Augsburg 1-2 Freiburg
Goals: 0-1 Petersen 5' (assist: Sallai), 1-1 Gregoritsch 16' (assist: Niederlechner), 1-2 N. Schlotterbeck (26')

Having hit a last-minute equaliser to salvage a point against Mainz last weekend, Petersen and Freiburg carried on where they had left off as they sought a first ever win at Augsburg’s WWK Arena. The visitors were in front after just four minutes as Petersen beat his marker to Roland Sallai’s near-post cross from the right, heading in from close range. Wooyeong Jeong went close to adding a second shortly afterwards with a swerving shot that left goalkeeper Rafal Gikiwiecz barking instructions at his teammates to up their game. It seemed to have the desired effect as the home side were soon level, Michael Gregoritsch collecting Florian Niederlechner’s pass before curling in from outside the box. Undeterred, Freiburg remained the better side and took a narrow lead into the break after a clever free-kick routine ended with Nico Schlotterbeck poking in on the rebound after another Gikiewicz save.

If Christian Streich's charges had been the better side in the first half, Augsburg were on top in the second, initially at least. Yet for all their drive and high pressing, they struggled to seriously trouble the Freiburg rearguard and after weathering the storm, the guests went on the front foot again. Jeong should have hit the target rather than fire over after a flowing move involving Schlotterbeck and Christian Günter, while Nicolas Höfler prodded wide on the follow-up after Gikiewicz parried a dipping Vincenzo Grifo free-kick. Both teams made a flurry of substitutions in the closing stages in an effort to decide matters, but it was Augsburg who went closest to adding to the scoreline. First, Gregoritsch’s header from a pin-point Ruben Vargas cross sailed inches wide, before Alfred Finnbogason dinked a shot just beyond the post when one-on-one with Mark Flekken, leaving Freiburg to celebrate a maiden Bundesliga victory in Augsburg.

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Petersen scores again as Freiburg beat Augsburg