شالکه 04 مقابل ماینتس 05

Mainz took all three points from the Veltins-Arena on Saturday, beating Schalke 1-0 on matchday six. Schalke failed to score at home for the third time this season. Phillip Tietz got the only goal in the 24th minute. Kaishu Sano found Anthony Caci on the right, Caci delivered a low cross to the near post, and Tietz got there ahead of Nikola Katic to turn it in. It was his fifth league goal of the season. Loris Karius kept Schalke in it. He saved two chances from Sheraldo Becker inside the first minute, then denied Becker again in the 32nd and Tietz in the 34th. Edin Dzeko went off just before the hour with a head wound. Satoshi Tanaka had the first real home chance in the 74th minute, but Alexander Schwolow saved it. Karius admitted afterwards that his side had slept through the first half. Mainz have now won three away games this season and moved up to fifth. Schalke sit 14th, a week after losing 3-4 to Leverkusen.