Axel Witsel scores a late winner for Dortmund

Axel Witsel scores a late winner for Dortmund
1:01

Erling Haaland's volley denied by diving save

Erling Haaland's volley denied by diving save
0:30

Anton Stach's shot whizzes just past the post for Mainz

Anton Stach's shot whizzes just past the post for Mainz
0:24

Reyna sets up Witsel to earn Dortmund late win

Axel Witsel scored an 87th-minute goal to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at Mainz as they closed in to within four points of Bayern Munich.

3/16/2022 Reuters
  • KO
    • First Half begins.
  • 42
    • Marius Wolf Yellow Card
  • 43
    • Stefan Bell Yellow Card
  • 44
    • Mahmoud Dahoud Yellow Card
  • 45+3
    • Marin Pongracic Yellow Card
  • HT
    • First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 49
    • Anton Stach Yellow Card
  • 57
    • On: Erling Haaland|Off: Marius Wolf
  • 69
    • On: Giovanni Reyna|Off: Mahmoud Dahoud
  • 69
    • On: Julian Brandt|Off: Donyell Malen
  • 71
    • On: Jean-Paul Boëtius|Off: Marcus Ingvartsen
  • 71
    • On: Merveille Papela|Off: Anton Stach
  • 77
    • On: Daniel Brosinski|Off: Niklas Tauer
  • 87
    • Axel Witsel Goal - Volley
  • 90+2
    • Anderson Lucoqui Yellow Card
  • 90+3
    • Axel Witsel Yellow Card
  • FT
    • End Regular Time
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MAIN
3-4-2-1
DOR
4-2-3-1
MAIN
3-4-2-1
  • 27Zentner
  • 19Niakhate
  • 16Bell
  • 25Tauer
    On: Daniel Brosinski | Off: Niklas Tauer
  • 23Lucoqui
  • 6Stach
    On: Merveille Papela | Off: Anton Stach
  • 22Stöger
  • 30Widmer
  • 11Ingvartsen
    On: Jean-Paul Boëtius | Off: Marcus Ingvartsen
  • 29Burkhardt
  • 9Onisiwo
No. Name
27 Robin Zentner
Saves 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
16 Stefan Bell  43'
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 4
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
19 Moussa Niakhate
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 3
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
25 Niklas Tauer
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
77' 18  Daniel Brosinski
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 1 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
6 Anton Stach  49'
Goals 0
  • Shots 2
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 2
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
71' 24  Merveille Papela
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
22 Kevin Stöger
Goals 0
  • Shots 4
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 3
  • 2 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
23 Anderson Lucoqui  90'+2'
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 3
  • 2 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 1 Yellow
    • 0 Red
30 Silvan Widmer
Goals 0
  • Shots 1
  • 1 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 1 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
9 Karim Onisiwo
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 3
  • 2 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
11 Marcus Ingvartsen
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 1 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
71' 5  Jean-Paul Boëtius
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 1 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
29 Jonathan Burkhardt
Goals 0
  • Shots 2
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
Substitutes
43 Romario Rösch
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
41 Eniss Shabani
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
3 Aarón Martín
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
32 Lasse Rieß
Saves 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red
26 Paul Nebel
Goals 0
  • Shots 0
  • 0 Shots on Target
  • Fouls Committed 0
  • 0 Fouls Against
  • Assists 0
  • Offsides 0
  • Discipline
    • 0 Yellow
    • 0 Red

Game Information

  • VENUE: MEWA ARENA
  • ,
  • Mainz
  • ATTENDANCE: 25,000

Match Commentary

- Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
90'+6' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robin Zentner.

Match Stats

MAIN
DOR

Possession

40% 60%

Shots (on Goal)

11 (1)
11 (4)
MAIN DOR
18 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 1
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German Bundesliga Standings

POS Team GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 34 +60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 +33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 +33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 +35 58
5 1. FC Union Berlin 34 +6 57
6 SC Freiburg 34 +12 55
7 FC Cologne 34 +3 52
8 Mainz 34 +5 46
9 TSG Hoffenheim 34 -2 46
10 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 -4 42
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 -11 42
13 VfL Bochum 34 -14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 -17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 -18 33
16 Hertha Berlin 34 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 -26 28
18 SpVgg Greuther Furth 34 -54 18