Eintracht Frankfurt recovers a 0-1 deficit to top SC Freiburg 2-1

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt succeeded in turn the tables against SC Freiburg to win 2-1.

May 28, 2023

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt was capable to reverse the scoreline against SC Freiburg to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a goal of Vincenzo Grifo at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Junior Dina Ebimbe gave the win to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 90′ minute. Eintracht Frankfurt was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin assisted by Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.4 degrees Celsius or 75.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.

Match Statistics

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 - 1

SC Freiburg

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

15 Total 14
6 On Target 7
10 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 3

119 Attack 85
49 Dangerous attack 32
92 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a strong ball possession 61% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eintracht Frankfurt won the match.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 15 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 4 yellow cards (Djibril Sow, Aurélio Buta , Junior Dina Ebimbe and P. Aaronson). Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (K. Schmidt and Maximilian Eggestein).

Match Timeline

34'

Kenneth Schmidt - Yellow

44'

Vincenzo Grifo(goal)

45'

Philipp Max- sub ->Christopher Lenz

46'

59'

Aurélio Buta- Yellow

64'

66'

Christian Günter - sub ->N. Weißhaupt

71'

73'

Lukas Kübler- sub ->Philipp Lienhart

Junior Dina Ebimbe- sub ->Djibril Sow

79'

81'

Michael Gregoritsch- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo

81'

Manuel Gulde- sub ->K. Schmidt

81'

82'

Maximilian Eggestein- Yellow

83'

Junior Dina Ebimbe- Yellow

90'

Junior Dina Ebimbe(goal)R. Kolo Muani

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After playing this match, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 50 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg will stay with 59 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt

Kevin Trapp 1.Germany

7.4

Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan

6.5

71'

Evan Ndicka 2.France

6.7

Tuta 35.Brazil

6.2

Christopher Lenz 25.Germany

6.8

46'

Aurélio Buta 24.Portugal

6.3

79'

64'

Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland

6.2

79'

45'

Daichi Kamada 15.Japan

7.2

Mario Götze 27.Germany

6.9

Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark

6.2

59'

Randal Kolo Muani 9.France

7.4

83'

Substitutes

Diant Ramaj 40.Germany

Almamy Touré 18.Mali

7.0

79'

Philipp Max 32.Germany

7.1

46'

Timothy Chandler 22.United States

P. Aaronson 30.United States

6.6

59'

90'

Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France

6.6

79'

90'

Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia

R. Borré 19.Colombia

6.6

71'

Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp (7.4), Tuta (6.2), Makoto Hasebe (6.5), Evan Ndicka (6.7), Aurélio Buta (6.3), Daichi Kamada (7.2), Djibril Sow (6.2), Christopher Lenz (6.8), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.2), Mario Götze (6.9) and Randal Kolo Muani (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Santos Borré (6.6), Almamy Touré (7.0), Ansgar Knauff, Diant Ramaj, Timothy Chandler, Philipp Max (7.1), Paxten Aaronson (6.6), Junior Dina Ebimbe (6.6) and Kristijan Jakić.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Christopher Lenz for Philipp Max (46′), Jesper Lindström for Paxten Aaronson (59′), Ahmed Nagy for Rafael Santos Borré (71′), Djibril Sow for Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe (79′) and Aurélio Buta for Almamy Touré (79′).

Best player: Kevin Trapp

The most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was the goalkeeper: Kevin Trapp. His rating is 7.43. He performed 5 saves.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg

Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands

7.3

Matthias Ginter 28.Germany

7.1

Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria

6.5

73'

Kenneth Schmidt 35.Germany

6.8

81'

34'

Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany

6.8

82'

Roland Sallai 22.Hungary

7.0

Yannik Keitel 14.Germany

6.6

81'

Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany

6.8

66'

Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy

8.1

81'

44'

Ritsu Doan 42.Japan

6.9

Lucas Höler 9.Germany

7.0

Substitutes

Noah Atubolu 21.Germany

Christian Günter 30.Germany

6.1

66'

Lukas Kübler 17.Germany

6.1

73'

Manuel Gulde 5.Germany

6.3

81'

R. Wagner 23.Germany

6.2

81'

Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea

Jonathan Schmid 7.France

Nils Petersen 18.Germany

Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria

6.7

81'

Also SC Freiburg adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.3), Philipp Lienhart (6.5), Matthias Ginter (7.1), Kenneth Schmidt (6.8), Roland Sallai (7.0), Maximilian Eggestein (6.8), Yannik Keitel (6.6), Noah Weißhaupt (6.8), Ritsu Doan (6.9), Vincenzo Grifo (8.1) and Lucas Höler (7.0).

They had on the bench: Christian Günter (6.1), Lukas Kübler (6.1), Robert Wagner (6.2), Nils Petersen, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Jonathan Schmid, Michael Gregoritsch (6.7), Manuel Gulde (6.3) and Noah Atubolu.

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Manuel Gulde (injured) and Robert Wagner (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: N. Weißhaupt for Christian Günter (66′), Philipp Lienhart for Lukas Kübler (73′), K. Schmidt for Manuel Gulde (81′), Vincenzo Grifo for Michael Gregoritsch (81′) and Y. Keitel for Robert Wagner (81′).