MH Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, SC Freiburg 1

FREIBURG, Germany (Interstat) — A late goal from substitute Igor Matanovic gave SC Freiburg a narrow 1-0 victory over MH Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europa League group stage play on Thursday afternoon at a rain-slicked Europa-Park Stadion. The match, a defensive struggle for large stretches, was decided in the 82nd minute. The breakthrough came from a trio of second-half substitutes for the German side. Kervin Andrade, who had entered the match just minutes earlier, drove down the left flank before cutting a pass back to fellow substitute Ben Lederman near the edge of the penalty area. Lederman’s clever first-time flick… Read more...