Motherwell's European run ends with red card and defeat

Another costly red card dashed Motherwell's hopes as they fell to Freiburg in Germany.

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What happened. Motherwell lost 4-1 to Freiburg in the second leg, exiting the Conference League 7-2 on aggregate after Jake Girdwood-Reich was sent off.

• Emmanuel Longelo equalised after a goalkeeper error, making it 1-1.
• Two set-piece goals followed the red card, then a late fourth sealed the win.
• Manager Alfred Johansson praised his team's first 60 minutes but said it got tough after the red card.

“I think we competed really, really well for 60 minutes and after that obviously it becomes much more difficult once again.”

— Alfred Johansson

Motherwell's European adventure ends with a spirited but ultimately heavy aggregate defeat.

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