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title: "Füllkrug leads Werder Bremen to 3-2 win over Mainz with a brace of penalties"
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description: "Niclas Füllkrug scored two penalty goals to lead Werder Bremen to a 3-2 win over hosts Mainz in matchday 7 of the Bundesliga."
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# Füllkrug leads Werder Bremen to 3-2 win over Mainz with a brace of penalties

Niclas Füllkrug scored two penalty goals to lead Werder Bremen to a 3-2 win over hosts Mainz in matchday 7 of the Bundesliga.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 24 October 2026، 18:42 Saudi time

![Füllkrug leads Werder Bremen to 3-2 win over Mainz with a brace of penalties](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/9d0fce17e6009d03893f3af6db7d960c20fff93b.webp)

Füllkrug leads Werder Bremen to 3-2 win over Mainz with a brace of penalties

[Werder Bremen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/werder-bremen-255) beat hosts Mainz 3-2 in a matchday 7 fixture in the [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18), played on 24 October 2026 at 16:30 Saudi and Levant time.

The star of the match was striker [Niclas Füllkrug](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/niclas-f%C3%BCllkrug-7525), who scored two goals for Werder Bremen, both from penalties, in the 7th and 25th minutes.

Füllkrug opened the scoring from a penalty in the 7th minute, then doubled the lead with a second penalty in the 25th minute.

Anthony Caci pulled one back for Mainz in the 33rd minute, before Ludovit Reis added Werder Bremen's third goal in the 61st minute.

In the 63rd minute, Lee Jae-sung scored Mainz's second goal, but the team could not find an equaliser, and the match ended with a 3-2 win for Werder Bremen.

The match was broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

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