📸 Europe’s wildest stadium? Freiburg spectacle amid rock walls | OneFootball

On Thursday evening, SC Freiburg played one of the biggest matches in the club’s history. In the Europa League semi-finals, the team from Breisgau faced Portuguese side Sporting Braga.

But it was not only the sporting importance of the match that put Freiburg in completely unfamiliar territory. The sight of Braga’s stadium was also likely a new experience for everyone from Freiburg.

The Estádio Municipal de Braga has only two large stands along the sides of the pitch. Behind the goals, however, there are some remarkable scenic highlights.

Completely crazy, but true: the penalty area Braga attacked in the first half is set against a massive rock face. As a result, the stadium is also known as the Estadio da Pedreira. That roughly translates as “Quarry Stadium.”

On the opposite side of the pitch, meanwhile, the players can take in plenty of green grass – if not too much is happening on the green turf.

That was never the case in the opening stages, however. After just 16 minutes, Vincenzo Grifo canceled out the earlier deficit caused by Demir Tiknaz (8.). 

But the real blow came just moments before the final whistle: Mario Dorgeles struck in stoppage time (90+2) to seal a celebrated 2-1 winner for the Portuguese side.

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