SC Freiburg 5-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach: Yannik Engelhardt and Igor Matanovic each struck twice as Freiburg swept aside a ten-man Gladbach side at the Europa-Park Stadion on Bundesliga Matchday 3.
SEO Title: Freiburg 5-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach: Engelhardt and Matanovic lead rout
SEO Description: Freiburg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 on Matchday 3, with Yannik Engelhardt and Igor Matanovic scoring twice and Tim Kleindienst sent off.
Freiburg had control early and converted it into a five-goal afternoon on Saturday, 12 September 2026. Engelhardt opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, heading Derry Scherhant’s corner delivery into the top-right corner from close range.
Matthias Ginter was involved in the second seven minutes later. His pass found Matanovic outside the box, and the forward drove a low right-footed finish inside the left post. Freiburg went into the break two ahead after creating further openings through Yuito Suzuki, Philipp Treu and Engelhardt, while Franck Honorat sent Gladbach’s late first-half effort wide.
Gladbach had begun with a Ko Itakura header blocked from Kevin Stöger’s corner, and Robin Hack also had a shot stopped. Their position worsened sharply seven minutes after the restart. Tim Kleindienst, booked in the 13th minute, collected a second yellow card for a dangerous challenge on Philipp Lienhart.
Freiburg used the extra man decisively. Matanovic headed in Jordy Makengo’s cross in the 77th minute for his second. Two minutes later, Ginter supplied Engelhardt, who struck a left-footed shot from outside the area into the right side of the goal. Maximilian Eggestein completed the scoring in the 86th minute, finishing from close range after Freiburg’s substitutes had kept the pressure on.
Vincenzo Grifo came on in the 67th minute, with Lucas Höler and Keisuke Goto introduced at 78 minutes. Lukas Kübler and Cyriaque Irié followed four minutes later. Irié was booked in stoppage time after fouling Joe Scally; Scally also received a yellow card. Eggestein and Grifo both had late shots blocked, while Itakura headed wide from David Herold’s free-kick delivery at the end.
Gladbach made changes at half-time, bringing on Shuto Machino for Hugo Bolin. Isac Lidberg and Wael Mohya replaced Honorat and Hack in the 67th minute, and Mathieu Nguefack entered for Stöger in the 83rd. Kevin Diks was booked for a dangerous foul in the 14th minute. Freiburg finished with five goals, a clean sheet and a controlled home result.
