Scores
(M) Eintracht Frankfurt 3- SC Freiburg 3
More games against the bottom sides in the Bundesliga = more trouble for Freiburg.
Everything seemed handled. Vincent Grifo’s lucky first goal benefited from a deflection. Nils Petersen knocked in a ripping header after some chippy Frankfurt play and a Lucas Holer breakaway seemed to put it beyond all doubt. (Sure there was a botched clearance that gifted an ugly goal to Frankfurt, but c’mon those happen.)
Then, in about 5 minutes, it all went wrong. Daichi Kamada capitalized on Robin Koch’s ill advised dribble back towards goal. Then American Timmy Chandler capitalized on a solid cross to level the score again.
(M) SC Freiburg 0 – Bayer Leverkusen 1
Again Freiburg managed to play well against a strong team, but came away from the game with nothing.
Lucas Holer had a golden chance on another break away, only to break hearts instead when he missed wide. It proved costly as Leverkusen took over the opportunities and capitalized when Lukas Kubler and Nicholas Hofler turned off their defensive brains and Dominique Heintz couldn’t save the day.
It was ugly, and uglier still when some late chances were similarly lacking, but sometimes that happens.
SC Freiburg 3 – Turbine Potsdam 2
This was a thriller, which makes sense since even though both Freiburg and Potsdam are far off the pace for the Champions League, they’ve had their last two matches decided in the final 5 minutes of time. So, of course it happened again Sunday.
After an opening goal was disallowed, the lady Griffins let in a pair from Potsdam within a half an hour. Then they came roaring back with three in the second half, including Klara “Killing Em Softly” Buhl’s tenth goal and Naomi Megroz’s opportunistic winner just before the final whistle.
This is what we’ve been missing.
Macva Sabac 0 – FK Vozdovac 1
The Red Dragons won a game! The Red Dragons won a game! Great day in the morning the Red Dragons won a game!!
Granted, they were playing the bottom team on the table in Serbia, but even after Milos Stojcev was shown a red card for a high elbow and the team was reduced to ten men, there was hope. In the 85th minute Ivan Milosavljevic made the magic happen with a blistering half-volley and finally Vozdovac found a ray of hope in 2020.
News & Notes
Rosenborg Back Klub
After months of training, extensive not training, and then retraining, Rosenborg is gearing up for the return of the Eliteserien in 2 weeks. Their first tune up against Bodø/Glimt was a valuable run out, letting teams shake off the rust. New man Kristoffer Zachariassen, who joined from Sarpsborg, netted the only goal early on.
I like Jadon Sancho now…
That’s it, that’s the news.
I know he’s approximately 9000% more expensive than we can afford, but c’mon MNUFC, make it happen.
Ross County Cut Costs
The Staggies are facing a hard situation.
There are no more matches, which means no more gate receipts, which means little to no more income.
There are players on the payroll they need to keep happy, lest they lose some of the skill they need to survive next season against the Scottish top flight.
But players cost money. Money that county doesn’t have. So…the teams said goodbye to 14 players.
10 Reservists heading out the door meant pretty much an entire back up squad was sliced out of the budget. The bigger names are the four senior players: Richard Foster, Sean Kelly, Lewis Spence, and Declan McManus. It’s hardest to say goodbye to Foster who has played for the team twice, returning from England to help see the team to the top level of Scottish football again.
Lest we think that Ross County are cheap (and confirmation of an old…if true…Scottish stereotype) they could have done what other struggling clubs did and take government money to pay workers in need of a new contract. Instead they said they’d be honest and work it out on their own.
Honesty is a small solace for Foster and others, but such is the lousy nature of the world we live in these days.
Woman of the Matches
Klara Buhl remains the decisive force in Freiburg, lifting the team to excellence when she’s on form. Her late equalizer was crucial to a needed win, and reminded us that, as the person responsible for 1/3 of her team’s goals, she will be much missed when she moves to Bayern Munich this summer.
What’s Next
Wednesday, June 3
Thursday, June 4
Friendly–Stojordals Blink v. Rosenborg BK
Friday, June 5
1:30 PM SC Freiburg v. Borussia Muchen Gladbach (M)
Saturday, June 6
11:00 AM FK Vozdovac v. Napredak
Sunday, June 7
7:00 AM FF USV Jena v. SC Freiburg
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