Mainz 05 climbed to eighth in the Bundesliga by beating Schalke 04 2-0 at the Coface Arena on Friday evening.
Stefan Bell proved to be the hero for Mainz as he twice took advantage of poor defending from the visitors to help himself to a first-half brace.
Schalke were on the back foot for much of the second half before hitting the crossbar twice late on as they extended their winless run to six matches.
Read below to find out how Mainz boosted their bid for Europa League qualification.
SCHALKE: Fahrmann, Howedes, Matip, Nastasic, Kolasinac, Neustädter, Hoger, Farfan, Sane, Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar
Around 25 minutes until kick-off now. The warm-up is under way for the Royal Blues. #M05S04 pic.twitter.com/bO7fFhmQAY
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) April 24, 2015
21 - @1FSVMainz05 more than doubled the amount of goals of @s04 in 2015 in the #Bundesliga (21-10). Duel. #M05S04
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) April 24, 2015
1 - Stefan Bell is the first Defender from @1FSVMainz05 to score a brace in the Bundesliga. Bells.
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) April 24, 2015