46′
7:50 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45′+5
7:40 p.m
Half-time conclusion:
At halftime, Backa Topola leads 1-0 against SC Freiburg. Freiburg were superior from the start and dominated the game with their possession and passing. Nevertheless, it was the home team who took the lead in the 13th minute with their first and only shot on goal. Afterwards, things went exactly the same as before, but SC didn’t have any top-class chances. The supposed compensation was rightly withdrawn. The Breisgauers have to do a lot more offensively in the second half if they don’t want to lose this game.
45′+5
7:35 p.m
End of 1st half
45′+4
19:34
The game is briefly interrupted because Vulić is on the ground after a collision with Höler.
45′+1
19:32
Philipp injured his shoulder during a foul and has to leave the field. Gregoritsch comes into the game for him.
45′+1
7:31 p.m
Substitution at SC Freiburg: Michael Gregoritsch
45′+1
7:31 p.m
Substitution at SC Freiburg: Maximilian Philipp
45′
7:31 p.m
Official injury time (minutes): 4
45′
7:31 p.m
Grifo chips the ball to the left post, where Ginter comes running. He volleys the ball and aims for the bottom right corner. The defender misses the target by around one and a half meters.
43′
19:29
Philipp is fouled centrally around 24 meters in front of the penalty area. Good free kick position for Freiburg!
40′
19:27
Shortly before the break, the home team came through on the right wing. But Rádin is disturbed on the sideline and it continues with a throw-in for Freiburg.
37′
19:24
VAR decision: The goal by L. Höler (SC Freiburg) is disallowed, score: 1:0
Not the compensation for the SC! Weißhaupt has some space left of the penalty area and chips the ball into the five-yard box. There Grifo extends with his head and Höler only holds out his foot. The referee overturned the goal because Grifo was offside.
35′
19:22
Cvetković comes down the right wing after a high cross pass. He plays the ball into the center, where Vulić is waiting. But Höfler is there and clears the ball before the striker can use it.
32′
7:18 p.m
After around half an hour, the Breisgauers still haven’t really gotten into this game. Apart from a few half chances, Freiburg haven’t managed anything yet. TSC defends well up to this point and only allows a little.
29′
7:15 p.m
Good move from Weißhaupt! He comes down the left side at speed and finishes flat from around 17 meters. But Ilić has no problems with his powerful shot into the bottom left corner.
26′
19:12
Freiburg still lacks a bit of pace in the game. Everything is relatively static at SC so far.
23′
7:09 p.m
Sallai was injured in the action earlier and has to go down. Höler comes into the game for him.
23′
7:09 p.m
Substitution at SC Freiburg: Lucas Höler
23′
7:08 p.m
Substitution at SC Freiburg: Roland Sallai
21′
7:07 p.m
Grifo takes a free kick from the right half-high in front of the goal. The ball bounces once and slides through to the second post. Sallai comes running there, but he heads the leather next to the housing.
19′
7:04 p.m
After the goal, the hosts don’t sit back, but instead try to push forward from time to time. Defensively, the Serbs are doing well up to this point.
16′
19:02
Philipp with a cross from the left in front of the first post to Grifo. He heads the ball to Dōan, who can’t decide whether to take the ball with his foot or his head and the chance is wasted.
13′
18:58
Tooor for TSC Bačka Topola, 1-0 by Nemanja Petrović
The first attack is on point! After a long pass from his own half, Jovanović runs down the right wing to the penalty area. His cross in front of the five-man finds Petrović, who heaves the ball into the top left corner. Ginter was too far away from his opponent.
12′
18:58
Weißhaupt has space in the left half of the field and crosses high around eight meters in front of the box. Eggestein gets his head there, but can’t control the ball and heads it about a meter over the goal.
10′
18:56
Ilić wants to play the ball long, but Sallai intercepts the ball around 20 meters in front of the goal. However, he finishes a bit too hastily and his shot poses no danger.
7′
18:53
Ginter with a throw-in from the right. He finds Guld on the right corner of the box, who wants to cross the ball into the center. He doesn’t catch the ball properly and it rolls past the goal to the left.
4′
6:49 p.m
In the first few minutes, only the Bundesliga team has the ball. However, there has not yet been any approach to the opponent’s goal.
1′
6:46 p.m
The ball is rolling! Backa Topola toasts.
6:40 p.m
“Every game in the Europa League is a big challenge. The boys will definitely not underestimate their opponents. They play different systems and we prepare our team like they would for a Bundesliga game,” said Streich before the game. For this reason, the coach doesn’t make any changes and sends the same starting eleven into the race as against Bochum. 550 SC fans will support the team on site today.
6:31 p.m
Compared to the last league game, a 1-1 draw against FK Vozdovac, Lazetić made two changes. In defense, Krstić will be replaced by Čalušić. Vulić starts in the attacking midfield and Pantović sits on the bench for the time being.
18:22
For SC Freiburg it is the second Europa League season in a row. Last season, the Breisgauer reached the round of 16, where they were eliminated by Juventus Turin. The Freiburg team has already achieved one victory this season. On the first matchday they beat Olympiacos Piraeus 3-2. In the home game against West Ham, head coach Christian Streich’s team suffered a 2-1 defeat. With three points, Freiburg are currently in second place. The Breisgauer team succeeded in the dress rehearsal last Saturday. At home they beat VfL Bochum 2-1.
6:03 p.m
It is the first time that the Serbian club from the north of the country has taken part in the European Cup. The current third-placed team in the Serbian league lost to Sporting Braga in the third qualifying round of the Champions League last year. The year before, the Serbs missed the Europa League because they lost to FCSB Bucharest in the second round. At the start, the TSC lost 1:3 to the English club West Ham. On the second matchday, head coach Žarko Lazetić’s team earned a point against Olympiakos Piraeus. In the third minute of stoppage time, Petrovic scored the equalizer to 2-2. Backa Topola is currently at the bottom of Group A with one point.
5:47 p.m
Welcome to the third matchday of Group A in the Europa League. TSC Backa Topola and SC Freiburg meet at 6:45 p.m. The game will be led by Azerbaijani Äliyar Ağayev.