Freiburg beat Schalke 2-1 despite playing with ten men
Freiburg beat visitors Schalke 2-1 in matchday 5 of the Bundesliga, despite Suzuki being sent off in the 64th minute, with goals from Eggestein and Goto against a goal from Karaman.
SC Freiburg secured a 2-1 win over visitors FC Schalke 04 in the match played as part of matchday 5 of the Bundesliga, on 11 October 2026 at 18:30 Damascus time.
Maximilian Eggestein opened the scoring for Freiburg in the 10th minute, before Kenan Karaman equalised for Schalke in the 30th minute. In the 85th minute, Keisuke Goto added the winning goal for Freiburg.
The match saw Yuito Suzuki sent off for Freiburg in the 64th minute, leaving his team to finish the match with ten men, but they nevertheless managed to hold on to their lead until the final whistle.
Statistically, Freiburg dominated possession with 51 against 49 for Schalke, and recorded 10 shots against 5 for their visitors, of which 4 were on target compared to one shot for Schalke. Freiburg also won 7 corner kicks against two for Schalke, while expected goals stood at 1.07 for Freiburg against 0.32 for Schalke.
The match was officiated by referee Martin Petersen, and saw one yellow card for each team in addition to the red card received by Freiburg.
With this result, Freiburg moved up to 10 points in third place after playing 4 matches in which they achieved 3 wins and one draw without any losses, while Schalke remained stuck on 5 points in 13th place after one win, two draws and one loss.
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