But on Saturday there was a relapse into old times that were believed to have been overcome at DSC. At the deserved 0: 2 (0: 0) in Freiburg, the Armines appeared discouraged and did not create a clear scoring chance in 90 minutes.
“In the first half we had far too little creativity to move forward,” criticized DSC trainer Uwe Neuhaus. Ritsu Doan, the outstanding man against Mainz with one goal and one assist, did not appear at all in Breisgau. The same applied to Marcel Hartel, who had shone in the 2nd division as a game designer and with 13 assists. The two strikers Fabian Klos and Sven Schipplock were signed off. Cebio Soukou, who joined the team at short notice for the sick Reinhold Yabo (gastrointestinal infection), did not get any impulses.
After all, the defense was reasonably safe or, in some situations, was simply lucky. For example, when Freiburg striker Nils Petersen failed on the crossbar in the 39th minute of the game. Otherwise goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno, Arminia’s best on Saturday, was able to distinguish himself several times. Against Lucas Höler (23rd) and twice Vincenzo Grifo (53rd, 59th), the keeper prevented a deficit.
“We have to be much more dangerous”
When all Armines had the hope of being able to go home with a happy 0-0, Mike van der Hoorn lost his nerve for a short time. The central defender attempted an unnecessary tackle against Roland Sallai, referee Harm Osmers rightly decided on a penalty. Grifo converted to 1-0 (79th). “Before the penalty kick, you actually thought that nothing would burn. If no one makes a mistake, it will probably end 0-0, but unfortunately we made the mistake, ”said Uwe Neuhaus.
Captain Klos was a bit harder with his teammate. “When it comes to penalties, our defender made the wrong decision to go down there. Without my wanting to take that as the main reason we lost. He just made the wrong decision, he can stay up there, ”said the striker.
Because the Arminen were so harmless, the game was decided by the penalty hit. In stoppage time, substitute Wooyeong Jeong increased the home team’s 2-0 win (90 + 2). “We are of course disappointed with the defeat. It’s not undeserved, but unnecessary, ”said Neuhaus.
Midfielder Manuel Prietl said: “If Freiburg scores two or three goals in the first half, we can’t complain. We’ve often had a sluggish first half. Of course we try to work to be more courageous in the game. We have to be much more dangerous. ”
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