German Bundesliga: Stuttgart draw at Mainz, Wolfsburg lose at home

BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart squandered the chance to lift themselves further away from trouble when they conceded a late penalty to draw 1-1 at Mainz on Sunday.

Former Germany keeper Jens Lehmann (pictured) was sent off three minutes from time after blocking the ball and pushing Mainz striker Aristide Bance for no apparent reason, the referee awarding a penalty which was converted by Eugen Polanski.

Stuttgart's Pavel Pogrebnyak had used his knee to direct an Arthur Boka cross into the net from five meters on 11 minutes to give Stuttgart the lead.