Stuttgart (dpa) – Christian Streich once again had the right hand. Only after a long back and forth would he and his assistants have decided on a tactic for the Baden-Württemberg duel at VfB Stuttgart on Friday evening, revealed the coach of SC Freiburg. And it had risen.
Baden won 3: 2 (3: 2) against the Swabians – with the same basic formation as in the furious 2: 1 against Borussia Dortmund a week earlier and a great Woo-yeong Jeong, who scored two goals (3rd and 9th) . Minute).
“Fortunately we made that decision,” said Streich, referring to the direction of his team. “Otherwise the Woo-yeong might have been out, if you’re honest.” But as it was, the South Korean was right in the middle of Freiburg’s third league victory over their Swabian rivals in succession. Lucas Höler (28th) scored the third goal of the guests, who now have seven points and thus more than ever after three game days in the Bundesliga. “I can calculate and I know how many points we still need to play another year in the Bundesliga,” stressed Streich, however, and tried to curb the euphoria in Breisgau a bit.
The mood at VfB, which was troubled by personnel, was further clouded. Konstantinos Mavropanos (45th) and Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (45th + 2) had scored the Stuttgart again with their goals in front of 25,000 spectators, but in the end there was the second defeat in a row. And goal scorer Mavropanos had to be replaced in the 61st minute because of a hip contusion. As if the Swabians, who will be missing striker Sasa Kalajdzic for months as a result of shoulder surgery, don’t have enough injury concerns.
Against the guests, who were inspired by the sensational victory over BVB, the Stuttgart team seemed completely overwhelmed in the first quarter of an hour. Jeong at first completely free-standing with his head and then with a powerful shot under the crossbar scored his first double in the Bundesliga – and the earliest ever by a Freiburg player in the upper house. “We slept through the beginning completely,” said former SC goalkeeper Florian Müller, who moved to Stuttgart during the summer break, on Sky. The goalkeeper didn’t look good on the second goal and Jeong put the ball on the ball with a weak punch.
Overall, the Swabians, who started with the same starting eleven as in the violent 0: 4 swatter in Leipzig, did not come together initially. More than one shot by Mateo Klimowicz, in which Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken was on the spot (19th), did not jump out offensively for the time being. When Höler headed 3-0 after a cross from Roland Sallai, the game seemed already decided and the next debacle for VfB was about to begin. In a wild final phase of the first half, however, the team of coach Pellegrino Matarazzo fought back. “Fighting mentality” and “good energy” were shown by his protégés, said the VfB coach.
After the Stuttgart goals by Mavropanos following a solo run and Al Ghaddioui with his head, “the stadium was there,” as SC coach Streich noted. The hosts took the momentum with them into the second half, but then did not know how to use their dominance in this. The Freiburg, where Manuel Gulde came as an additional central defender, brought their lead over time and ultimately defeated VfB – just like last season – after 3-0 lead with 3-2. Thanks Jeong. But also thanks to prank.
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