Defeat 1: 3 at Freiburg: Central Circle Gate – Gladbach is baffled

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reThe Borussia Mönchengladbach pros had long since disappeared in the cabin section when SC Freiburg still celebrated its fans. More than 16 years after the only Bundesliga victory at the Black Forest Stadium, the last curse of the last Borussia fort at Breisgau continued on Friday night with a 1: 3 (1: 1) defeat. "We have not found a solution today," said Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer at the end of the match at Eurosport. "Today, you have to say very clearly: deserved victory for Friborg."

For Gladbach, the start of the match was already anything but perfect: after only 59 seconds, Nils Petersen gave the advantage to the Freiburg team. Thorgan Hazard (20th minute) was able to equalize with a penalty before the break.

Luca Waldschmidt (57.) and Lucas Höler (90. + 3) provided 24,000 spectators with the final score for the hosts. "We played well today as a team, we were disgusting," Waldschmidt said.

A quick start with Gladbacher's friendly help

Despite the first bankruptcy after four competitive games without loss of points, head coach Dieter Hecking Borussia remains at least for second place. The Friborg have strengthened their place in the middle of the field and have already, after the opening match of the ninth day, a comfortable lead over the relegation rankings of the Bundesliga.

The SCF's blast kick took place with Gladbacher's friendly help. Fifteen seconds were not played, while Freiburg summer striker Waldschmidt was playing in the penalty area. The penalty due hit Petersen safely.

The guests shook hands briefly and then lit the offensive. After a corner, Nico Elvedi was unlucky: the home side's defender went to score the goal for Freiburg (6th). The VfL had clear advantages and now showed a much bigger playing area than the Breisgauer.

Again and again, Borussia is combined near the gate of Freiburg. Gladbach also needed a penalty to equalize: Dominique Heintz was late in the match against Lars Stindl in the penalty area and Hazard threw the ball deep in the net.

Gladbach was no longer in attack mode

After the 1-1 brought closer Borussia, Friborg was better in the match. Especially after long battles of Heintz, the back of the guests seemed sometimes unsorted. However, coach Christian Streich's team has not been able to take advantage of very high caliber opportunities in a quick and entertaining match. Until shortly before the break: Janik Haberer then put Lukas Kübler on the right side and the defender failed at a sharp angle in the summer (44 '). For his part, Alexander Schwolow parried a long-range shot by Jonas Hofmann (45. + 1).

After the break, things continued at high speed. Stindl (48) and right-back Michael Lang (52) lost just short of Gladbach. The guests again attacked the SCF earlier and wanted to cause the team's ball loss of pranks in half. However, after just under an hour, Stindl made a big deficit. Gladbach's offense lost the ball in the middle of the field and Freiburg quickly swung: Haberer was seated on the right side, Waldschmidt and the 22-year-old put the ball from the penalty area in the left corner.

Gladbach did not really find the attack mode anymore. The Borussians did not move dangerously close to Schwolow. Immediately before the final whistle, Höler fired a shot from the center of the center about 45 meters wide towards Gladbach's empty goal for the final decision.