On 26 October, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Bacca Topola (Serbia) and Freiburg (Germany) met.
Europa League
Bačka Top ola (Serbia) - Freiburg (Germany) - 1:3 (1:0)
Goals: Nemanja Petrović (13) - Grifo (49), Grifo (59), Grifo (73)
Warnings: M. Cvetkovic (60), J. Vlaliukin (89), P. Linhart (89), J. Kalušić (90+2)
In a long-awaited UEFA Europa League match, Serbian team TSC Bačka Topola hosted German club SC Freiburg at the TSC Arena. Both teams were eager to get a win and make a strong start in the prestigious tournament. The first half started with determination and attacking actions of both teams. The home team, TSC Bačka Topola, scored a goal against N. Petrović in the 13th minute. With this goal TSC Bačka Topola took the lead and got the fans on their feet. However, "Freiburg" was not going to give up. In the 23rd minute a decisive substitution was made - R. Sallai came into the game instead of L. Holer. This substitution gave the German team new strength, changing the dynamics of the game. In the course of the first half, Freiburg found themselves in an offside position on 39 minutes, which led to the cancellation of the goal. Despite this setback, the German team did not lose concentration and continued to push for an equal score. In the final minutes of the first half, Freiburg made another substitution - M. Philipp replaced M. Gregoric. This tactical move was aimed at strengthening the attack before going into the break. The second half started with Freiburg gaining an advantage thanks to a penalty in the 49th minute. V. Grifo, the hero of the match, converted the penalty and levelled the score. This goal was a turning point in Freiburg's game and they began to dominate the game. In the 59th minute, Grifo struck again, this time with a beautiful goal, putting Freiburg ahead.
TSC Bacca Topola had no answer to this goal and seemed to be overwhelmed by their opponent's attacking prowess. As TSC Bačka Topola tried to regain the lead in the match, they were hit with a yellow card in the 60th minute. M. Cvetkovic was suspended from the pitch, which further aggravated the hosts' situation. To shake things up, TSC Bačka Topola made their first substitution in the 68th minute, bringing on M. Vulić instead of M. Pantović. However, the hopes of a comeback victory were not fulfilled when Freiburg increased their lead in the 73rd minute thanks to Grifo's hat-trick. Trying to save the match, TSC Bačka Topola made two more substitutions in the 78th minute: M. Cvetković replaced J. Vlalukin and N. Petrović gave way to B. Sosa. However, the introduction of fresh players did not change much: Freiburg also made the last substitutions, releasing R. Doan and L. Kubler in the 79th minute, Grifo replaced J. Adama, and M. Eggestein came on the pitch instead of K. Sildillia in the 80th minute. Towards the end of the match, the tension in the game increased, leading to a flurry of yellow cards. In the last minutes of the game the players of TSC "Bachka Topola" J. Vlalukin and J. Sildillia were warned. Vlalukin and J. Kalušić, as well as Freiburg player P. Linhart. After the final whistle, Freiburg won a confident 3:1 victory over TSC Bačka Topola. This result ensured Freiburg a positive start in the UEFA Europa League and emphasised the strength of German football on the European stage. TSC Bacca Topola, on the other hand, need to regroup and analyse their actions before the upcoming matches.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Freiburg - Bacca Topola, Freiburg - Bacca Topola.
| Bačka Topola | Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 5 |
| 5 | Kicks | 15 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 17 | Offences | 9 |
| 1 | Corner | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 1 |
| 362 | Total assists | 542 |
| 282 | Accurate assists | 477 |
| 78% | Accuracy of passes | 88% |