SC Freiburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Plea rocket helps Gladbach to seal 2-2 draw at Freiburg
Borussia Monchengladbach forward Alassane Plea blasted in a second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw against Freiburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 2': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 3': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 9': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 11': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
- 13': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
- 15': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic following a fast break.
- 17': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 17': Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 20': Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
- 23': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 25': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 25': Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 26': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
- 27': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 27': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 28': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 29': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Christoph Kramer.
- 31': Attempt saved. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Höfler.
- 31': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 32': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baptiste Santamaría following a corner.
- 33': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 34': Attempt missed. Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria with a cross.
- 36': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 39': Attempt missed. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
- 45'+1': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 45'+1': Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
- 46': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 46': Manuel Gulde (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Yann Sommer tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 48': Penalty Sport-Club Freiburg. Nicolas Höfler draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 50': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 50': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 53': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Denis Zakaria.
- 54': Hand ball by Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 56': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 56': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Alassane Plea.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
- 60': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 61': Attempt missed. Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 62': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Gulde (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 63': Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 63': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Schmid from a direct free kick.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Valentino Lazaro replaces Stefan Lainer.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram replaces Hannes Wolf.
- 65': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
- 66': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Oscar Wendt.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
- 69': Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 70': Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 70': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 72': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
- 73': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Christian Günter.
- 74': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
- 74': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Lucas Höler.
- 74': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 74': Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 76': Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Christian Günter.
- 78': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 78': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Alassane Plea.
- 83': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Guus Til replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 84': Attempt saved. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 85': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 85': Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 86': Manuel Gulde (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann with a headed pass.
- 87': Attempt saved. Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Schmid.
- 88': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 88': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
- 89': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Roland Sallai tries a through ball, but Manuel Gulde is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Höfler following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 90'+3': Keven Schlotterbeck (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 90'+3': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
Statistics
 BMG |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 487 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
| 579 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 19 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28 | +73 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | +32 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | +18 | 53 |
Line-Ups
SC Freiburg (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 31 | Keven Schlotterbeck  |
| 5 | Manuel Gulde |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 7 | Jonathan Schmid |
| 11 | Ermedin Demirovic |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Christoph Kramer |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 17 | Oscar Wendt |
| 18 | Stefan Lainer |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus |
| 8 | Denis Zakaria |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 11 | Hannes Wolf |
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