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Lucas Höler scores for Freiburg, rushes to catch flight for child's birth

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 23, 2026, 8:18 PM

Last updated Aug 23, 2026

Lucas Höler scores for Freiburg, rushes to catch flight for child's birth

Summary

Lucas Höler scored the opening goal for Freiburg in their 5-1 German Cup first-round victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf on August 23. Following the match, Höler hurried to catch a flight to be present for the birth of his child. He previously missed their Conference League play-off match due to the expected arrival. Höler expressed hope to be back in time to play in the second leg of the Conference League match set for Thursday.

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•Freiburg won 5-1 against Fortuna Düsseldorf in the DFB Cup.
•Höler scored during the match and quickly left for a flight.
•He missed the previous match due to the imminent birth.
•Höler hopes to play in the next Conference League match.

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8:18 PMYahoo Sports — Freiburg's Höler scores and dashes for plane hoping to catch birth

What they're saying

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Lucas Höler netted in Freiburg's 5-1 German Cup first-round win at Fortuna Dusseldorf on Sunday and then hot-footed it to a plane to try to return home for the birth of his child. "There is no helicopter but the plane leaves in an hour so we have to hurry anyway.
— Yahoo Sports

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