With a slice of luck and a purpose from a retiring fan favourite, Freiburg beat Wolfsburg 2-0 within the Bundesliga on Friday to remain in competition to qualify for the Champions League for the primary time.
Playing his final residence sport earlier than retiring on the finish of the season, striker Nils Petersen got here off the bench to attain within the seventy fifth minute to take the sport away from Wolfsburg — his first purpose of the season — after Christian Günter gave Freiburg the lead with a lucky deflected shot that looped over the goalkeeper.
Freiburg stayed fifth, outdoors the 4 Champions League spots, regardless of the win however it ensured the crew from the Black Forest in southwestern Germany can have an opportunity of qualifying for Europe’s high competitors on the ultimate day of the Bundesliga subsequent week.
Freiburg was a degree off third-placed Leipzig, which may safe a Champions League spot if it stuns chief Bayern Munich on Saturday, and stage on factors with Union Berlin, which performs Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Petersen’s purpose was greeted with a roar from the Freiburg crowd. The skilled ahead has been a Freiburg participant since 2015, scoring 105 instances in all competitions, and holds the Bundesliga document for many targets as an alternative with 34.
Petersen thought he’d scored a second purpose within the eightieth however video overview confirmed a teammate had trodden on an opponent’s foot within the buildup and the referee referred to as play again for a foul to jeers from the stands.
Freiburg held on after midfielder Nicolas Höfler was despatched off in added time for a reckless deal with. Wolfsburg, which created few probabilities, dropped to seventh behind Bayer Leverkusen on purpose distinction.
DARMSTADT PROMOTED
Darmstadt will likely be again within the Bundesliga subsequent season for the primary time since 2017 after beating Magdeburg 1-0 in its second-division sport. That assured Darmstadt of ending in one of many two promotion locations, and it will likely be second-division champion if second-placed Heidenheim doesn’t beat Sandhausen on Saturday. It would be the fourth stint within the Bundesliga for Darmstadt, whose greatest end result was 14th in 2016.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com