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Two goals from Jae-sung Lee gave Mainz a surprise 2-1 home win over Bayern Munich on Saturday and handed coach Vincent Kompany their first league defeat.

Lee scored in each half against an unusually weak Bayern, who are now just four points ahead after Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 win in Augsburg.

“We played against a team with a lot of life and spirit that was ready to fight for every moment. “We weren’t at our best today,” said Kompany.

“We will use today’s defeat to give momentum to Friday’s game (at home against RB Leipzig) because that is the only way we can give an answer.”

Due to injuries, Kompany was unable to call upon several first-team regulars, including Harry Kane, Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and Joao Palhinha.

Kane’s absence was particularly noticeable in the first half as the league leaders dominated possession but were unable to convert any of their half-chances into a goal.

Mainz boasted a better-than-expected home record against the German giants, winning three of their last four home league games against Bayern.

The home team struck just before half-time when Lee took advantage of a poor free kick from his South Korean teammate Min-Jae Kim and hit the ball into the goal.

Despite knowing that Leverkusen were ahead in Augsburg, Bayern performed worse after half-time, lacking precision and energy.

Mainz soon benefited from Lee again. Armindo Sieb sent a clever cross into the goal, which Lee was able to intercept before shooting the ball into the goal after the turn.

Leroy Sane converted Joshua Kimmich’s deflected shot in the 87th minute to give the league leaders hope, but Mainz held on to secure a famous home win.

The result moved Mainz, who battled relegation last season, to sixth place.

Defending champions Leverkusen continued their recent recovery and won comfortably 2-0 in Augsburg, their seventh win in a row.

Martin Terrier gave Leverkusen the lead after 14 minutes, curling the ball into the goal with his first touch after a beautiful low cross from Jeremie Frimpong.

Florian Wirtz added a second goal in the 40th minute when he controlled the ball, selling a dummy to the Augsburg defense before firing a shot across the turf and into the bottom corner.

Union Berlin were held to a 1-1 draw at home against bottom-placed Bochum after the game was suspended for around half an hour after the visitors’ goalkeeper was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.

Bochum were reduced to 10 men when Koji Miyoshi received a red card after 13 minutes, and despite falling behind, they took the lead 10 minutes later through Ibrahima Sissoko.

Union equalized in the 33rd minute through Benedict Hollerbach, but were unable to prevail against their undermanned opponents.

As the game entered injury time and Union were pressing, Patrick Drewes was hit by what appeared to be a lighter and the refree ordered the players to leave the pitch.

When they returned, both sides kicked the ball at each other until the clock ran out, apparently in agreement not to attack after the incident.

Bochum striker Philipp Hofmann, who replaced Drewes between the posts, said the incident was “a disgrace for an otherwise likeable club.”

A brace from Alassane Plea and goals from Robin Hack and Tim Kleindienst led Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 4-1 win over Holstein Kiel.

Gladbach has lost just one of its last eight league games, while Kiel, playing its first season in the top flight, lies second-to-last.

In the late game on Saturday, promoted St. Pauli welcomes Werder Bremen, while Champions League participants Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig are in action on Sunday.