Frigurgo made history and will play in the Cup final for the first time

Freiburg made history and will play in the German Cup final for the first time after beating Hamburg 1-3 on Tuesday, in a semifinal match left by Christian Streich’s staff sentenced to a break (0-3).

A classification that affirms Freiburg’s status as the Bundesliga’s great revelation in a season in which the “breisgauer” will not only fight for the cupbearer title, but also dream of reaching the Champions League positions that at the moment are a point only that separates them. .

A European Cup not only played by Hamburg, but also won in 1983 at the hands of Austrian coach Ernst Happel and players as tall as Felix Magath or the “tank” Horst Hrubesch.

Glorious past that seems so far away for current Hamburg which is celebrating its fourth consecutive season in the Second Division.

An event that did not prevent the locals, driven by the electric atmosphere experienced at the Volksparkstadion, from taking the initiative against some great strategy in the opening minutes of the duel.

But if Hamburg pretended, Freiburg hit, after not wasting their first chance to take the lead (0-1) on a headed goal by Nils Petersen after eleven minutes of play.

A sign of the visiting team’s excellence six minutes later, in the seventeenth minute, doubled their advantage (0-2) by a shot from the edge of the area by midfielder Nicolas Hofler who, after touching the defender Sebastian Schonlau, slipped. on purpose.

Quite a setback for the spirited Hamburg, who said goodbye to almost any option to reach the final with a penalty made in the 35th minute by Moritz Heyer, who accidentally kicked Nico Schlotterbeck in the head after the Freiburg player slipped into the spot.

An action that was initially not indicated by the match referee as a maximum penalty, but resulted in punishment after considering the video images.

Penalty responsible for converting 0-3 Italian Vincenzo Grifo, who added his fourth goal to the competition, after completely fooling local goalkeeper, Portuguese Daniel Heuer Fernandes.

But nonetheless, Hamburg did not give up, having the chance to rejoin the fight against a counterattack that ended with Finn Anssi Suhonen, a goal that did not reach the scoreboard after being overturned at the video arbitration request due to Finn’s Illegal position.

A game that ended with the enthusiasm of the local team failing to interrupt Freiburg’s goal until two minutes from the time Robert Glatzel signed the final 1-3 with a header.

It is too late to avoid the victory of Christian Streich’s team, who for the first time will play the Cup final where they await the winner of the semifinal duel that will face Leipzig against Union Berlin on Thursday.