SportsPosted at: Oct 16 2026 11:51PM


Freiburg wins Conference League debut

Berlin, Oct 16 (UNI) Freiburg opened its UEFA Conference League campaign with a 3-2 home victory over Czech side Jablonec.

Playing its first match in the competition, the Bundesliga leader made a bright start. Cyriaque Irie and Lukas Kubler both struck the crossbar before Vincenzo Grifo curled an 18-meter free kick into the top-left corner in the 15th minute on Thursday.
Freiburg continued to create chances, but Grifo was denied by goalkeeper Jan Hanus and Kubler headed wide. Jablonec then equalized with its only shot of the first half when Antonin Rusek met
Jiri Slama's cross and saw his effort deflect off Matthias Ginter and past Mio Backhaus in the 28th minute.
The hosts resumed their pressure after halftime. Maximilian Eggestein tested Hanus from distance in the 53rd minute, and Freiburg regained the lead from the resulting corner. The ball crossed the line before Slama cleared it, and after a lengthy VAR review, Dusan Pavlovic was credited with an own goal.
Eggestein extended the lead nine minutes later, firing from outside the area into the left corner. Hanus denied Jordy Makengo in the 80th minute before substitute Garang Kuol pulled one back
for Jablonec three minutes into stoppage time.
"We are winning the close games," Ginter said. "Today was about finding our feet a little because
we didn't know exactly what to expect."
The victory left Freiburg seventh in the league-phase standings with three points after the opening round, while Jablonec sat joint 23rd without a point, according to Xinhua.
Elsewhere, Brighton beat Kauno Zalgiris 4-0, Atalanta defeated Pafos 3-1 and Copenhagen overcame Braga 3-0. Trabzonspor won 4-2 at KuPS Kuopio, Monaco edged CSKA Sofia 2-1
and Hajduk Split beat Ajax by the same score.
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