Hoffenheim miss chance to break into top three as Mainz snatch late draw

BERLIN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- TSG Hoffenheim saw their opportunity to climb into the Bundesliga's top three slip away as a battling Mainz side salvaged a 1-1 draw at the Mewa Arena on Friday.

Driven by the momentum of four consecutive league victories, the visitors began with authority and were ahead inside nine minutes. A delivery from the left by Maximilian Beier drifted into the area and was inadvertently turne