On 21 September, one of the Europa League matches took place. Olympiacos (Piraeus) and Freiburg (Germany) met.
Олимпиакос - Фрайбург - 2:3. Лига Европы. Обзор матча, статистикаEuropa League
Olympiacos (Piraeus) - Freiburg (Germany) - 2:3 ( 1:2)
Goals: A. El Kaabi (40), A. El Kaabi (75) - Roland Sallai (9), Grifo (45+7), Mwene Philipp (86).
Warnings: Holer (25), A. El Kaabi (35), K. Schmidt (52), Roland Sallai (69), Daniel Podens (86).
Olympiacos vs Freiburg match review:
An exciting Europa League match between Olympiakos Piraeus and Freiburg In an exciting and action-packed football match, Olympiakos Piraeus faced Freiburg at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. The atmosphere in the hall was tense, as both teams were fighting to win the UEFA Europa League. The first half started in favour of Freiburg, who took the lead in the 9th minute. Roland Sallai struck, putting his team ahead. But Olympiacos Piraeus quickly got back on track, making a substitution in the 24th minute. S. Hezze was replaced by V. Iborra, which gave the team new energy. However, Freiburg did not slow down, as L. Holer received a yellow card in the 25th minute. The match continued to be fiercely fought, with both teams showing decent skill and determination. In the 35th minute another yellow card was received by A. El Kaabi of Olympiacos Piraeus, but five minutes later the home team equalised the score with a brilliant goal by A. El Kaabi. El Kaabi in the 40th minute. The stadium erupted in cheers as Olympiacos Piraeus brought the score to 1-1. However, the excitement did not end there: in the final seconds of the first half, a penalty was awarded against Freiburg. V. Grifo converted the penalty, giving his team a 2-1 lead. At the beginning of the second half Olympiacos Piraeus made another substitution, replacing P. Biel with D. Podense on 46 minutes. Podense.
The teams continued to fight for the advantage, but in the 52nd minute Freiburg's K. Schmidt received a yellow card. Several substitutions were made in the match and both teams tried to turn the tide. In the 75th minute Olympiacos Piraeus hit the opposition's goal for the second time thanks to a spectacular goal by A. El Kaabi, who completed his hat-trick. Freiburg made two quick substitutions: N. Weishaupt replaced V. Grifo and M. Philipp replaced R. Sallai in the 75th minute. Olympiacos Piraeus responded by introducing F. Ortega in place of Quini and K. Fortounis in place of O. Solbakken. With only a few minutes remaining, Freiburg showed their resilience: in the 86th minute, M. Philipp scored the decisive goal, levelling the score again. Tensions rose when D. Podens of Olympiacos Piraeus was soon yellow carded. In the last minutes of the match both teams made further substitutions. In the 90th minute, Freiburg replaced L. Holer with J. Keitel and R. Doan with J. Adama. However, despite their best efforts, neither team could get the winning goal and the match ended 2-3 in favour of Freiburg. This exciting encounter in the UEFA Europa League showed the determination and skill of both Olympiacos Piraeus and Freiburg. Although the home side fought valiantly, it was Freiburg who pulled off an impressive away win. Football fans all over the world witnessed a fantastic spectacle of a beautiful game.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Bacca Topola - Olympiacos, Freiburg - West Ham.
Олимпиакос - Фрайбург - 2:3. Лига Европы. Обзор матча, статистикаStatistics of the match Olympiacos - Freiburg:
| Olympiakos | Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 6 |
| 17 | Kicks | 13 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Penalty kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 3 |
| 14 | Offences | 12 |
| 8 | Corner | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 392 | Total assists | 464 |
| 301 | Accurate assists | 362 |
| 77% | Accuracy of passes | 78% |
