Freiburg (dpa) – SC Freiburg took the momentum from the Bundesliga to the global football scene and celebrated a effective comeback in the Europa League following nine yrs. On Thursday evening, the Badeners defeated Azerbaijani champions Karabakh Agdam 2-1 (2-1) at the begin of the team stage. Vincenzo Grifo from the location (7th moment) and Ritsu Doan (15th) scored in front of 31,500 spectators for the Bundesliga leaders, then at instances neglected. Marko Vesovic (39th) scored for the site visitors.
Freiburg manager Christian Streich experienced warned in opposition to the alleged Azerbaijani underdog, following all, he has been a standard in intercontinental competitions for a long time and missed Champions League qualification this summer months. Having said that, impending Team G matches towards Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus and French Cup winners FC Nantes are very likely to be even extra challenging. For the sports activities club it was all the additional essential to get into a good beginning situation straight away.
“We are again” was composed on a banner in front of the lover block. And the Freiburgers were not only back, they had been also in the video game. The initially 30 minutes seemed to go in a person path only. Right after Tural Bayramov applied an arm versus Matthias Ginter and a suggestion from the video assistant, referee Erik Lambrechts from Belgium resolved a penalty for SC – and Grifo confidently strike the bottom remaining corner. Soon thereafter, Doan shoots skillfully from the suitable wing and raises the lead to 2- with a lower shot.
There was hardly any reduction for the company, right up until the Badener slowed down a bit. Vesovic quickly experienced a whole lot of place in entrance of the penalty region and scored the url. SC goalkeeper Mark Flekken was not really fantastic with the shot in the heart, Agdam turned much more brave.
Following the split there is Flekken versus Kwabena Owusu (47 ‘) and two attempts by the Brazilian Kady (53’, 70 ‘). Freiburg striker Nils Petersen missed a header opportunity (64th) on his period debut, but normally remained pale. Over-all, the second half was not as entertaining as the initially. A second of shock for the hosts in the last laps: a duel between Freiburg Kiliann Sildillia and Abdellah Zoubir in the SC penalty area is controlled but not punished (81 ‘).
In the 2013/2014 period, Freiburg have been for the past time in the group phase of the Europa League, but were being removed. Five a long time in the past they failed to qualify towards Slovenian outsiders NK Domzale. This time the Breisgauers want to expend the winter internationally. A 1st action in this path has been taken.
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