SC Freiburg beat FK Jablonec 3-2 in UEFA Conference League opener

SC Freiburg secured a 3-2 win over visitors FK Jablonec, in the match played at 22:00 Damascus time as part of the first round of the league phase in the UEFA Conference League for the 2026 season.

Vincenzo Grifo opened the scoring for SC Freiburg in the 15th minute, before Antonín Růsek equalised for FK Jablonec in the 28th minute. In the second half, SC Freiburg went ahead through an own goal scored by Dušan Pavlović in his own net in the 53rd minute, then Maximilian Eggestein extended the lead with a third goal in the 65th minute. Garang Mawien Kuol pulled one back for FK Jablonec in stoppage time in the 90+3 minute.

The match saw no red cards, while SC Freiburg received one yellow card compared to three yellow cards for FK Jablonec.

Vincenzo Grifo won the man of the match award after playing 84 minutes and scoring a goal, with a rating of 8.6.

SC Freiburg dominated possession with 62 percent compared to 38 percent for FK Jablonec, and had 23 attempts of which 9 were on target, compared to 6 attempts for FK Jablonec of which only one was on target. SC Freiburg also had 5 corner kicks compared to one corner for FK Jablonec, while SC Freiburg's pass completion rate stood at 92 percent compared to 82 percent for FK Jablonec.

The match was officiated by referee Edgars Malcevskis. With this result, FK Jablonec sit in 15th place in the standings while SC Freiburg are in 17th place.