‘Mask Man’ Lee Jae -sung appeared in the cheekbone injury… DFB Pocalist ’15 minutes preheating’, Mainz 2R

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kim Yong -il) Ahead of the opening of the German Bundesliga, football national striker Lee Jae -sung (Mainz), who was injured in the cheekbone, wore a facial protection mask and played the first formal of the new season.

Lee Jae-sung played for 15 minutes in the second half of the 30-minute Dinemo Dresden (Part 2) with the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal in the 2025-2026 season in Dresden Rudolph Harbi Stadion, Germany on the 19th (Korea Time).

He collided with the goal in a friendly match with SV Zegkirhen (Austria) on the 25th of last month, and the cheekbones fractured.

Fortunately, it wasn’t so serious that I was on the operating table, but I had been careful about team training by wearing a custom facial protection mask.

Lee Jae -sung boosted the team with active play in the second line, even though there may be an aftermath of injuries.

Mainz won 1-0 with Nadim Amiri’s preemptive goal in a free kick in the 22nd minute. Amiri was elaborately wrapped in the right foot during the free kick obtained from the front of the penalty box. The ball hit the opponent’s left goal and sucked inside.

Mainz allowed a penalty kick in the second half, but the gatekeeper Robin Gentner overcame the run by catching the opponent kicker Jakov Remer’s right foot shot. In the end, he kept a goal lead to the end.

Mainz will play the first game of the Rosenbori (Norway) and the European Football Federation Conference League Playoffs on the 22nd. On the 24th, the Bundesliga is scheduled to open the Bundesliga against FC Cologne at home. kyi0486@sportsseoul.com