SC Freiburg come from behind to beat FC Augsburg 2-1 at the WWK Arena
Michael Gregoritsch put Augsburg ahead inside 18 minutes, but second-half substitutes Igor Matanovic and Cyriaque Irié turned it around for Freiburg, 2-1 the final score.
Michael Gregoritsch gave FC Augsburg an early lead at the WWK Arena, finishing off Arijon Ibrahimovic's pass inside 18 minutes, but SC Freiburg's bench did the damage in the second half. Igor Matanovic equalised at 65 minutes, minutes after coming on, and fellow substitute Cyriaque Irié headed in Vincenzo Grifo's cross five minutes from time to complete the turnaround.
Freiburg had the better of the possession and the clearer chances for much of the contest without finding a way past Finn Dahmen until the double substitution changed the picture. Three of the five players Julian Schuster sent on combined for the winner.
Match facts
- 18' — Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg), assist Arijon Ibrahimovic
- 65' — Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), assist Yannick Engelhardt
- 85' — Cyriaque Irié (Freiburg), assist Vincenzo Grifo — header
| Stat | Augsburg | Freiburg |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51.5% | 48.5% |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Pass accuracy | 81.3% | 78.8% |
| Corners | 1 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 7 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
Freiburg's bench earns a bounce-back win
It is a timely response for Freiburg after back-to-back defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, their first losing run of the season. Vincenzo Grifo, not even in the starting eleven, was involved in both second-half goals from the bench — the kind of game-changing substitute impact that keeps a side with genuine European ambitions in the hunt.
Augsburg's five-match streak without a win continues
For Augsburg, this stretches a run without a league win to five matches — three draws and now two defeats either side of them. Gregoritsch's goal was their fourth in that spell, but the Bavarian side have conceded in every one of their last five, a pattern Jess Thorup's side need to break before results start costing them ground on the sides below them.
What's next
FC Augsburg stay 9th on 9 points. SC Freiburg move up to 13 points and climb back into the top half as matchday 8 continues elsewhere.
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