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Motherwell vs SC Freiburg, 1st Leg

FA Cup
Motherwell
MOT
1-3
Final
Freiburg
SCF
1st Leg
Fir Park

Match pulse

MOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSCF
40%Possession60%
4Shots26
1On target10
2Corners8
7Saves0
14Fouls15
21'Joseph HodgeMOT39'Lukas FadingerMOT59'Niklas BesteSCF65'Martin MoormannMOT67'Alexander LowryMOT
Team1H2HT
MOT101
SCF123

Who won: Freiburg 3-1

SC Freiburg beat Motherwell 3-1 in 1st Leg on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Fir Park. Goals for Motherwell: Regan Charles-Cook (2'). Goals for Freiburg: Matthias Ginter (28', 65' pen) and Keisuke Goto (90'+6').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Matthias GinterCD-R
  2. 27.2Igor MatanovicF
  3. 37.1Derry ScherhantAM-L
  4. 46.8Regan Charles-CookF
  5. 56.8Philipp TreuRB
  6. 66.7Alex PaulsenG
  7. 76.7Tawanda MaswanhiseRF
  8. 86.7Maximilian EggesteinRM
  9. 96.6Yuito SuzukiAM
  10. 106.5Keisuke GotoSUB
  11. 116.4Emmanuel LongeloLB
  12. 126.3Vincenzo GrifoSUB

Team stats

MOTSCF
14Fouls15
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
1Offsides2
2Corner Kicks8
7Saves0
39.6Possession60.4
4SHOTS26
1ON GOAL10
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
305Accurate Passes509
384Passes566
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses9
5Crosses27
0.4Cross %0.3
52Long Balls35
15Accurate Long Balls27
0.3Long Balls %0.8
0Blocked Shots8
15Effective Tackles16
18Tackles23
0.8Tackle %0.7
7Interceptions8
32Effective Clearances13
32Clearances13

Player of the game

Matthias Ginter

SCF · 2 G

8.7

Deserved to win

5%
MOT · 0.37 xG
20%
Draw
75%
SCF · 1.61 xG

Freiburg created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Motherwell 1, Freiburg 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Motherwell 1, Freiburg 3.
  3. GOAL90'+6'

    Goal! Header

    K. Goto · ast V. Grifo

    Goal! Motherwell 1, Freiburg 3. Keisuke Goto (Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a corner.

    MOT 1 - 3 SCF
  4. 90'+5'

    Corner, Freiburg. Conceded by Ewan Wilson.

  5. 90'+3'

    Foul by Cyriaque Irié (Freiburg).

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Ibrahim Said (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+1'

    Attempt saved. Matthias Ginter (Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Paulsen (Motherwell). Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.

  8. 90'+1'

    Attempt blocked. Cyriaque Irié (Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Scherhant

    Substitution, Freiburg. Berkay Yilmaz replaces Derry Scherhant.

    B. Yilmaz

  11. 90'

    Free kick won

    Philipp Treu (Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 90'

    Foul by Ibrahim Said (Motherwell).

  13. 88'

    Free kick won

    Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 87'

    Free kick won

    Olly Whyte (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 87'

    Attempt blocked. Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  16. 86'

    Corner, Freiburg. Conceded by Jamie Knight-Lebel.

  17. 86'

    Attempt blocked. Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derry Scherhant.

  18. 85'

    Attempt blocked. Philipp Treu (Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Eggestein.

  19. 83'

    Foul by Yannik Engelhardt (Freiburg).

  20. 83'

    Free kick won

    Ibrahim Said (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 80'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Seb Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell with a cross.

  22. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Rosenfelder

    Substitution, Freiburg. Philipp Lienhart replaces Max Rosenfelder because of an injury.

    P. Lienhart

  23. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Matanovic

    Substitution, Freiburg. Keisuke Goto replaces Igor Matanovic.

    K. Goto

  24. 79'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  25. 79'

    Delay in match because of an injury Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg).

Leaders

MOTSCF
Total Shots
Tawanda Maswanhise
1
Igor Matanovic
6
Accurate Passes
Lukas Fadinger
52
Matthias Ginter
84
Defensive Interventions
Jake Girdwood-Reich
16
Max Rosenfelder
12
Saves
Alex Paulsen
7
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