Things weren’t going well at SC Freiburg. However, the Breisgauer team showed themselves to be masters of efficiency at VfL Bochum.
The SC Freiburg professionals jumped up and down arm in arm in front of their fans, Christian Streich watched his winners from a distance. The Breisgauers celebrated with relief the end of their winless streak in the Bundesliga and gained further self-confidence four days before a historic opportunity in the Europa League.
“Extremely a lot of pressure” was lost, said goalscorer Michael Gregoritsch. For Freiburg it was the first triple point win in the league after six games without a win. “I think we were happier at first today, but later on we were a bit more ripped off,” said the Austrian in an interview with SWR Sport.
SC Freiburg is facing a big week
Maximilian Eggestein (36th minute) and Gregoritsch (53rd) scored the goals for the sports club. Defender Ivan Ordets scored for VfL (62′). In the end, Freiburg held on to victory. Freiburg is in the middle of the Bundesliga table with 33 points and wants to reach a European quarter-final for the first time in the club’s history on Thursday at West Ham United in London. The Breisgau team won the first leg against the English first division team 1-0 at home.
Gregoritsch as the new guarantee of success for SC Freiburg
Gregoritsch also scored the winning goal against West Ham – that was also primarily luck: “I was shot twice,” joked the 29-year-old. “Luck always works, thank God” – and then quickly praise the “good cross from Ritsu Doan”. “I would say: five meters in front of the goal, the ball has to go in there.”
Coach Christian Streich was particularly proud of the Breisgau team’s effort: “My team’s attitude was very, very good today. We knew what was coming and then fought back with everything we had. Hats off to them the boys,” said the 58-year-old. The most controversial scene of the game, when Moritz Broschinski fell to the ground after a challenge with Matthias Ginter in the Freiburg penalty area, he commented with a laugh: “Then he should look at the scene again, the good guy. It takes more for a penalty .”
SC Freiburg is looking forward to European Cup night
However, there is not much time for recovery. Freiburg has to play against West Ham United in London on Thursday. Gregoritsch is counting on there being “seasoned guys in the Olympic Stadium who know exactly what it’s about.”