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Mainz beats Bayern 2-1 in Munich to stay perfect
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September 27, 2010, Monday
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MAINZ proved its fairy tale start is for real by beating defending champion Bayern Munich 2-1 on the road to remain perfect atop the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Sami Allagui's goal after a quarter hour for Mainz was equaled by an own goal from Mainz defender Bo Svensson in the 45th minute. But Adam Szalai struck the winner in the 77th for Mainz's sixth straight victory to start the season.
Mainz has a perfect 18 points for a three-point lead on second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Mainz, which had never led the Bundesliga until this season, has not lost its last 11 league matches dating back to last season, a club record.
"Today is definitely an occasion which I have to process myself as well. We have six wins and that is incredible, especially winning in Munich," said Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel.
"It was an extremely thrilling game. You always have a stage in Munich where they have a lot of possession and you have to run after the ball. But in the second half we controlled the tempo better. And it's the cherry on top that we got the lucky punch in the end."
Bayern Munich is 10 points behind Mainz with just eight points for eighth place.
Dortmund remained right on Mainz's heels with a 3-1 victory at St Pauli thanks to two goals by Kevin Grosskreutz.
Grosskreutz's first goal in the 17th was matched by Rouwen Hennings in the 26th. Japanese star Shinji Kawaga made it 2-1 for Dortmund in the 50th and Grosskreutz struck for a second time 11 minutes later.
Schalke needed Spanish star Raul's first Bundesliga goal in the 87th minute to salvage a 2-2 draw at home over 10-man Borussia Moenchengladach.
Bayer Leverkusen, missing at least five starters, shook off a series of injuries to gain a 4-1 victory at 10-man Stuttgart.
Away win
In France, Dimitri Payet's second-half freekick was enough to give French league leader Saint-Etienne a 1-0 away win at Lyon and intensify the pressure on beleaguered Lyon coach Claude Puel.
The 100th local derby between the fierce rivals was settled by another moment of magic from Payet, who has made a stunning start to the season with seven league goals in as many games to give Saint-Etienne bragging rights over Lyon after 15 years of misery.
Saint-Etienne proudly tops the league for the first time since 1982 - during Michel Platini's heyday - with 16 points, while Lyon's fall from grace means it is second-to-last after securing seven straight titles from 2002-08.
Unbeaten Rennes won 2-1 away at Nice and was in second place with 15 points. Defending champion Marseille beat Sochaux 2-1 at home.
Sami Allagui's goal after a quarter hour for Mainz was equaled by an own goal from Mainz defender Bo Svensson in the 45th minute. But Adam Szalai struck the winner in the 77th for Mainz's sixth straight victory to start the season.
Mainz has a perfect 18 points for a three-point lead on second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Mainz, which had never led the Bundesliga until this season, has not lost its last 11 league matches dating back to last season, a club record.
"Today is definitely an occasion which I have to process myself as well. We have six wins and that is incredible, especially winning in Munich," said Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel.
"It was an extremely thrilling game. You always have a stage in Munich where they have a lot of possession and you have to run after the ball. But in the second half we controlled the tempo better. And it's the cherry on top that we got the lucky punch in the end."
Bayern Munich is 10 points behind Mainz with just eight points for eighth place.
Dortmund remained right on Mainz's heels with a 3-1 victory at St Pauli thanks to two goals by Kevin Grosskreutz.
Grosskreutz's first goal in the 17th was matched by Rouwen Hennings in the 26th. Japanese star Shinji Kawaga made it 2-1 for Dortmund in the 50th and Grosskreutz struck for a second time 11 minutes later.
Schalke needed Spanish star Raul's first Bundesliga goal in the 87th minute to salvage a 2-2 draw at home over 10-man Borussia Moenchengladach.
Bayer Leverkusen, missing at least five starters, shook off a series of injuries to gain a 4-1 victory at 10-man Stuttgart.
Away win
In France, Dimitri Payet's second-half freekick was enough to give French league leader Saint-Etienne a 1-0 away win at Lyon and intensify the pressure on beleaguered Lyon coach Claude Puel.
The 100th local derby between the fierce rivals was settled by another moment of magic from Payet, who has made a stunning start to the season with seven league goals in as many games to give Saint-Etienne bragging rights over Lyon after 15 years of misery.
Saint-Etienne proudly tops the league for the first time since 1982 - during Michel Platini's heyday - with 16 points, while Lyon's fall from grace means it is second-to-last after securing seven straight titles from 2002-08.
Unbeaten Rennes won 2-1 away at Nice and was in second place with 15 points. Defending champion Marseille beat Sochaux 2-1 at home.
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