Berlin, Sept. 13 -- Yannik Engelhardt and Igor Matanovic struck twice each as Freiburg swept aside 10-man Borussia Monchengladbach 5-0 to claim a third victory in three Bundesliga matches and move top of the table.
Gladbach made the brighter start, but Freiburg soon took control and forced goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas into early saves from Philipp Treu and Engelhardt on Saturday.
The breakthrough arrived in the 23rd minute when Nicolas misjudged a corner and former Gladbach midfielder Engelhardt headed home his first goal for Freiburg against his formerclub.
Six minutes later, Matanovic marked his 50th Bundesliga appearance by converting Matthias Ginter's pass first time to double the advantage. Gladbach briefly threatened through Tim Klein...