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On Friday, Union Berlin and SC Freiburg opened the matchday with a 0-0 draw. “I don’t know where to start with praise.” “The team really managed to keep the stadium quiet here so that the opponents had to change,” said SCF coach Julian Schuster after the duel in the An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin. The Freiburgers repeatedly cleverly outplayed the high pressing of the Union team. “This is truly remarkable.”

Just like on the official weekend against Mainz, the Breisgauers only failed to score a goal. “It’s obviously a shame that we don’t think it’s worth the effort.” “That’s the only point we have to be criticized for today,” said the ex-professional. But it was important that his team didn’t concede a goal again.

The Breisgauers once again missed their best chance of scoring the decisive goal from the spot. Vincenzo Grifo was denied by Union’s Frederik Rönnow in the 22nd minute. “I think if the penalty had gone in, it might have been the can opener, then we might have won,” said the 31-year-old on the internet broadcaster DAZN.

It was the second missed shot in the league this season for the otherwise confident shooter. Overall, the Breisgauers even awarded the last five penalties in the Bundesliga across all seasons.

SC Freiburg has been waiting for a win for three league games. But that didn’t really worry captain Christian Günter either. “The most important thing is that we have chances,” said the 31-year-old. “We have to force luck to a certain extent.”

Freiburg kept Berlin behind them in the top third of the table with the draw. The guests from Breisgau still have to wait for their first league win in Köpenick, but they remain in the European Cup ranks. The sports club scored 17 points from ten games under Schuster, who succeeded iconic coach Christian Streich in the summer.

“The way we are standing on the pitch right now and how we are fighting for each other and finding really good solutions through play is absolutely good and then the results will come again,” said Günter. After the international break, the next big test awaits in Dortmund.