With the effectiveness of a quiet top side, SC Freiburg are also on the heels of the new Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich. At the end of matchday 13, the Breisgauers won 2-0 (0-0) against 1. FC Köln despite a mixed performance and are just one point behind the record champions.
Woo-Yeong Jeong (53 ‘) and Michael Gregoritsch (64’) scored for Freiburg, unbeaten in six official matches in the best season in their history. With 27 points accumulated, the sports club, which has also shone in the Europa League by reaching the round of 16 for the first time, currently has more points than ever in a season. “It’s a wonderful snapshot,” said Freiburg sporting director Jochen Saier shortly after kick-off at the DAZN about his club’s comfortable situation: “The team is the key to success. We have never had such density, breadth and excellence “.
For a short time, the Cologne side were close to the lead
In front of 33,800 spectators, the hosts were close to leading in the opening minutes. Captain Christian Günter after 50 seconds and Vincenzo Grifo (3rd) fail to take advantage of the opportunities. Florian Kainz, on the other hand, failed to punish the mistake of SC goalkeeper Mark Flekken (6 ‘).
Despite this uncertainty, the Freiburgers, who will have to prove themselves in the next game at RB Leipzig on Wednesday, have continued to set the tone for defensive Cologne. However, the SC lacked accuracy in the final.
After half an hour the game had become boring. The guests, who were knocked out of the Conference League on Thursday, had little trouble with Freiburg’s uninspired attacking efforts. The fact that FC were missing captain Jonas Hector, Timo Hübers, Sebastian Andersson, Florian Dietz and Dejan Ljubicic was not important at this stage. Towards the end of the first half, Cologne were also close to the advantage.
At the start of the second round, however, Freiburg increased the number of hits. This was promptly rewarded by South Korean Jeong’s first goal of the season. In the 60th minute Flekken set another goal for Cologne, but Linton Maina did not accept the invitation.
Soon after, Gregoritsch was on the other side with his head. It was the Austrian’s fifth goal of the season. In the minutes that followed, Freiburg managed to take the lead.
