VfB Stuttgart loses dramatically – Grifo penalty give SC Freiburg victory

Bundesliga – SC Freiburg turns against VfB Stuttgart after a break and ultimately celebrates the derby victory. All information about the game in the Europa-Park Stadium:

VfB Stuttgart has to put up with the next bitter setback in the relegation battle. On Saturday (February 11), the Swabians lose the state duel at SC Freiburg 1-2 (1-0). After a focused performance, VfB went into the break with a lead. Chris Führich (30th) scores to make it 0-1. In the second round it gets really wild.

VfB Stuttgart gambled away the lead – Grifo shot SC Freiburg into luck

Dan-Axel Zagadou commits a foul twice in the penalty area – both times referee Sascha Stegemann points to the penalty spot after viewing the pictures. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo (60./84.) scores twice ice cold.

Fabian Bredlow in the VfB goal, representing the sick Florian Müller, has no chance. This is the sixth Bundesliga duel in a row for SC Freiburg against VfB Stuttgart. VfB relegation rival TSG Hoffenheim also suffered a defeat against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday.

SC Freiburg beats VfB Stuttgart – live ticker to read

It’s over in Breisgau: SC Freiburg beats VfB Stuttgart 2-1 (0-1).

93. Minute: Almost equalizing! Sosa chases a free kick against the crossbar.

90. Minute: Seven minutes of stoppage time.

89. Minute: Petersen and Gulde come for Grifo and Doan. Mavropanos replaces Pfeiffer at VfB.

86. Minute: Silas comes for Karazor.

84 minutes: Grifo chases the ball into the top right corner – SC Freiburg leads 2-1!

83 minutes: Stegemann gives the penalty! After all, from a VfB perspective: Zagadou does not get a card.

81. Minute: Doan falls in the penalty area, again Zagadou was the culprit. This scene is also checked.

79. Minute: Stuttgart are closer to the opening goal – that will be an exciting final phase.

75. Minute: Jeong replaces Gregoritsch.

74. Minute: Günter sees a yellow card after a foul on Perea.

73. Minute: VfB has now recovered from the penalty.

70. Minute: Mega chance for Führich. The offensive player accepts a long ball strongly, but the finish then misses.

68. Minute: At the SCF, Höler comes in for Sallai. VfB coach Labbadia brings Perea for Dias.

64. Minute: Höfler picks up the yellow card.

62. Minute: How is VfB dealing with this setback? The SCF will probably increase the number of strokes now.

SC Freiburg equalized with a penalty against VfB Stuttgart

60 minutes: 1: 1! Grifo converts the penalty to equalize.

59. Minute: There are penalties and yellow cards against Zagadou.

58. Minute: Zagadou meets Gregoritsch in the penalty area. Referee Stegemann looks at the scene again.

57. Minute: You have to emphasize the VfB defense positively. SC Freiburg finds it very difficult to set decisive accents on the offensive.

52. Minute: The hit doesn’t count, it stays at 0:1.

52. Minute: The scene is first checked.

50. Minute: A deflected shot by Doan goes into the opponent’s goal. However, the goal does not count because there was an offside position beforehand.

49. Minute: Sosa’s cross lands on a Freiburg player who can clear. VfB should have done more from this corner as well.

48. Minute: Haraguchi wins a corner.

46. Minute: The second half is on.

VfB Stuttgart leads thanks to Führich-Hammer – that’s how the 1st half went against SC Freiburg

Break in Breisgau: VfB Stuttgart leads surprisingly 1-0 after 45 minutes against SC Freiburg. The hosts initially set the pace, but coach Bruno Labbadia’s team became more active as the game went on – and could be rewarded. Chris Führich (30′) duped SCF keeper Mark Flekken with a powerful long-range shot and gave VfB a narrow lead at the break.

45. Minute: Two minutes are replayed.

44. Minute: Corner for VfB Stuttgart: Sosa’s cross doesn’t find a buyer.

41. Minute: Grifo’s free-kick is not without danger in the penalty area, but in the end a Stuttgart player clears it for a corner.

41. Minute: Karazor picks up yellow.

34. Minute: VfB is really good in the game now. Freiburg seems a little unsure.

Führich-Hammer to 0: 1 – VfB Stuttgart leads at SC Freiburg

30 minutes: And suddenly VfB Stuttgart is leading here! Führich has a lot of space and simply takes aim from a central position – Flekken is beaten, 0:1.

28. Minute: There is still a lot of room for improvement from both sides. Goal chances have been scarce so far.

23. Minute: The Swabians have become a little more active in the last few minutes. Meanwhile, Freiburg are sending the first substitute players to warm up.

18. Minute: There is still no contract from VfB.

11. Minute: Now it’s getting dangerous for the first time: After a long ball from Eggestein, Sallai comes to the end – Bredlow is able to parry the ball.

10. Minute: Since hardly anything is happening on the pitch at the moment, we can briefly look at another interim result: the ex-VfB coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has to put up with an early setback on his debut as Hoffenheim coach. TSG is 1-0 behind against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

6. Minute: Unsurprisingly, the home side have a lot of ball possession here in the first few minutes, VfB acts cautiously.

1. Minute: Freiburg directly in the forward movement – Bredlow can defuse the first cross.

1. Minute: The match at the Europa-Park Stadium is on.

3:29 p.m: The teams are here. Before kick-off there will be a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. By the way, SC Freiburg will donate 50,000 euros to the earthquake aid.

SC Freiburg welcomes VfB Stuttgart – these are the line-ups

2:20 p.m: The line-ups for the duel between SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart are here. First of all, there is a surprise in the VfB goal. Fabian Bredlow is given preference over Florian Müller, who sits on the bench at his old place of work. According to the club, the regular keeper is struggling with stomach problems. In addition, Sosa celebrates his starting eleven comeback, Silas initially remains on the bench.

VfB Stuttgart has to play at SC Freiburg – Bundesliga today in the live ticker

preliminary report: Explosive duel on the 20th matchday of the Bundesliga: SC Freiburg welcomes VfB Stuttgart, who are threatened with relegation, to the Europa Park Stadium. While the Breisgauer can dream of their first participation in the Champions League, the Swabians have to worry about staying up in the league. VfB has become Freiburg’s favorite opponent in recent years. SCF won the last five Bundesliga games against Stuttgart.

Incidentally, coach Christian Streich will not be on the bench on Saturday. The 57-year-old has been suspended by the DFB. “It’s a shame he’s not on the sidelines. I like him, we always have a good exchange,” says VfB coach Bruno Labbadia. The game SC Freiburg against VfB Stuttgart will be broadcast live on Sky. The match will be directed by referee Sascha Stegemann from Niederkassel. (nwo)

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