The Nigerian descent and German goalkeeper, Noah Atubolu remarkable performance in the goal line help SC Freiburg settle for a barren draw against hungry Borrussia Mönchengladbach.
Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg had different targets ahead of the last game of matchday 6. The hosts were presented with a chance of getting out of the relegation places with a less dramatic night than last week’s 6-4 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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There were hardly any signs of that here in the first-half. Freiburg, who could crack the top-six after successive 1-1 draws in the Bundesliga and Europa League, posed no threat to Gladbach’s revamped defense with Eugen Polanski’s four changes stabilising the team.
Half-time substitute Manzambi had one of the big chances of the game when his volley narrowly missed the target. Polanski brought Gladbach II’s goal-getter Jan Urbich expecting a similar outcome. The 21-year-old earned his first team debut after Harry Kane-esque numbers in Regionalliga.
Derry Scherhant’s effort from a direct free-kick needed Moritz Nicolas’ intervention to hit the crossbar. Freiburg’s coach was the last man to join the yellow card festival of the second-half. The visitors had another penalty-kick shout even after the caution for Schuster.
Gladbach will travel to Union Berlin before the free-scoring Bayern visits Borussia-Park. Polanski’s team climbed to 17th places with their three points coming from draws. Eintracht Frankfurt, who scored six goals in 50 minutes against Gladbach, will be Freiburg’s next opponent.
