Anthony Jung: “It’s a bitter defeat. We played with 10 men for a long time and gave everything we had despite that. We felt pretty good at half time, because we didn’t let anything get past us. To concede at that point is tough to take, and then it's even more difficult to turn the game around. It’s a shame.”
Marco Friedl: “My early red card essentially sealed our fate today. It hurts a lot to have let the team down so much. Despite it, though, the team did very well, especially in the first half. Even though Freiburg had a lot of the ball, they could only create a few goalscoring chances. With a bit of luck we could have even gone in front ourselves just before half time. After that, it became very difficult for us to cope with being a man down against the top side Freiburg are.”
Niclas Füllkrug: “The two deciding events in today’s game came from throw-ins. Throw-ins are situations where we simply cannot concede a penalty or a red card. We defended so naively in those two moments, and they cost us the game. I think we actually defended very well in the first half. After the break Freiburg made it difficult for us to create goalscoring chances.”
Ilia Gruev: “We went a man down after 15 minutes, and then it got difficult, especially when it’s all about keeping the ball and influencing the game that way. Despite that, though, we did well. We looked to hit Niclas with long balls and get forward that way, and at the back we were pretty solid too. You can never defend every single thing; an opponent will get through once or twice in a game. Freiburg took those chances, and then it gets difficult to play against such a good side. We gritted our teeth and held our own. That’s something to be happy with.”
Ole Werner: “I can’t really blame my team too much today. We defended with our bodies on the line, but at the end of the day they couldn’t keep running to close down every gap. Freiburg also did well themselves. The only thing we can be frustrated with the lads for is the way the red card and penalty came about. We needed to be more aware in both situations so that the danger doesn’t pose itself in the first place.”