Mohamed Zidan's brace couldn’t save Mainz from another Bundesliga defeat as they lost 3-2 to Wolfsburg to escalate their relegation troubles.

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Zidan was once again amongst the starting elven of the struggling side. He started well but suffered an injury in the 10th minute and was carried on a structure. The Egyptian appeared in much pain and almost got substituted. Fortunately, the injury wasn't serious and he was able to carry on.


Zidan's first goal came from a penalty kick in the 21st minute. The referee pointed to the spot without hesitation after one of Mainz players got elbowed in the face inside the area. Zidan scored from the spot confidently as he sent the ball powerfully home into the corner. The Egyptian received a yellow card after the goal as he took off his shirt while celebrating his goal.


After the goal, Mainz were content to play in their own half and Zidan didn't get enough support to cause danger. The home side had a chance to level the score immediately after the goal from a volley shot but the bar denied the attempt.

Four minutes before half time, Wolfsbug managed to equalize through Klimowiczwho scored from a diving header.
In the 2nd half, Wolfsburg remained the better side as Mainz couldn't have much possession because of the pressing from Wolfsburg players.


Despite this and from one of the rare attacks of Mainz, Zidan scored a beautiful goal to give his side the lead. The goal came from a well organized attack which was started by Gerber who found Andreasen with a fine through pass, the latter tried to bury the ball home but the goalkeeper blocked it to find Zidan who met it directly with a superb volley shot to score the 2nd for Mainz.


Zidan's efforts could end the game in a victory over Wolfsburg but his teammates couldn't do well in defense and let Marcelinho shoot from outside the box to score the equalizer just a few minutes after Zizou's goal.

The frustration continued for Mainz and Zidan as Marcelinho showed another bit of magic when he fired another shot home in the 86th minute to end the game in a 3-2 victory for the home side.




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