Bundesliga: Freiburg and Frankfurt draw

Eintracht Frankfurt was in the lead three times and SC Freiburg came back three times. In the 3:3 (2:2) on Sunday, Michael Gregoritsch saved at least one point for the Breisgauers in the Bundesliga. In the fight to qualify for the European Cup again, both teams are not really getting anywhere. The game was overshadowed by what was probably a serious knee injury to Frankfurt attacker Sasa Kalajdzic, who had to be substituted after eleven minutes and later returned to the bench on crutches.

SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt draw 3-3

His representative Ansgar Knauff stepped into the breach in front of 34,700 spectators and scored twice (35th minute/72nd). In addition, Omar Marmoush (27th) gave Eintracht a 1-0 lead. Freiburg equalized three times through Ritsu Doan (29th) and Vincenzo Grifo with a penalty kick and finally Gregoritsch (89th) and prevented their fourth league defeat in a row.

While Eintracht maintained sixth place and is still on course for the European Cup, the sports club has to stretch significantly more. With 29 points, Freiburg are currently eighth. Like Eintracht, who drew 2-2 at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Conference League, the Breisgauers were also in action on Thursday. They drew goalless away from RC Lens in the Europa League.

Neither team initially found any solutions. It was only a positioning error by Yannik Keitel, who, like in Lens, played in the center of defense and had led his teammates there so well, that caused danger – and how: Since Keitel also slipped away, Marmoush had an easy time on the way to the lead.

The hosts shook each other briefly and then applied more pressure. National goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was able to defuse a shot from Roland Sallai. However, he defended right at Doan’s feet – 1:1. It was the first goal from the game for Freiburg this calendar year, after they had often lacked penetration recently.

With the exception of the goals, most of the action took place in midfield. “It is unpleasant for every Bundesliga team to play against Freiburg,” Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller announced. Nevertheless, the coach was able to celebrate again after a successful counterattack by Knauff. This time, coach Christian Streich’s team didn’t react well. However, the guests did not go into the dressing room with a lead because Makoto Hasebe unfortunately stepped on the foot of his opponent Lucas Höler in the penalty area. Grifo converted the penalty.

Later, Eintracht had better opportunities and were rewarded by Knauff. The Kalajdzic substitute flicked the ball into the corner. For the fourth time in a row, SC conceded three goals in a league game. In a wild final phase, Michael Gregoritsch saved a point for the hosts.

Interruption of the Bundesliga game by remote-controlled aircraft

Two remote-controlled aircraft have temporarily interrupted the game in the Bundesliga between SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. They were started on Sunday a few minutes after the start of the second half from the Breisgauer fan block. In addition, the supporters, who were protesting against a possible investor joining the German Football League (DFL), threw sweets onto the field. Since there was no peace even after an attempt at mediation by SC coach Christian Streich, referee Tobias Stieler sent both teams to the dressing rooms. In total, the game was interrupted for more than 13 minutes, after there had been two short forced breaks before the break.

The DFL wants to collect one billion euros from a financial investor for a percentage share of the TV revenue. When the 36 professional clubs voted on the deal, the necessary two-thirds majority was only barely achieved. Many fans have been protesting in the stadiums for weeks, mainly by throwing objects against entry, and games are repeatedly interrupted.

In the second Sunday game, FC Bayern Munich will host VfL Wolfsburg from 5:30 p.m.