In playoff 3 of the 2023-2024 Europa League tournament, Freiburg defeated Lens 3-2 with two goals from Roland Sallai this Thursday at the Europa Park Stadion stadium. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Roland Sallai (21′ 2T and 46′ 2T) and Michael Gregoritsch (8′ A1). While the away goals were scored by David da Costa (27′ 1T) and Elye Wahi (46′ 1T).
Elye Wahi won the applause with his brilliant finish 46 minutes into the first half. After receiving an assist from Przemyslaw Frankowski, the forward placed it to the right post and down. Impossible for the archer!
Michael Gregoritsch had a great performance. The Freiburg attacker shone by scoring 1 goal and kicking 6 times.
Another player who had a great game was Roland Sallai. The Freiburg attacker shone by scoring 2 goals and kicking 6 times.
It was a duel that was stopped due to the high accumulation of infractions on the field. There were a large number of reprimands: Lucas Höler, Lukas Kübler, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Christian Streich, Florian Sotoca, Angelo Fulgini, Facundo Medina and Wesley Said.
Freiburg coach Christian Streich presented a 4-4-2 tactical layout with Noah Atubolu in goal; Lukas Kübler, Manuel Gulde, Killian Sildillia and Jordy Makengo on the defensive line; Ritsu Doan, Maximilian Eggestein, Nicolas Höfler and Merlin Röhl in the middle; and Roland Sallai and Lucas Höler in attack.
For its part, Franck Haise’s team came out with a 3-5-2 tactical layout with Brice Samba between the three sticks; Jonathan Gradit, Abdukodir khusanov and Facundo Medina in defense; Przemyslaw Frankowski, Neil El Aynaoui, Salis Abdul Samed, Jhoanner Chávez and David da Costa in midfield; and Florian Sotoca and Elye Wahi up front.
Rade Obrenovic was the referee chosen for the match at the Europa Park Stadion stadium.
The favorable result in the second leg gave Freiburg qualification to the Round of 16 and eliminated Lens from this competition.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-22 22:30:02