On 7 March, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Freiburg (Germany) and West Ham (London) met.
Europa League
Freiburg (Germany) - West Ham (London) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Gregoric (81)
Warnings: Kiliann Sildillia (40), Roland Sallai (50), Paqueta (59).
In a thrilling UEFA Europa League match, Freiburg defeated West Ham 1-0 at the Europa-Park Stadium. Both teams showed solid defence at the start of the match, which led to a goalless first half. In the second half, the game became more active and both teams rushed forward in search of a goal. Freiburg players C. Sildilla and R. Sallai received yellow cards on the 40th and 50th minutes respectively, and West Ham player L. Paquette was warned on the 59th minute.
West Ham made a substitution in the 68th minute, releasing Emerson in place of A. Cresswell in an attempt to strengthen their attack. However, in the 81st minute, M. Gregoric turned the tide of the match, putting his team ahead. In the final minutes of the game, Freiburg made a flurry of substitutions: L. Holer, V. Grifo, R. Doan, C. Sildilla and R. Sallai came on as substitutes to secure the win. Despite a late substitution of M. Antonio in place of L. Paquette in the 90th minute, West Ham were unable to equalise and in the end, Freiburg's goal was the decisive one for the team to clinch a crucial Europa League victory. It was a hard fought battle between two talented teams, and in the end Freiburg were the deserved winners.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: West Ham vs Freiburg, West Ham vs Freiburg.
| Freiburg | West Ham | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 4 |
| 15 | Kicks | 16 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Penalty kicks | 12 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Offences | 9 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 571 | Total assists | 413 |
| 479 | Accurate assists | 340 |
| 84% | Accuracy of passes | 82% |