Mainz vs VfB Stuttgart, 2025-26 German Cup, Second Round

· German Cup
Mainz
    FT
    0 - 2
    VfB Stuttgart
    • 6': Luca Jaquez
    • 73': Atakan Karazor

    About

    Mainz are hosting VfB Stuttgart at MEWA ARENA, Mainz, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 1': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 3': Foul by Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 3': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Badredine Bouanani (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a headed pass.
    • 6': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
    • 6': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
    • 13': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kaishu Sano.
    • 20': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
    • 22': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 23': Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 23': Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 25': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 25': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb is caught offside.
    • 32': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 33': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 33': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 36': Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 38': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
    • 42': Foul by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 42': Lennard Maloney (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 44': Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 44': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Deniz Undav.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Deniz Undav.
    • 60': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Armindo Sieb.
    • 60': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 61': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 61': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
    • 66': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
    • 66': Foul by Badredine Bouanani (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 66': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
    • 67': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Badredine Bouanani.
    • 68': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 68': Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Arnaud Nordin replaces Phillipp Mwene.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deniz Undav with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 71': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 71': Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 73': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav following a fast break.
    • 74': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 75': Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Chris Führich.
    • 78': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
    • 82': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
    • 82': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Deniz Undav.
    • 83': Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 85': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. William Bøving replaces Lennard Maloney.
    • 86': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 86': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. William Bøving (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benedict Hollerbach.
    • 90'+4': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 90'+8': Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 2.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfB Stuttgart 2.

    Game Information

    Competition: German Cup

    Venue: MEWA ARENA
    Location: Mainz, Germany
    Attendance: 29,400

    Line-Ups

    M05 Mainz (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    27 Robin Zentner (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Lennard Maloney
    31 Dominik Kohr Yellow Card
    25 Andreas Hanche-Olsen Yellow Card
    6 Kaishu Sano
    10 Nadiem Amiri Yellow Card
    30 Silvan Widmer
    2 Phillipp Mwene
    11 Armindo Sieb
    7 Lee Jae-Sung
    8 Paul Nebel
    Mainz Substitutes:
    Nikolas Veratschnig, Ben Bobzien, Nelson Weiper, Lasse Rieß, Benedict Hollerbach, Arnaud Nordin, Sota Kawasaki, Kacper Potulski, William Bøving.

    VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Fabian Bredlow (GK)
    24 Jeff Chabot
    3 Ramon Hendriks
    14 Luca Jaquez
    6 Angelo Stiller
    16 Atakan Karazor
    7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
    22 Lorenz Assignon Yellow Card
    26 Deniz Undav Yellow Card
    11 Bilal El Khannouss
    27 Badredine Bouanani
    VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
    Chema Andrés, Ameen Al Dakhil, Alexander Nübel, Jamie Leweling, Chris Führich, Josha Vagnoman, Nikolas Nartey, Tiago Tomás, Finn Jeltsch.

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