SC Freiburg 4-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Dreisamstadion
20/04/14
Att: 24,000 (Sell out)
Way back in October Phil and I stopped in Freiburg on our way back from Zürich to take some photo's (1-5 in this set). On that day we vowed that we'd return before the season ended. Looking at the fixtures we realised that this would be possible due to the BMG playing there on the last weekend of the Easter Holiday's. With tickets booked in advance we made the long drive down to Southern Germany.
The ground, and the city, are hard to hate. Nestled at the bottom of a valley in the Black Forest, the surrounding views and areas are quite simply stunning. At the back of the away end a small river flows by, with a Bundesliga ground seeming out of place. The ground, and it's quirks, almost compliment the surroundings. Towards one end is the large home terrace, as with all the stands this has numerous pillars. To our right and left were two large seated stands, the main stand elevated slightly. We were in a larger version of the away end at Griffin Park, Brentford. The bottom portion terracing and the upper seating. The away end in one corner of this.
The game was decided by the visitors giving up. The first half they completely dominated Freiburg and were 1-0 up at the break. They proceeded to concede early on and then miss a penalty. From this Freiburg pushed on and scored 3 goals. The 2nd was simply unbelievable and worth the admission price. Gladbach pulled it back to 4-2 late on but it was too little to late.
The ground, and the city, are hard to hate. Nestled at the bottom of a valley in the Black Forest, the surrounding views and areas are quite simply stunning. At the back of the away end a small river flows by, with a Bundesliga ground seeming out of place. The ground, and it's quirks, almost compliment the surroundings. Towards one end is the large home terrace, as with all the stands this has numerous pillars. To our right and left were two large seated stands, the main stand elevated slightly. We were in a larger version of the away end at Griffin Park, Brentford. The bottom portion terracing and the upper seating. The away end in one corner of this.
The game was decided by the visitors giving up. The first half they completely dominated Freiburg and were 1-0 up at the break. They proceeded to concede early on and then miss a penalty. From this Freiburg pushed on and scored 3 goals. The 2nd was simply unbelievable and worth the admission price. Gladbach pulled it back to 4-2 late on but it was too little to late.