German League: Inspired Mainz humble Bayern

Mainz’s Jhon Cordoba (right) and Arturo Vidal of Bayern Munich go up for a header in their German League match at the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich on Wednesday. Mainz won 2-1. — AP

Bayern Munich suffered a shock 1-2 defeat to Mainz on Wednesday, losing their 100 percent home record this season, as their lead in the Bundesliga was trimmed to five points.

Colombia striker Jhon Cordoba sealed only Mainz’s second win in Munich with the winner on 86 minutes.

Mainz took a shock lead at the Allianz Arena when Spanish winger Jairo fired home in the first-half with the Bayern defence well beaten.

Arjen Robben pulled a goal back for the Bavarians on 64 minutes.

Despite Mainz managing only 22 percent of possession, Cordoba grabbed the winner just before the final whistle and was mobbed by his team-mates.

The result shakes up the Bundesliga ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash when Pep Guardiola’s Bayern play at second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Darmstadt on Wednesday cut Bayern’s lead from eight points.

Hertha Berlin cemented third place, but remain 15 points adrift of Dortmund, with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the capital.

Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou and Mitchell Weiser grabbed Berlin’s goals to keep Hertha on course for a first return to the Champions League since 2000.

At the other end of the table, Werder Bremen climbed out of the relegation places with a shock 4-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen as veteran Claudio Pizarro claimed a hat-trick.

The 37-year-old Peru international showed why he is the Bundesliga’s top scoring foreigner by needing just under half an hour to wrap up his hat-trick which included a penalty.

Roger Schmidt’s Leverkusen has now lost four of their last five games in all competitions and drop to seventh in the league.

Elsewhere Schalke climbed to sixth with a 3-2 comeback win at home to Hamburg while Borussia Moenchengladbach remain fourth after their 4-0 thrashing at home to Stuttgart.