After 10 years: Ginter scores again for Freiburg against Augsburg – football

Ten years ago, Matthias Ginter scored the winning goal against FC Augsburg in his first Bundesliga game for SC Freiburg. On his comeback in the SC jersey, the international scored again – in the win in Augsburg.

There are stories that are hard to imagine. Not even in football. Matthias Ginter’s is such a story that almost sounds too cheesy to be true. But she is. And it reads like a sporting fairy tale.

Review: January 21, 2012. SC Freiburg is playing against FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. In the middle of the second half, a player comes on who celebrates his premiere in the football upper house. It is Matthias Ginter, who has just turned 18, a native of Freiburg and a defender. However, he does not become the man of the game through a defensive action, but through his goal. In the 88th minute, the high school graduate heads in to make it 1-0 – it’s the winning goal in the hard-fought duel with FCA. Premiere goal in the premiere game, it doesn’t get any better than that.

History repeats itself

After his stations in Dortmund and Mönchengladbach, Ginter has been back in Breisgau since this summer. And more than ten years after his debut game including the debut goal, the 2014 world champion celebrated his Bundesliga comeback in the Freiburg jersey on Saturday. The opponent: FC Augsburg. This time in Augsburg.

Saturday, August 6, 2022. After a goalless first half, Michael Gregoritsch and Vincenzo Grifo gave Sport-Club a 2-0 lead shortly after the break. What comes next is pure football romance. In the 61st minute, Matthias Ginter converted a volley from Gregoritsch’s header to make it 3-0 – the defender scored again in his first Bundesliga game for Freiburg. Again against Augsburg. Again he contributes to a victory for his team.

In the end, the prank team wins 4-0, the start of the season was successful. Also for Matthias Ginter. “It’s crazy to start like that, of course. We’re all very happy and happy,” he said after the end of the game. His Bundesliga comeback for SC Freiburg could not have gone better. Even if the story sounds a bit cheesy.

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