“Konstantinos Koulierakis opened the scoring for Wolfsburg, breaking the deadlock against the run of play after a largely uneventful first half. Wolfsburg had been operating on the counter and made their threat count.”
Pivotal“Matthias Ginter was shown a yellow card for a foul just two minutes after Wolfsburg took the lead, increasing the pressure on Freiburg and handing Wolfsburg a free-kick in a dangerous area.”
“Philipp Lienhart, introduced as a substitute just 17 minutes earlier, levelled for Freiburg to make it 1-1. The Austrian defender converted to rescue a point for the hosts and completely alter the complexion of the game.”
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SC Freiburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Outstanding performance
SC Freiburg•DefenderSC Freiburg dominated possession with 63% of the ball and moved it crisply — 501 passes at 84% accuracy — yet it was Wolfsburg who struck first, Konstantinos Koulierakis breaking the deadlock on 55 minutes against the run of general play. Wolfsburg's defensive shape held firm for much of the contest, backed by a remarkable 25 tackles, and they looked set to collect all three points until Freiburg's coaching staff forced the issue through the bench. Philipp Lienhart, introduced as part of a double change on 58 minutes, repaid that faith immediately by levelling on 75 minutes, turning what could have been a defeat into a salvaged point. The draw leaves both sides in mid-table respectability with little to separate them; Freiburg will rue their wastefulness in front of goal — three shots on target from 11 attempts — while Wolfsburg, despite seven corners and 13 shots, were ultimately unable to hold what their industry deserved.
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Maximilian Eggestein takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Johan Manzambi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Johan Manzambi's left-footed shot is saved.
Mohamed Amoura is on, and Adam Daghim is off.
Philipp Lienhart attempts a header but misses the shot.
Nicolas Hofler is substituted off for Yuito Suzuki.
Mattias SvanbergYellow CardMattias Svanberg receives a yellow card.
Adam Daghim takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lovro Majer takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Philipp LienhartPhilipp Lienhart scores with a header.
Philipp LienhartGoal! Philipp Lienhart scores, making it 1-1.
Lovro Majer comes on for Patrick Wimmer.
Mattias Svanberg comes on for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
Lukas Kubler replaces Christian Gunter.
Derry Scherhant replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
Dzenan Pejcinovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Johan Manzambi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Philipp Lienhart is on, and Ifechukwu Ogbus is off.
Igor Matanovic comes on for Lucas Holer.
Matthias GinterYellow CardMatthias Ginter receives a yellow card.
Konstantinos KoulierakisKonstantinos Koulierakis scores with a header.
Dzenan Pejcinovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Konstantinos KoulierakisGoal! Konstantinos Koulierakis scores, making it 1-0.
Adam Daghim takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Dzenan Pejcinovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jeanuel Belocian takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Christian Gunter takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Adam Daghim takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Adam Daghim takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Maximilian Eggestein's header is blocked.
Yuito Suzuki's right-footed shot is blocked.
Patrick Wimmer takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Dzenan Pejcinovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dzenan Pejcinovic takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Vincenzo Grifo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Christian Eriksen takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
