BERLIN — Japan star Ritsu Dōan scored late as Eintracht Frankfurt beat Mainz 1-0 in their Bundesliga derby on Sunday.

Dōan received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and slalomed past two Mainz defenders who probably expected him to cross the ball before he fired it inside the far post from a difficult angle in the 81st minute.

The goal lifted Frankfurt to seventh in the standings before the international break.

Mainz remained second from bottom after its seventh defeat in 10 games.

Suzuki scores for Freiburg

Another Japan player, Yuito Suzuki, scored his first Bundesliga goal to help Freiburg beat St. Pauli 2-1 earlier Sunday.

The 24-year-old Suzuki, who joined Freiburg from Danish team Brøndby in the offseason, struck five minutes before the break after he intercepted St. Pa

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