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Last-gasp draw
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Last-gasp draw
Eintracht Frankfurt drew 2-2 at SC Paderborn thanks to a stoppage-time equaliser from Jonathan Burkardt, who gave the Eagles the lead in the first half.
Head coach Adi Hütter made two changes from the 3-1 win at home to Hamburger SV last Sunday. Jonathan Burkardt was preferred to Younes Ebnoutalib up front, while Ansgar Knauff replaced Keita Kosugi.
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Burkardt with the opener
Eintracht made a positive start to the game, with Lilian Brassier and Ritsu Doan both narrowly missing the target inside the opening 10 minutes. However, Paderborn began to take control and tested Noah Atubolu for the first time on 13 minutes, Gabriel Vidovic's curling shot being pushed away by the Eintracht goalkeeper.
Then somewhat against the run of play, the Eagles took the lead in the 23rd minute. Farès Chaibi found some space on the left of the box and played the ball into the path of the onrushing Burkardt, who poked home his fourth Bundesliga goal of the season.
Paderborn hit back
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The home side almost levelled five minutes later when Stefano Marino got the better of Brassier and lashed the ball against the crossbar from just inside the area. It looked like Eintracht would hold on to their lead until the break but in the last minute of the half, Raphael Obermair slotted the ball through the legs of Atubolu following a goalmouth scramble.
Chances at both ends
Hütter introduced Oscar Højlund and Nnamdi Collins for Noël Aséko and Knauff at the break. Paderborn had a gilt-edged opportunity six minutes into the second half, but Ruben Müller dragged his shot wide from close range. At the other end, Chaibi's strike hit the near post.
Penalty and red card
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Further substitutions followed with Niko Iličević coming on for his second Bundesliga appearance, but it was a Paderborn substitute who put the hosts in front on 73 minutes. Marvin Pieringer won and converted a penalty, putting his spot-kick just out of Atubolu's reach.
Things got worse for Eintracht moments later when Elias Baum was shown a second yellow card by referee Bastian Dankert.
Burkardt salvages point
With a man down, the Eagles threw everything forward in the closing stages and snatched a deserved equaliser deep into added time. Atubolu came up for a corner and his header found Burkardt, who bundled the ball into net to make it 2-2.
