Forsberg sheds tears
In the 120 minutes before that, RB defied a lot of resistance, put the deficit through Maximilian Eggestein (19th) including handball Zoff and the red card for Marcel Halstenberg (57th, emergency brake) with flying colors – and equalized through Christopher Nkunku (76th) out of.
Later, Kampl (118th), who had already been substituted, saw a yellow-red for complaining, which was only a side note. Because when Freiburg’s Christian Günter shot over the goal and then Ermedin Demirovic shot the crossbar in the 911 thriller, all dams broke at RB. “I don’t usually cry, but when they missed the last penalty I just cried with emotion”said Emil Forsberg.
Streich disappointed and grateful
The losers of the evening also felt great emotions: Christian Streich had long since ripped the medal off his neck and made the difficult journey past the golden trophy – the SC Freiburg coach once again trudged all alone in front of the red wall in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.
Full of gratitude for a special DFB Cup trip, he blew kisses to the more than 30,000 fans who had traveled with him in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, took off his imaginary hat – and bowed several times. Even a brief smile crossed his face again.
Although the big dream of the first title with his heart club burst, Streich seemed composed. He still can’t get angry. But on Sunday it will”hurt brutally, more the day after tomorrow, not today”emphasized Streich that the fans are “grateful, the team is doing an incredible job”.
Streich wants to keep the club feeling
This cohesion, this uniqueness of his club from tranquil Breisgau, the familiar environment – Streich emphasized all these things again at the moment of defeat. “How the fans behaved in the city – 30,000 and totally peaceful. If you could keep that in this club, of course we’re growing brutally, that would be my greatest wish.”said the 56-year-old: “I’m happy to do without a cup win – even if it’s difficult.”
Streich revealed that his wife told him about the fans’ enthusiasm for the club’s first cup final. you told him “what was on the special trains, which people met again after ten or twelve years”said the SC coach: “It’s just that that happened. It was so great what happened here.”
A celebration with the fans in Freiburg and the entry in the city’s Golden Book should follow on Sunday evening.