FC Bayern München mounted a remarkable second-half comeback to beat 1. FSV Mainz 05 4–3 in a dramatic Bundesliga clash on Matchday 31, overturning a 3–0 halftime deficit.
Mainz exploded out of the blocks. Dominik Kohr opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing after a pass from Kaishu Sano to put the hosts 1–0 up. Despite later receiving a yellow card, Kohr’s early impact set the tone for an impressive first period.
Paul Nebel doubled Mainz’s advantage in the 29th minute with a solo effort to make it 2–0. Bayern struggled to gain control, and their problems deepened in first-half stoppage time when Sheraldo Becker struck in the 45+2 minute, sending Mainz into the break with a commanding 3–0 lead.
Bayern responded with decisive changes at halftime, introducing Harry Kane and Michael Olise. The shift quickly paid off. Nicolas Jackson started the revival in the 53rd minute, finishing from a Konrad Laimer assist to reduce the deficit to 3–1.
The visitors kept pushing and were rewarded again in the 73rd minute when Olise, one of the interval substitutes, struck Bayern’s second. Laimer provided his second assist of the afternoon to set up the 3–2 goal.
Momentum had fully swung Bayern’s way. In the 80th minute, Jamal Musiala — brought on just after the hour mark — levelled the match at 3–3. Only three minutes later, Kane completed the turnaround with Bayern’s fourth, making it 4–3 in the 83rd minute and silencing the home side after their earlier dominance.
Kohr’s earlier booking was one of three yellows in the contest, with Laimer and Olise also cautioned for Bayern. Both coaches used their benches extensively, but the decisive contributions came from Bayern’s substitutes Kane, Olise and Musiala.
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