SC Freiburg beat Augsburg with two substitute goals

SC Freiburg left Augsburg with a 2-1 win after two consecutive league defeats, and the turnaround came from the bench. Igor Matanović equalised in the 66th minute and Cyriaque Irié scored the winner in the 85th, after FC Augsburg had led through Michael Gregoritsch.

Freiburg's bench did the damage

The starting XI did not settle this match. Michael Gregoritsch struck in the 18th minute against his former club, but Freiburg needed fresh legs and got them from two substitutes who both found the net. Matanović was Freiburg's top-rated player at 8.2, while Irié's 7.75 came with just seven minutes on the pitch.

That kind of finish off the bench is exactly what Freiburg needed after losing twice in the league. They had already collected 16 points after eight matchdays, so the result keeps the start to the 2026-27 Bundesliga campaign moving in the right direction.

Gregoritsch's opener was not enough

Gregoritsch's goal put Augsburg in front and gave the former Freiburg forward a strong personal moment, but it did not hold up. Arijon Ibrahimović created the opener, and Augsburg still could not manage a response after Freiburg's changes flipped the game.

[Julian Schuster] chose seven changes to his starting line-up compared with the DFB-Pokal win over VfL Wolfsburg, and the late shape of the game showed why rotation can matter. Freiburg's 16 league goals in seven matches also point to a side that keeps creating enough chances, even when the first plan stalls.