Union surprises in the Breisgau
Yes, does not want the SC Freiburg to Europe?
Yes, does not want the SC Freiburg to Europe?
30.03.2025, 5:28 p.m.
Football Bundesliga club SC Freiburg is racing around the European Platz in the snail race. The team from the Breisgau cannot accept the submission of RB Leipzig and misses the approximation to Europe with a home defeat against Union Berlin. The club from Köpenick, on the other hand, breaks up.
Game shot, win: Union Berlin ended the SC Freiburg series and stealed important points in the fight for the return of European Cup. The Köpenickers won 2-1 (1: 1) in Freiburg on the 27th matchday of the Bundesliga. Due to the first defeat after seven games without bankruptcy, the sports club slipped to seventh place. Rani Khedira (30th) and Andrej Ilic (48th) met for the Berliners, who thanks to seven points from the past three matches and a total of 30 points in the account of the greatest concerns in the relegation battle. Lucas Höler’s goal (29th) was not enough for the Freiburg.
“The basis is to want the maximum,” said Freiburg coach Julian Schuster shortly before the kick -off at DAZN with a view to the strong season in the year one after ex -coach Christian Streich: “The condition for this is the daily work – and that the personalities are employed at the back.” In front of 34,300 spectators, the iron from coach Steffen Baumgart had to cope with personnel weakening early. The former Freiburg Woo-Yeong Jong could not continue due to an ankle injury, Tim Skarke (8th) came for the South Korean.
Despite the change of change, the Berliners were good in the game in the initial phase. The hosts, in whom Vincenzo Grifo was delighted by Schuster (“This number is impressive, he is a great boy”) made his 300th competitive game in the SC jersey, could not get any chances. The capitals booked the first good opportunity after a quarter of an hour, Ilic failed at Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu (14th). The Berliners also presented themselves strongly afterwards, from Freiburg hardly anything came forward in the game. Only a free kick from Grifo caused danger (25th). Shortly afterwards, the 31-year-old prepared the lead by Höler exemplary.
The Berliners, who were drawn to the constant arbitration court during the week in the fight against the verdict in the “Skandal Game of Köpenick” (2-0 rating for VfL Bochum), were not shocked. Just 100 seconds after the deficit, Khedira scored his first goal of the season. At the beginning of the second round, the guests turned the game. After a strong counterattack over Skarke, Ilic hit his head. Shortly afterwards, the Freiburgers suffered another setback. Atubolu had to go out because of a shoulder injury (57th). The keeper bounced with his central defender Philipp Lienhart at the end of the first half. Florian Müller went between the posts for Atubolu.
The replacement goalkeeper almost saw the equalization immediately, but Grifo failed at the Berlin goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow (60th). In the minutes later, Freiburg urged the second goal, Berlin remained dangerous with counterattacks.
