Penalty in stoppage time
SC Freiburg celebrates cup sensation at FC Bayern
4/4/2023, 10:40 p.m
Madness in stoppage time: SC Freiburg knocks FC Bayern out of the DFB Cup in the quarter-finals. National player Jamal Musiala plays the ball in his own penalty area with his hand, the guests punish the ice cold and celebrate the big surprise.
From the dream of a treble: An erratic FC Bayern failed in the DFB Cup at the last minute against a strong SC Freiburg. With a deserved 2:1 (1:1) and their first ever win in Munich, the Breisgau team missed Thomas Tuchel in his second game as coach of the German record champion and cup winner. There was no sign of an upswing for the hosts three days after taking the lead in the Bundesliga after beating Borussia Dortmund 4-2.
A week before the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League at Manchester City, Lucas Höler ended the Munich dance at three weddings with a converted hand penalty (90 + 5). Before that, Nicolas Höfler (27′) had equalized the Bayern lead through Dayot Upamecano (19′) with a Sunday shot on Tuesday evening. The hosts, in their constant effort to overcome Freiburg’s solid defense, only managed to hit the crossbar with a header from Benjamin Pavard (62′).
“It’s unbelievable. Not many have won a quarter-final in Munich. You can’t do anything nicer,” said Freiburg’s Maximilian Eggestein on ARD. Instead of the Bayern fans, the Freiburg supporters sang “We’ll win the DFB Cup – and we’ll be German champions”. For the SCF it was the first win ever in Munich.
“We want everything!”
In the second game after joining Munich, Tuchel relied on winter signing Joao Cancelo for the first time. Compared to the game against BVB, Alphonso Davies initially took a seat on the bench, which was again well occupied by Sadio Mane, Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala. “We want to have everything!” was Tuchel’s announcement with a view to three possible titles – but his team started rather cautiously.
The deep-lying Freiburg were the opponents who were “difficult to play on” as announced by Tuchel, the Munich team didn’t really know what to do with their possession of the ball in the early stages. Leroy Sane (12th) posed the most danger with his shot from the edge of the penalty area, but aimed too far to the left. A little later, Bayern still took the lead. A corner from the left, Joshua Kimmich hit the back post, where Upamecano spiraled up and headed in with plenty of support from Eggestein. Freiburg protested vehemently, but referee Harm Osmers stuck to his decision.
Dream goal brings Freiburg back into the game
From now on, Freiburg had to venture out – and promptly didn’t have to wait long for success. Bayern goalkeeper Yann Sommer had an easy time with Michael Gregoritsch’s header (25′), but only two minutes later the Swiss flew in vain. After an unsuccessful clarification by Kingsley Coman, Höfler took a shot from 23 meters in front of the goal and hit the corner like a dream. The game now started again. Bayern remained dangerous, especially from set pieces, and Thomas Müller (45+2) had a great chance to take the lead again shortly before the break, but Matthias Ginter saved from the line in dire need. The draw at half-time was still deserved.
In the second half, too, Freiburg regularly dared to move forward despite increasing pressure from Munich. The guests remained solid on the defensive, even if Bayern rarely presented them with difficult challenges, with the exception of Benjamin Hit’s crossbar (62′). Tuchel reacted and after a little over an hour brought Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry into the game. However, they were no longer able to provide the necessary impetus – quite the opposite. A handball in injury time by Musiala initiated the defeat. “I no longer have a voice,” said Matthias Ginter on Sky. “This team spirit makes it possible.”