Bundesliga: Tired kick between Freiburg and Mainz ends goalless

Only a few chances, no goals: SC Freiburg and FSV Mainz 05 finished goalless in the Bundesliga. It was the first draw for the sports club under the leadership of coach Julian Schuster, and the Rheinhessen remain unbeaten abroad. Both teams got involved in many duels, but the 34,400 spectators hardly saw any great scoring opportunities.

Freiburg ended the 9th matchday in sixth place. With the point they underlined their European Cup ambitions ahead of Friday’s game at 1. FC Union Berlin. Mainz, on the other hand, is still stuck in the bottom half of the table.

FSV coach Bo Henriksen caused the first surprise before kick-off. In the press conference he explained that national attacker Jonathan Burkardt would not be available due to a muscle injury. The risk of a long-term failure is too great, said the coach. A bluff, as it turned out when the starting eleven was announced. Burkardt stormed and took the first corner for the guests after eleven minutes, but it did not cause any danger.

“It may be that the game is not a treat for outsiders, but rather a lot of work and fighting,” SC coach Julian Schuster had suspected in advance and was correct in his assumption. Both teams were initially careful not to make any mistakes.

Overall, the Breisgau team was the more determined team. After half an hour they countered in their own stadium. Eren Dinkci fed Junior Adamu, who was free-standing but failed by the brilliantly reacting hundredweight – by far the greatest opportunity.

The hard-fought game took place mainly in midfield because both teams could hardly come up with anything creative. Only Nadiem Amiri checked Atubolu again after almost an hour. Even the changes of both coaches did not change the course of the game.