1. FSV Mainz 05

And there's the salute.

Cole Campbell, he scored this absolute stunner for Elversburg in a 4-1 win over Mainz.

Let's not forget about the young American, the Dortmund product.

He's doing well over there.

How are you feeling today?

I was just watching the game round the corner from Mainz, the local pub with a couple of mates.

Just got back actually for the tech check and we hopped on.

But I don't know how to feel, man, because the performance was good.

So, Mark, yeah, the first time I tipped my cap to you about this particular prediction, I couldn't have been further away from the truth with my mind away victory here.

4-1 to the Elf against, yeah, Mainz 0-5.

This really was an electric performance from the home side.

They're at it from the start, you know, three goals in a dominant first half performance and then did what they needed to do in the second half to see the game through.

who was it? Onyeka.

Sorry, Onyeka, yeah, who, yeah, got into the box and was able to put a finish away, although I think Zentner has to do better on that one, albeit.

And then finally, yeah, 3-0, Mainz can't clear their lines, and Kratz and Maka this time, yeah, does really well to keep the ball turned and whips it into the bottom corner.

Yeah, 3-0, three goals in the first half, Mark, we've talked... talked about this before the way that elvisburg at home can get teams made them feel uncomfortable uh play really aggressively um and that you know just was all amplified on friday night they were completely um you know full value for their win and and you know completely um yeah icing on the cake was that beauty of the fourth goal from cole campbell the bicycle kick what what an excellent performance from the bundesliga newcomers and hopefully it's looking like it might be the bundesliga stayers at this point because they're they're looking awfully comfortable

He is not allowed from the club to sit on the bench against Atletico.

They will keep him also away from the match against Mainz for the Bundesliga.

And then are the Nations League matches from the national team.

So this will be a break.

We had three... lower league teams beating bundesliga sides yeah we had keel getting a better of hoffenheim on penalties after a 1-1 draw we had dresden beating schalke 2-0 and we also had darmstadt winning away at elversburg

Well, and we also had Bochum beating Mainz.

Oh, the fourth one, sorry, yes.

Bochum beating Mainz as well.

So that's a good return for Bundesliga 2 clubs, let's say.

Especially in the second round as well.

Um, and they've had so many issues like administratively, the stadium, things like that since getting into the Bundesliga.

Um, And then obviously it all kind of fell apart and there was Fischer that obviously gave him as much runway as they could to try and turn around and it didn't work and he's obviously moved on and now at Mainz.

And they've really kind of gone through a string of head coaches since then obviously.

Some successful, some not so successful but by the most part it feels like the club just always kind of clinging on to that top flight status and I feel like, Dan, you know, you talk about the players are missing.

But before we bring you what happened in that game to an injury-ravaged Bayern Munich side who played at home to Borussia Dortmund, there were other interesting games in the Bundesliga as well.

Alvesberg beat Mainz 05 by four goals to one in that game.

Werder Bremen...

Beat Hoffenheim by two goals to nil yesterday.