Pre-season: Europa League finalists Freiburg defeat Conference League winners Crystal Palace
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Days before the first leg of their Conference League qualifying tie against Scottish Premiership side Motherwell, Freiburg beat Crystal Palace 3-0 in the game played over 120 minutes. After a goalless first-half, Julian Schuster’s side scored twice inside the first 20 minutes after the restart.
New signing Yannick Engelhardt scored the opener at Europa-Park Stadion after England international Dean Henderson saved Yuito Suzuki’s initial attempt. Lucas Höler headed home Derry Scherhant’s corner-kick to double Freiburg’s lead in the 65th minute.
As per their agreement, the two teams played an extra 30 minutes after the end of regular time. Scherhant added a goal to his assist to round off a perfect afternoon for the home fans ahead of their first competitive game of the season on Thursday.
