Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-3 SC Freiburg · DFB Pokal
Fortuna Düsseldorf lost to SC Freiburg 1-3 in the DFB Pokal. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Freiburg met in the DFB Pokal at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Wednesday, 29 October 2025.
Goalscorers
Fortuna Düsseldorf: A. E. Azzouzi 20'. SC Freiburg: I. Matanović 1'; V. Grifo 6'; D. Scherhant 90'.
How the match went
Fortuna Düsseldorf saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Fortuna Düsseldorf had 19 shots with 4 on target, SC Freiburg 19 with 7 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Fortuna Düsseldorf and 3 to SC Freiburg. Fortuna Düsseldorf conceded 20 fouls, SC Freiburg 8. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 4 for SC Freiburg).
Line-ups
Fortuna Düsseldorf started in a 4-2-3-1: Florian Kastenmeier, Matthias Zimmermann, Tim Oberdorf, Jesper Daland, Kenneth Schmidt, Anouar El Azzouzi, Tim Breithaupt, Christian Rasmussen, Shinta Appelkamp, Florent Muslija, Cédric Itten.
SC Freiburg started in a 4-2-3-1: Florian Müller, Lukas Kübler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Günter, Maximilian Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanović.
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Minute by minute
- 1'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-1 SC Freiburg. I. Matanović (SC Freiburg) scores.
- 6'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 SC Freiburg. V. Grifo (SC Freiburg) scores, assisted by I. Matanović.
- 20'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2 SC Freiburg. A. E. Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf) scores, assisted by K. Schmidt.
- 90'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-3 SC Freiburg. D. Scherhant (SC Freiburg) scores, assisted by Y. Suzuki.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Fortuna Düsseldorf vs SC Freiburg.
- 1'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-1 SC Freiburg. I. Matanović (SC Freiburg) scores.
- 1'Attempt saved. I. Matanović (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 4'Yellow card for C. Gunter (SC Freiburg).
- 5'Attempt missed. T. Oberdorf (Fortuna Düsseldorf), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 6'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 SC Freiburg. V. Grifo (SC Freiburg) scores, assisted by I. Matanović.
- 17'Attempt blocked. J. Beste (SC Freiburg), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 19'Attempt missed. C. Itten (Fortuna Düsseldorf), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 20'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2 SC Freiburg. A. E. Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf) scores, assisted by K. Schmidt.
- 22'Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf: D. Schmidt comes on for C. Itten.
- 23'Attempt missed. I. Matanović (SC Freiburg), header. xG 0.09.
- 28'Yellow card for M. Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
- 28'Attempt blocked. C. Rasmussen (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 31'Attempt blocked. V. Grifo (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 33'Attempt missed. J. Beste (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 35'Attempt missed. M. Ginter (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 38'Attempt blocked. I. Matanović (SC Freiburg), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 42'Attempt missed. J. Beste (SC Freiburg), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 43'Attempt blocked. A. E. Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 44'Attempt blocked. J. Manzambi (SC Freiburg), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
- 45'Attempt blocked. J. Manzambi (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt blocked. T. Breithaupt (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 46'Attempt blocked. T. Breithaupt (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 46'Attempt blocked. S. Appelkamp (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 50'Yellow card for I. Matanović (SC Freiburg).
- 53'Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf: M. Heyer comes on for M. Zimmermann.
- 54'Off the woodwork! M. Heyer (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt blocked. C. Rasmussen (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Attempt saved. F. Muslija (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 58'Attempt blocked. D. Schmidt (Fortuna Düsseldorf), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 63'Substitution, SC Freiburg: J. Makengo comes on for C. Gunter.
- 63'Substitution, SC Freiburg: J. Adamu comes on for I. Matanović.
- 70'Attempt missed. D. Schmidt (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.40.
- 73'Attempt saved. C. Rasmussen (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 75'Attempt blocked. V. Grifo (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 78'Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf: S. Suso comes on for K. Schmidt.
- 78'Substitution, SC Freiburg: D. Scherhant comes on for V. Grifo.
- 78'Substitution, SC Freiburg: M. Rosenfelder comes on for J. Beste.
- 78'Attempt missed. M. Eggestein (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf: L. Raimund comes on for C. Rasmussen.
- 80'Attempt saved. L. Raimund (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt missed. P. Lienhart (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 84'Attempt missed. S. Appelkamp (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 88'Substitution, SC Freiburg: P. Treu comes on for L. Kubler.
- 89'Yellow card for F. Müller (SC Freiburg).
- 90'Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-3 SC Freiburg. D. Scherhant (SC Freiburg) scores, assisted by Y. Suzuki.
- 90'Yellow card for J. Daland (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
- 90'Yellow card for D. Scherhant (SC Freiburg).
- 90'Attempt saved. M. Eggestein (SC Freiburg), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. A. E. Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. J. Adamu (SC Freiburg), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. D. Scherhant (SC Freiburg), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+8'Attempt missed. L. Raimund (Fortuna Düsseldorf), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+8'Attempt blocked. D. Schmidt (Fortuna Düsseldorf), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.