Without head coach Markus Weinzierl, the situation in the fight against relegation from the Bundesliga has worsened for FC Augsburg due to the first home defeat against SC Freiburg.

After their 2-1 (2-1) win on Saturday, the guests from Breisgau are heading towards a place in the European Cup.

Attacker Nils Petersen (4th minute) and central defender Nico Schlotterbeck (26th) scored for Freiburg in front of 14,050 spectators.

The Augsburgers, for whom Michael Gregoritsch scored the 1-1 (16th), remain in 16th place.

During the 90 minutes, assistant coach Jonas Scheuermann acted in the Augsburg coaching zone as a giver of instructions and a whip.

Co-coach colleague Reiner Maurer followed the game mainly from the bench.

The temporary bosses were not in constant radio contact with Weinzierl.

"Anyone who sits a little higher has the plug in their ear," Maurer explained to Weinzierl before the start of the game.

In the domestic corona quarantine, he saw an eventful and intense football game.

The Freiburgers were more mature and orderly in the game system.

Augsburg mainly reacted with force and numerous long balls.

For the guests, coach Christian Streich put veteran Nils Petersen in the starting XI for the first time this season.

And the 33-year-old attacker immediately did what he usually does as a record joker – he scored.

After a great move via Nico Schlotterbeck, who served Roland Sallai on the wing with a long diagonal pass, Petersen headed his precise cross into the goal.

“Petersen football god” chanted the traveling SC fans.

The Freiburg lightning starters almost quickly followed up with sharp shots from Jonathan Schmid (7th) and Wooyeong Jeong (8th).

The FCA came up to operating temperature more slowly.

It was once again the fine technician Gregoritsch, who placed a low shot perfectly into the corner from 18 meters.

Freiburg's game remained more purposeful, clearer and also cleverer.

Proof was the lead again: Vincenzo Grifo surprised Augsburg with a free kick and passed it to Christian Günter.

His sharp cross was fended off by FCA goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz - Schlotterbeck dusted off.

After the break, Augsburg ran tirelessly.

But apart from a header by Gregoritsch (78th), the offensive actions lacked clarity, effect and overview.

The guests could have increased their counterattacks with the agile Jeong (57th) and Nicolas Höfler (64th).

This would have saved them a trembling until the end of the four-minute added time and a last Augsburg chance for substitute attacker Alfred Finnbogason.