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Thrilling Draw in Freiburg: Dortmund Suffers and Resists
Freiburg im Breisgau, December 14, 2025 – In a tense and hard-fought match at the Europa-Park-Stadion, Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg drew 1-1 in matchday 14 of the Bundesliga. The match, officiated by Felix Zwayer, was marked by intensity and controversy.
Dortmund took the lead in the 31st minute thanks to a goal by R. Bensebaini, assisted by Y. Couto. However, J. Bellingham’s dismissal in the 53rd minute changed the course of the match. Despite playing with ten men, Dortmund heroically resisted Freiburg’s pressure.
Freiburg, with 57% possession, relentlessly sought the equalizer and found it in the 75th minute with a goal by L. Holer, assisted by C. Gunter. The home team’s joy almost overflowed in the 87th minute, but a goal by I. Matanovic was disallowed for offside after VAR review.
Freiburg dominated the statistics with 21 total shots compared to Dortmund’s 9. Despite the numerical inferiority and the constant siege, Dortmund managed to maintain the draw, earning a valuable point in their fight for Champions League spots. The match concluded with a total of 6 yellow cards (3 for each team) and one red card for Dortmund.
Substitutions borussia dortmund: at minute 56 F. Silva came in and P. Gross went out., at minute 78 C. Chukwuemeka came in and D. Svensson went out., at minute 78 S. Guirassy came in and M. Beier went out., at minute 90 E. Can came in and N. Sule went out., at minute 90 Y. Couto came in and K. Adeyemi went out.
Substitutions sc freiburg: at minute 76 C. Gunter came in and I. Matanovic went out., at minute 76 A. Jung came in and V. Grifo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SC Freiburg
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