Did the victory snatched on home soil against Lens, synonymous with qualification for the round of 16 of the Europa League, bring comfort to the heart of Fribourg? Unable to win a single match since the end of January and piling up poor performances in the championship, Friborg had to leave Augsburg with the three points to get back into European places. Remaining on a series of four unsuccessful games, Augsburg hoped to move away from the red zone.
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Shortly after the quarter of an hour of play, Friborg benefited from a penalty converted by their captain Grifo to take the lead (0-1, 19th). Before the break, Augsburg pushed to come back to the score, but Vargas (44th) then Demirovic (45th) lacked precision. If Doan missed the opportunity to make the break by crossing his shot too much (62nd), Friborg ended up giving in from a corner. By rising higher than everyone in the area, Uduokhai allowed the Fuggerstädter to equalize (1-1, 72nd) before Engels gave his team the victory (2-1, 81st). With this result, Augsburg gets a breath of fresh air in the rankings while Friborg moves a little further away from Europe.
