Roland Sallai was once again in Freiburg’s starting team and could have taken the lead in the 28th second, but Konsztántinosz Mavropanosz came back and blocked the shot of the Hungarian national team attacker.
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Freiburg was more active, Sallai entered the attacks very well, his pace passes were quite accurate, but the Germans could not score a goal in the first half either. Apart from a Mohammed Kudus long-range shot and two Jarrod Bowen tries, West Ham defended throughout the first 45 minutes.
The second half started with Sallai’s scissoring move, the ball bounced off a defender but slowed down enough for West Ham goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski to catch it.
After that, West Ham took control, the returning Doan Ritsu saved from Lucas Paquéta at a very important moment, then Kudus and Bowen’s shot was saved by Noah Atubolu, Freiburg’s goalkeeper. Both Christian Streich and David Moyes tried to bring new momentum to the match with substitutions, which continued to take place at a high pace, but the chances fell short.
Doan Ritsu could have teased Sallai at the start of the lay-up, but the Hungarian attacker took the ball for a long time, and Fabianski, who moved out of the goal, collected it. However, in the 81st minute, the West Ham goalkeeper was no longer able to defend, Sallai placed the ball in the middle of the penalty area, Michael Gregoritsch and shot into the bottom right corner from close range. (1-0)
In the 89th minute, Sallai was also replaced by Christian Streich, the fans rewarded the performance of the Hungarian forward with a big round of applause. Then they silently watched what the referee judged after a handshake, because the video referee reviewed the incident for a long time, but in the end did not give a penalty to West Ham. Freiburg thus won 1–0.
AT THE REST OF THE MATCH
AC Milan were man advantaged against Slavia Praha and although the Czech side held on well, they ended up losing 4-2. Benfica played a 2-2 draw with Rangers in a fierce match, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang further improved his record, and Marseille won very easily, 4-0, against Villarreal.
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