Bayern Munich beat Mainz 2–1 away on Saturday, 7 November, extending their unbeaten Bundesliga run on the road to 31 matches. The club’s report, published on matchday, records Joshua Kimmich’s opener after 14 minutes and Lennart Karl’s second-half goal, before Phillip Tietz reduced the deficit in stoppage time. Harry Kane supplied both Bayern goals.
The visitors pressed Mainz into early mistakes and established the lead before the home side became more competitive in the challenges. Lee Jae-sung appeared to equalise before the interval, but his effort was ruled out for offside. That passage also ended Manuel Neuer’s afternoon: the goalkeeper was injured and Jonas Urbig replaced him. The report did not establish a final diagnosis or a return date, so his early withdrawal should not be treated as confirmation of a particular absence.
Neuer nevertheless reached a milestone by starting. Bayern put his age at 40 years and 225 days, surpassing Bernd Dreher’s club Bundesliga record of 40 years and 198 days. Aaron Danks took charge of the team in place of Vincent Kompany.
The German federation’s match record independently confirms the score, scorers and Tietz’s goal in the third added minute. Bayern’s three points survived a goalkeeper change and a late reduction in the margin. Mainz finally converted their response too late to leave meaningful time for another comeback.
Archival cover photograph: Joshua Kimmich with Germany in June 2018; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Granada. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2018-06-02. Source file used without raster edits.
