American Jesse Marsch lost his first Bundesliga game as head coach of RB Leipzig on Sunday after his side suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat at Mainz.
After winning back-to-back Austrian league and cup titles with Red Bull Salzburg, Marsch moved to their sister club RB Leipzig this season to replace Julian Nagelsmann, who is now at Bayern Munich.
Mainz deservedly took an early lead when home captain Moussa Niakhate hooked the ball into Leipzig’s goal on 13 minutes.
It was a remarkable display from Mainz whose preparations were disrupted by having 11 players quarantined as striker Karim Onisiwo was one of three squad members to test positive for Covid-19.
Head coach Bo Svensson had to reshuffle his starting team, but his side turned in a determined display in sweltering temperatures.