I was looking for the Freiburg the second final of POKAL of its history after falling in 2021 against Leipzig. But, after having taken the lead in the first half, the Stuttgart managed to take the match to extra time and completed the comeback in the 118th minute to defend his champion crown in Berlin before a Bayern who is chasing the ‘treble.’
Surprised from the start Hoeness recovering a line of three center backs that already seemed to have been left behind since the defeat against Dortmund. I was coming back Undav after being absent from him Bayernbut Chema Andrés remained on the bench despite his much in the Allianz. Schusteras is usual in POKALplaced Florian Müller under sticks For the rest, except for the absence of Günter In the left sector of the defense, he opted for his eleven type.
The veteran German full-back’s place was taken by a Makengo who saw the yellow at the first change due to a hard tackle on Lawing. It was a clear message when it came to marking the level of intensity that the player wanted to set. Freiburg. Narteyyes, he did not shrink and was also reprimanded for a ‘planchazo’ on Eggestein.
The group led by Julian Schuster He seemed to be taking the game to his field. After the first quarter of an hour, Nübel he took a heads-up to a Maximilian Eggestein who burst into the area, drawing the unmarking Tap. He claimed a penalty when he noticed a ‘little touch’ from stiller from behind… but it didn’t go any further.
He didn’t quite feel comfortable Stuttgart and, in the 28th minute, his own Eggestein ‘stretched his paw’ to deflect a ‘header’ from Ginter and score 0-1. With Tap at the head of operations, the Freiburg He once again demonstrated his power from set pieces. They already scored 3-0 to the Celtic in the first leg of the quarterfinals Europa League and, furthermore, the fourth most productive team in the Bundesliga (12) in this section.
He was more touched Stuttgart who, until the 39th minute, did not enjoy his first great chance after a ‘volley’ from Demirovic that went over the crossbar. It did help them, however, to get in tune before going to break: the Bosnian had it again, Lawing He touched the wood with a left-footed shot from the corner of the area and Matanovic He blocked another ‘volley’ from Undav in the discount.
Rest came to Stuttgart when it seemed that he was beginning to ‘connect’ and, as soon as he returned from the locker room, Fürich failed to pocket a serve Lawing from the right side. Even clearer was the double occasion of Karazor and Stiller from inside the area in the 61st minute. The German also had a goal disallowed in the following action due to prior offside. Demirovic.
The Freiburg and, with a world still ahead of us, Hoeness recruited the talented The Khannouss to replace a midfielder Nartey that he had not finished connecting to the game. His, in fact, was the assistance to Undavwho made it 1-1 in the 69th minute with a subtle pass into the net… culminating a counterattack that began with the providential block of Hendriks to suzuki.
He Stuttgart tried to take advantage of the momentum of the goal… while the Freiburg He ended up asking for the time. They got quite a scare when Lienhart sent the ball to the post trying to clear a cross Undav. MüllerIn addition, he took two creditable hands in the discount Fürich and his own Undav to send the game to extra time. The first in a semi-final POKAL in the last five years.
The Stuttgart to extra time… but Freiburg ‘revived’ with the goal annulled Höler for lack of Chabot. FürichYes, yes, he answered, sending a hand in hand to the wood after an exquisite service from an excellent Undav who, immediately afterwards, left him alone again The Khannouss. The Moroccan couldn’t believe the hand he took out Müller.
He had plenty of opportunities Stuttgart to resolve the match… although it lost steam in the second half of extra time. He had managed to survive Freiburg as best he could. But, when the match was already heading to penalties, a newcomer Bouanani attended Tiago Tomas to complete the comeback in the 118th minute. He Stuttgart will defend crown against Bayern.
