- 0-1: Simon Sohm (assist by Roberto Piccoli), 16'
- 1-1: Benedikt Hollerbach (assist by Jae-Sung Lee), 68'
- 2-1: Jae-Sung Lee (assist by Kaishu Sano), 90'+5
Game Details
Following back-to-back 1-0 victories over Omonia Nicosia and Zrinjski Mostar, Mainz began the match strongly but fell behind despite dominating play. Danny Costa’s misplaced pass allowed Fiorentina to set up Simon Sohm, who finished confidently from the edge of the box.
Robin Zentner kept Mainz in the game by denying Roberto Piccoli a second goal soon after, and Kacper Potulski made a crucial challenge to stop Piccoli again just before halftime.
Second Half Turnaround
Early in the second half, Piccoli missed a clear opportunity, and Mainz soon responded through substitute Benedikt Hollerbach, who scored a well-coordinated team goal less than three minutes after entering the match.
Fiorentina's Moise Kean later missed a close-range header that could have changed the outcome, but luck favored Mainz as they clinched victory when Jae-Sung Lee headed in Kaishu Sano’s cross deep into injury time.
Upcoming Fixtures
Mainz will face Romania's Universitatea Craiova in their next European game on 27 November.
"Lady Luck was clearly shining on the home side, who snatched all three points when Lee headed in fellow sub Kaishu Sano's cross in the fifth minute of added time."
Summary: Mainz showed resilience and fortune to overturn an early deficit and maintain a perfect record in the UEFA Conference League with a dramatic late win against Fiorentina.