Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 SC Freiburg: Suzuki cancels out Burkardt's goal in early second half
Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg drew 2-2 at Deutsche Bank Park in a match with four goals in the first half and early second half.
- Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg drew 2-2 with four goals scored between the first half and start of the second
- Freiburg stay third with 10 points, Eintracht Frankfurt tenth with 5 points
- Next round: RB Leipzig-Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg-Schalke 04 on 11 October
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 SC Freiburg
Scorers: 10' Ebnoutalib (Frankfurt), 34' Scherhant (Freiburg), 36' Burkardt (Frankfurt), 48' Suzuki (Freiburg)
Kick-off: Saturday, 19 September 2026, 14:30 UK time (15:30 CEST) at Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main.
The match
Eintracht Frankfurt started quickly at home. In the 9th minute, Raphael Onyedika was booked for Freiburg. A minute later the hosts took the lead: Younes Ebnoutalib finished off an assist from Ritsu Doan to make it 1-0.
Freiburg responded and equalised in the 34th minute through Derry Scherhant, set up by Jordy Makengo. Frankfurt hit back straight away: in the 36th minute Jonathan Burkardt, assisted by Robin Koch, restored the home side's lead at 2-1. A minute later Mio Backhaus was booked for Freiburg.
At half-time Frankfurt made a change, bringing on Oscar Højlund for Noël Aséko. The substitution did not stop Freiburg, who levelled again in the 48th minute through Yuito Suzuki, once more assisted by Scherhant.
The rest of the second half featured only substitutions and one booking. Højlund was cautioned in the 56th minute. Frankfurt then replaced Elias Baum with Nnamdi Collins and Doan with Ansgar Knauff, both in the 61st minute. Freiburg brought on Vincenzo Grifo for Scherhant and Lukas Kübler for Niklas Beste in the 71st minute. In the 83rd minute Igor Matanovic and Yuito Suzuki were replaced by Keisuke Goto and Lucas Höler, with the latter booked in the 88th minute. Late on, Frankfurt made their final two changes: Burkardt off for Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab and Can Uzun off for Mario Götze, both in the 89th minute. The score stayed at 2-2 until the final whistle.
The numbers
- Shots: 10-22 (Freiburg more threatening in attack)
- Shots on target: 3-7
- Possession: 42%-58% in Freiburg's favour
- Corners: 3-5
- Fouls: 12-11
- Yellow cards: 2-2
Table and next fixtures
The draw keeps SC Freiburg in third place with 10 points from four games (3 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, 12 goals scored, 3 conceded). Eintracht Frankfurt remain tenth with 5 points (1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss, 9 goals scored, 10 conceded).
Borussia Dortmund lead the table with 12 points, followed by Bayern Munich on 10 points and Freiburg, also on 10 but in third. FC Augsburg are fourth with 7 points.
Next round: Eintracht Frankfurt travel to face RB Leipzig on Saturday, 10 October 2026. SC Freiburg host Schalke 04 on Sunday, 11 October 2026.
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