A thrilling second half saw the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and SC Freiburg end 2:2. After a goalless first half and an interruption due to pyrotechnics, Freiburg overturned a 2-0 deficit.
The match at Augsburg's WWK Arena, attended by 29,160 spectators, started sluggishly. Hooligans from the Freiburg block ignited pyrotechnics, forcing referee Martin Petersen to pause play for six minutes. The players stayed warm with stretching exercises.
After the break, the game ignited. Alexis Claude-Maurice scored in the 47th minute for Augsburg, following a clearance by Matthias Ginter and a deflection off Lukas Kübler. Two minutes later, Elvis Rexhbecaj headed in the 2-0 after Kristijan Jakic got injured.
SC Freiburg mounted a comeback. Substitute Yuito Suzuki volleyed home from a set-piece in the 60th minute to make it 1-2. Moments later, former Freiburg player Michael Gregoritsch blocked Igor Matanović's shot with his hand on the line – earning yellow, but Matanović converted the rebound for 2-2 (62nd minute).
"I think not only me, but the team is annoyed," said Freiburg substitute Niklas Beste on DAZN. "But we mustn't forget that we were quickly 0-2 down after halftime."
Augsburg coach Manuel Baum viewed the 2-2 as flattering. Three days earlier, his team had conceded a late equalizer against Union Berlin. Freiburg coach Julian Schuster had urged more precision beforehand. Augsburg remains relegation-threatened in 15th place, Freiburg in eighth.
