Freiburg shoots into the next round!
Thanks to a well-deserved 4-1 win against Hoffenheim, the Breisgau team advanced to the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. Man of the day: Vincenzo Grifo (28) with a brace.
Fast, nimble, Freiburg – Grifo and the “SC Tempo” pop out his former club.
The team of coach Christian Streich (58) after the violent 1: 5 league defeat against BVB to make amends – and with the dream start. After winning the ball on their own sixteen, the ball lands over Höler at Grifo, who flicks the ball into the far corner for TSG goalkeeper Baumann – the early 1-0 lead.
Ironically, Grifo: The midfielder returned to Freiburg from Hoffenheim in the summer of 2019. The Italian national player (6 international matches) made 24 appearances for TSG between 2012 and 2015 and 2018/2019, but was loaned out again and again.
And against his ex, the German-Italian goes one better. After Bebou’s handball in the penalty area, Grifo slammed the penalty kick into the top left corner to make it 2-0 (36 ‘).
The double goal scorer after the game on ‘Sky’: “First of all, let’s enjoy the evening. And then we’ll see what kind of lot we get.”
Nothing to see from Hoffenheim offensively, in the first half without a real chance to score. And the 500 fans in the PreZero Arena are also dissatisfied, demanding Andrej Kramaric in the 40th minute, whom coach Sebastian Hoeneß (39) initially put on the bench.
After the break, Hoffenheim regained hope after Nico Schlotterbeck’s own goal (52′), but Schade restored the old two-goal gap just three minutes after the goal. Demirovic made it 4-1 in the 68th minute.
The only positive news for Hoffenheim: Hübner celebrates his comeback after a long injury in the 75th minute. He made his last game on June 27, 2020.
Hoffenheim professional Ihlas Bebou after the final whistle: “We were too passive in the first half. Freiburg did that very well.”
Freiburg is happy about a bonus of 1.004 million euros and is in the last eight for the first time since 2015. At that time it was over against Wolfsburg (0:1).
