After the frivolously playful victory, Christian Streich was a bit bent.

The mistake in the unexpected fight for the Champions League or the unnecessary slipping to fourth place - all of this was "not the end of the world", emphasized the coach of SC Freiburg, but admitted contrite that it was "a bit of a shame".

Especially since he was denied a belated tenth anniversary gift.

The 2: 2 (1: 0) at the start of the second half against relegation candidate Arminia Bielefeld depressed the mood of the surprise team in the first half of the season.

Captain Christian Günter, who played so furiously with Freiburg before the turn of the year, spoke of a “very, very bitter” afternoon.

But in order to be able to fulfill the big dream of Europe, the team from the tranquil Breisgau has to stop the fluctuations.

"If you're 2-0 up, you definitely can't give the game out of your hands," scolded striker Lucas Höler after losing the lead in a game in which Freiburg seemed to be the sure winner for a long time.

Instead of more momentum, the sports club is now going into the top game at Borussia Dortmund on Friday with a somewhat subdued mood. 

Streich defends Uphoff

"The disappointment prevails, the result is unnecessary," said Benjamin Uphoff, who replaced Mark Flekken after his positive corona test and who looked extremely unhappy when Masaya Okugawa (60th) and Bryan Lasme (87th) scored .

But the Bundesliga debutant got the backing of his team after the used day.

It was “no problem at all”, assured Streich and added: “I also make mistakes and am sometimes unhappy.

He's the one who sleeps the worst.

I'm really sorry that it went a bit stupid for him. "Höler didn't blame Uphoff either.

Probably also because the whole team played a final phase to forget against bravely fighting Bielefeld.

Streich's eleven had shown the potential for the European stage in the 60 minutes before with attractive offensive football and deservedly led through Janik Haberer (6th) and Woo-Yeong Jeong (46th).

And that, although important professionals such as national player Nico Schlotterbeck and Flekken were missing.

But after the connection “Bielefeld smelled a fuse and we weren't good enough anymore”, criticized Streich, who described the late goal as a “terrible goal”: “Hopefully you won't get such goals every week.

We have to live with the point. "

Even the hymn of praise from coaching colleague Frank Kramer should have been little consolation.

The Bielefeld coach, who was happy about an important point in the fight against relegation, praised Streich's “exceptional performance” with a view to his anniversary at the end of December: “I think the job you do is absolutely remarkable.

Hats off."