Augsburg midfielder Michael Gregoritsch credited his former Freiburg teammate Igor Matanovic for keeping him on the pitch during the 2-2 draw with SC Freiburg.
Igor Matanovic scored the equaliser for Freiburg in their come-from-behind draw away at Augsburg, helping his former teammate avoid a direct sending-off. Gregoritsch used his hand to block Johan Manzambi’s strike from the goal-line, but the referee decided to punish only Gregoritsch with a yellow card as Matanovic scored from the rebound.
"I think with us leading 2-1, a red card plus a penalty for Freiburg would’ve been a bombshell in the 60th minute," said the player on loan from Brøndby, Matanovic. Gregoritsch also described the intervention as a reflexive action and stupid.
Augsburg are winless in their last five games, and their next match pits them against league leaders Bayern Munich on matchday 19.
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