Overview
- FSV Mainz 05 beat Racing Strasbourg 2-0 in the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg Thursday, with Kaishū Sano scoring in the 11th minute and defender Stefan Posch adding a 19th-minute volley.
- Sano earned player of the match honors in Yahoo Sports’ ratings with a 9, standing out for his ball-winning and driving runs from midfield.
- Posch continued his scoring surge with three goals in his last five outings, including strikes in back-to-back European games.
- The game ended with a mass confrontation as three yellow cards were shown in the final minute of stoppage time.
- Ligue 1 postponed Strasbourg’s league game at Brest to aid preparation for the return leg, while Mainz will host Freiburg on Sunday in a tight turnaround before traveling to France.