The Freiburg Express is rolling again. A lightning start in the second half initiates the Breisgau victory in Augsburg. The SC is now in the top 20 in a category.
Europa League starter SC Freiburg made a tailor-made start to the Bundesliga thanks to a strong second half and outstanding newcomers.
The Breisgauer won 4-0 (0-0) at FC Augsburg and thus advanced into the top 20 of the all-time Bundesliga table. Ex-Augsburg Michael Gregoritsch, of all people, who was said goodbye before the game, initiated the victory in front of 26,310 spectators with a header (46th minute). Vincenzo Grifo with a directly converted free kick (48th) and the newcomers Matthias Ginter (61st) and Ritsu Doan (78th) followed up.
Right at the start of the new season, the Freiburgers continued their strong performance from the previous season. The Augsburg spirit of optimism under new coach Enrico Maassen, on the other hand, has been slowed down for the time being.
In an initial phase with few chances, Augsburg had more game shares. The Fuggerstadt team tried to implement Maaßen’s requirement to play more courageous and attacking football. However, the hosts rarely made it through the Freiburg defence, in which national player Ginter ensured order. Daniel Caligiuri’s shots from the turn (5th) and from the edge of the penalty area (11th) remained Augsburg’s best scoring chances.
The longer the game lasted, the more the Breisgauer controlled the game – and Augsburg increasingly ran behind. SC captain Christian Günter’s shot (33′) hit the post. Maximilian Eggestein’s conclusion at the end of the overall lame first half just missed the far post.
“There were few highlights,” summed up the injured Augsburg attacking player Ruben Vargas on the Sky microphone during the break. The Swiss demanded more risk and more goal threat from his team. But the FCA experienced 45 minutes to forget.
After the restart, it only took 15 seconds before Gregoritsch, of all people, headed into the far corner and silenced the fans of his former club. The Freiburg goal mood was now awakened. Less than two minutes later, a direct free kick from Grifo landed in the net again.
Suddenly only the SC was playing. After a corner, Roland Sallai put the ball into the bottom left corner from behind. In Freiburg’s jubilation, however, the referee decided offside after video evidence. The referee then had to count the goals from homecomer Ginter, who had moved to his training club from Mönchengladbach before the season, and from Doan.
Source: Stern
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