SC Freiburg vs FC Schalke 04 2-1

SC Freiburg beat FC Schalke 04 2-1 at Europa-Park-Stadion after Keisuke Goto struck in the 85th minute. Freiburg were down to 10 men from Yuito Suzuki’s red card on 64 minutes, but they still found the winner.

Maximilian Eggestein opened the scoring in the 10th minute for Freiburg, before Kenan Karaman levelled for Schalke in the 30th minute from Adrian Tobias Gantenbein’s assist. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Suzuki was booked on 49 minutes and Matthias Ginter followed on 57 minutes before Suzuki was sent off on 64 minutes. Freiburg made two changes on 69 minutes, Schalke also made two, and the visitors then made three more on 79 minutes. Goto, who came on in the 69th minute, made it 2-1 on 85 minutes from Vincenzo Grifo’s assist, with Grifo himself having come on in the 83rd minute. Schalke could not turn their extra-man spell into a late equaliser, and Hwang Hee-Chan was booked on 87 minutes.

The numbers were tight in possession and passing, with Freiburg on 51% and 427 passes to Schalke’s 49% and 417. Freiburg had 10 shots to Schalke’s 5, put 4 on target to 1, and posted 1.07 expected goals to 0.32, while Schalke won 2 corners to 7 for the hosts and were caught offside 5 times. Freiburg’s goalkeeper made no saves, while Schalke’s made 3.

There were four bookings and one sending-off. Freiburg’s yellow cards went to Yuito Suzuki on 49 minutes and Matthias Ginter on 57 minutes. Schalke’s only booking was for Hwang Hee-Chan on 87 minutes, and Suzuki’s red card on 64 minutes changed the game.