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SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart 2: 0: Stuttgart’s relegation worries are increasing

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The situation for VfB Stuttgart in the relegation battle is becoming increasingly precarious. At SC Freiburg there was a 0:2 (0:1). A withdrawn penalty made the Swabians angry.

Sven Mislintat was furious. “If you haven’t seen it, everyone in the stadium has heard it. To take back this penalty after it was decided is unbelievable,” said the sports director of VfB Stuttgart after the 0: 2 (0: 1) at SC Freiburg.

It was incomprehensible to him that the video assistant in Cologne had switched on after a good half hour: “It’s a clear contact, not a clear wrong decision.”

VfB is still on a bad streak, because when referee Tobias Stieler took back a penalty kick after a tricky duel between Lukas Kübler and Alexis Tibidi, it was more than controversial.

Just seconds later, to make matters worse, Hiroki Ito deflected a shot from Nicolas Höfler into his own goal. “If you go 1-0 up, it will be a different game,” stressed Mislintat.

Freiburg wins in the style of a top team without glamor

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo high-fived each of his players with a stony expression. He too was frustrated with the bankruptcy. Symptomatic: goalscorer Sasa Kalajdzic crept into the dressing room with a torn shirt and shook his head.

VfB have been waiting for a win for five games and even 477 minutes for their own goal. Ito’s own goal (37′) and a goal by Kevin Schade (71′) decided the game.

“We have quality in the team. It’s extremely difficult to win games against us,” said Höfler sky. The “bad day” (a shame) in Dortmund a week ago is forgotten.

Freiburg won in the style of a top team without glamor but with enormous maturity and toughness. With their fourth win in a row against their Swabian neighbors, the South Baden team remain on course for the European Cup.

Defensively, SC was stable as usual with the third-best defense in the league, apart from two harmless long-range shots by Chris Führich (9th) and Kalajdzic (11th), VfB hardly made an appearance in the first half. Only after 25 minutes did the favorite pick up the pace. Vincenzo Grifo (29′) missed a top-class shot, while Höfler (30′) and Maximilian Eggestein (32′) narrowly missed.

The referee has to be changed at the break

The referee had to be changed at the break, the fourth official Christian Dingert replaced the injured Stieler. Little changed in the balance of power on the pitch, Freiburg’s game continued to look much more structured.

Although the Stuttgart intensified their offensive efforts, but rarely radiated danger. Kalajdzic (58′) had the best chance with a header from a corner.

The penultimate table is now three points behind the saving bank, and the pressure on coach Pellegrino Matarazzo is slowly increasing.

VfB have been waiting for a win for five games and even 477 minutes for their own goal. An own goal by Hiroki Ito (37′) and a goal by Kevin Schade (71′) decided the game.

Freiburg won in the style of a top team without glamor but with enormous maturity and toughness. With their fourth win in a row against their Swabian neighbors, the South Baden team remain on course for the European Cup.

Freiburg coach Christian Streich had warned his team about the troubled local rivals after the smashing victory in the cup. “Of course they don’t have the whole great self-confidence. But the moment we lose two or three percent, they will turn it up,” said the 56-year-old: “We have to prevent that.” In the beginning, this worked quite well in front of 500 spectators, including former DFB President Fritz Keller.

SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart: The votes

Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “The crux of the matter are the two situations (Stuttgart’s penalty taken back and Freiburg’s opening goal within a minute, d. Red). At that point we didn’t always have access. In the second half we gained the upper hand and created chances. We did that we kept VfB well away from our own goal and actually only let Kalajdzic head the ball.”

Pellegrino Matarazzo (VfB Stuttgart coach): “We got on well, it was an even game. The sticking point for us was the penalty we didn’t get and it was 0-1 in return. We developed some power after falling behind, but unfortunately that quickly waned again. Then if we concede an unnecessary second goal, then the game will be over in the 70th minute. Now it’s off to a week’s training camp, which will do us good. I’m hoping for more positive next games.”

SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart: The lineups

Freiburg: Flekken – Kübler (67th Gulde), Lienhart, Schlotterbeck, Günter – Maximilian Eggestein (86th Keitel), Höfler – Schade (74th Sallai), Grifo – Höler (86th Petersen), Demirovic (74th Jeong)

Stuttgart: Florian Müller – Mavropanos, Anton, Ito (85th Beyaz) – Führich, Endo, Mangala (72nd Ahamada), Sosa – Coulibaly (72nd Egloff), Tibidi (66th Katompa Mvumpa) – Kalajdzic

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