Vincenzo Grifo from the penalty spot (49th), Christian Günter (61st) and Philipp Lienhart (80th) scored for Freiburg, who have not lost to Gladbach in 14 league games at home. At least Borussia were able to partially make amends for the swatter in the first leg (0:6) and the previous derby defeat against 1. FC Köln (1:3). Ramy Bensebaini with a hand penalty (3′), Breel Embolo (13′) and Lars Stindl (90′ + 3′) were responsible for this with their goals.
“It was the perfect week up to the 93rd minute“, Freiburg professional Christian Günter reacted after the final whistle in the Sportschau interview, “but now it hurts so much.” Borussia from Mönchengladbach was happy about winning the point, underlined Stindl. “That was important to all of us. We had a very difficult week behind us.“
Penalty just after the start of the game
The 34,700 spectators in the sold-out Freiburg stadium saw the first controversial scene after just eleven seconds. As a result of a handball by Nicolas Höfler, referee Benjamin Brand decided on a penalty kick for the guests after studying the video. Bensebaini didn’t let the chance from the point be taken away.