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Dōan Fires Eintracht Frankfurt to 1-0 Derby Win over Mainz in Bundesliga

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Frankfurt’s Ritsu Doan celebrates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FSV Mainz 05 in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.

The Associated Press

11:19 JST, November 10, 2025

BERLIN (AP) — Japan star Ritsu Dōan scored late as Eintracht Frankfurt beat Mainz 1-0 in their Bundesliga derby on Sunday.

Dōan received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and slalomed past two Mainz defenders who probably expected him to cross the ball before he fired it inside the far post from a difficult angle in the 81st minute.

The goal lifted Frankfurt to seventh in the standings before the international break.

Mainz remained second from bottom after its seventh defeat in 10 games.

Suzuki scores for Freiburg

Another Japan player, Yuito Suzuki, scored his first Bundesliga goal to help Freiburg beat St. Pauli 2-1 earlier Sunday.

The 24-year-old Suzuki, who joined Freiburg from Danish team Brøndby in the offseason, struck five minutes before the break after he intercepted St. Pauli goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj’s attempted clearance of a corner.

Maximilian Eggestein made it 2-0 from close range five minutes after the break, before a goal from St. Pauli’s Louis Oppie against the run of play in the 69th set up a heated finale.

Jackson Irvine went close for the visitors late on, but couldn’t prevent the promoted team’s seventh straight league defeat.

Undav shines for Stuttgart

Germany forward Deniz Undav scored twice as Stuttgart twice came from behind to beat Augsburg 3-2 at home.

The 29-year-old Undav claimed a timely brace before the international break, helping Stuttgart stay fourth ahead of Bayer Leverkusen.

It was Augsburg’s fourth straight defeat across all competitions, meaning coach Sandro Wagner will have an anxious wait to see if he’ll still be in charge for the team’s next game against promoted Hamburger SV on Nov. 22.

Struggling Wolfsburg fired Paul Simonis as coach on Sunday.

Union Berlin ended Bayern Munich’s 16-game winning start to the season by battling to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Bayern star Harry Kane scored in stoppage time to stop the league leader slipping to its first defeat.