5 – 0
“Yannik Engelhardt heads Freiburg into the lead from a corner after David Herold's foul gave away the set piece.”
Pivotal“Igor Matanovic doubles Freiburg's lead with a right-footed strike from outside the box after a free kick won by Philipp Lienhart.”
Pivotal“Matanovic gets his second of the game, heading in from close range after a corner following his own earlier near-miss.”
“Engelhardt scores his second of the match with a left-footed effort from outside the box, capitalizing on another Gladbach foul.”
“Maximilian Eggestein completes the rout with a close-range finish after a foul by Philipp Sander gave away another dangerous free kick.”
SC Freiburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Outstanding performance
SC Freiburg•MidfielderFreiburg needed just 23 minutes to break the deadlock through Yannik Engelhardt's header, and doubled their lead six minutes later via an Igor Matanovic strike from distance, setting the tone for a first half where Gladbach never recovered. Despite Gladbach dominating the underlying numbers - controlling more of the ball's dangerous moments and edging the dominance metric 50-30 - they were punished clinically every time Freiburg found the box. Matanovic added his second and Freiburg's third with a close-range header in the 77th minute, before Engelhardt and substitute-era pressure from Maximilian Eggestein turned a comfortable win into a statement rout in the closing stages. The result drops Gladbach further into relegation-zone anxiety while Freiburg's ruthless finishing sends a message about their title-race ambitions.
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Kevin Diks is caught offside for Borussia M'gladbach.
Joe Scally from Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick on the right wing.
Freiburg's Keisuke Goto commits a foul.
assist: Keisuke Goto
Goal! Freiburg leads 5-0 against Borussia M'gladbach. Maximilian Eggestein scores for Freiburg with a right-footed shot from very close range.
Philipp Sander from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Yannik Engelhardt from Freiburg wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Cyriaque Irié from Freiburg took a right-footed shot from the right side of the box after a fast break.
Substitution for Borussia M'gladbach: Mathieu Nguefack comes on for Kevin Stöger.
Substitution for Freiburg: Cyriaque Irié comes on for Niklas Beste.
Substitution for Freiburg: Lukas Kübler comes on for Philipp Treu.
assist: Matthias Ginter
Goal! Freiburg lead Borussia M'gladbach 4-0. Yannik Engelhardt scores for Freiburg with a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution for Freiburg: Keisuke Goto comes on for Yuito Suzuki.
Philipp Sander from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Yannik Engelhardt from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Freiburg: Lucas Höler comes on for Igor Matanovic.
assist: Jordy Makengo
Goal! Freiburg lead 3-0 against Borussia M'gladbach. Igor Matanovic scores for Freiburg with a header from very close range.
Attempt blocked. Matthias Ginter's header from the center of the box is blocked.
Igor Matanovic from Freiburg misses a header from the center of the box, sending it close but to the right. The cross was assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
Freiburg wins a corner after Moritz Nicolas concedes.
Shuto Machino from Borussia M'gladbach has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
Substitution for Borussia M'gladbach: Wael Mohya comes on for Robin Hack.
Substitution for Freiburg: Vincenzo Grifo comes on for Derry Scherhant.
Substitution for Borussia M'gladbach: Isac Lidberg comes on for Franck Honorat.
Ko Itakura of Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Yuito Suzuki of Freiburg.
Attempt missed. Derry Scherhant from Freiburg takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes high and wide to the right after a corner.
Freiburg wins a corner after Robin Hack concedes.
Tim Kleindienst of Borussia M'gladbach receives a second yellow card for a foul.
Philipp Lienhart from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Tim Kleindienst of Borussia M'gladbach.
Foul committed by Robin Hack of Borussia M'gladbach.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Tim Kleindienst of Borussia M'gladbach.
Yuito Suzuki from Freiburg wins a free kick on the right wing.
Shuto Machino from Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Matthias Ginter of Freiburg commits a foul.
Freiburg wins a corner after Kevin Diks concedes.
Yannik Engelhardt from Freiburg misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box after a corner.
Attempt saved. Jordy Makengo from Freiburg has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is saved.
The second half begins with Freiburg leading Borussia M'gladbach 2-0.
Substitution for Borussia M'gladbach: Shuto Machino comes on for Hugo Bolin.
Attempt missed. Franck Honorat from Borussia M'gladbach takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right.
First half ends with Freiburg leading 2-0 against Borussia M'gladbach.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Igor Matanovic from Freiburg is caught offside.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hugo Bolin of Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Borussia M'gladbach wins a corner after Niklas Beste concedes.
Foul committed by Kevin Diks of Borussia M'gladbach.
Yannik Engelhardt from Freiburg wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Yuito Suzuki from Freiburg has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box that is saved.
Foul committed by Tim Kleindienst of Borussia M'gladbach.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
assist: Matthias Ginter
Goal! Freiburg leads 2-0 against Borussia M'gladbach. Igor Matanovic scores for Freiburg with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Philipp Sander from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Philipp Lienhart from Freiburg is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Delay in the match involving Borussia M'gladbach.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Foul committed by Jordy Makengo of Freiburg.
Hugo Bolin from Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick in the attacking half.
assist: Derry Scherhant
Goal! Freiburg leads 1-0 against Borussia M'gladbach. Yannik Engelhardt scores for Freiburg with a header from the right side of the six-yard box after a corner.
David Herold of Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Freiburg wins a corner after Franck Honorat concedes.
Niklas Beste from Freiburg wins a free kick on the right wing.
Philipp Sander from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Yuito Suzuki from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter from Freiburg has a right-footed shot from the center of the box after a set piece situation.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg commits a foul.
Joe Scally from Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Niklas Beste from Freiburg wins a free kick on the right wing.
David Herold from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Derry Scherhant from Freiburg has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
Freiburg earns a corner after David Herold concedes.
Igor Matanovic from Freiburg wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Kevin Diks of Borussia M'gladbach.
Kevin DiksYellow CardKevin Diks of Borussia M'gladbach receives a yellow card for a foul.
Matthias Ginter from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Tim Kleindienst of Borussia M'gladbach.
Tim Kleindienst Yellow CardTim Kleindienst from Borussia M'gladbach receives a yellow card.
Yannik Engelhardt's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Moritz Nicolas. The attempt was assisted by Yuito Suzuki.
Freiburg wins a corner after Moritz Nicolas concedes.
Attempt saved. Philipp Treu from Freiburg has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's saved.
Hugo Bolin from Borussia M'gladbach commits a foul.
Jordy Makengo from Freiburg wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Robin Hack from Borussia M'gladbach has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box that is blocked.
Derry Scherhant from Freiburg commits a foul.
Joe Scally from Borussia M'gladbach wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Ko Itakura (Borussia M'gladbach) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner awarded to Borussia M'gladbach after Jordy Makengo concedes.
First half begins.
SC Freiburg ride a perfect start into this clash, chasing a club-best Bundesliga opening as they host a Borussia Mönchengladbach side reeling from back-to-back defeats and still searching for their first points. With Freiburg's attack humming and Gladbach's defense leaking goals, this has the makings of a lopsided affair at the Europa-Park Stadion.
