Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to snatch a late 2-2 draw against Paderborn in their Bundesliga clash at the Home Deluxe Arena on Saturday, with Jonathan Burkardt scoring twice, including a stoppage-time equaliser.
Burkardt opened the scoring for Frankfurt in the 23rd minute after finishing a move initiated by Farès Chaïbi, who delivered from the right flank.
Paderborn restored parity just before half-time through Raphael Obermair, who converted from a corner situation following good work by Ruben Müller to make it 1-1 at the break.
The hosts took the lead for the first time in the 73rd minute when Marvin Pieringer converted a penalty after Lilian Brassier was penalised for a foul.
Frankfurt’s hopes of getting back into the game suffered another setback two minutes later when Elias Baum was sent off after receiving a second yellow card, leaving the visitors with 10 men.
However, Frankfurt refused to give up and found a dramatic equaliser in the 90+3rd minute.
Burkardt reacted quickest to a corner and found the net to complete his brace and rescue a point for the visitors.
The result came despite Paderborn creating several promising opportunities, while Frankfurt showed resilience to fight back, particularly after Baum’s dismissal.
Burkardt was one of the standout performers, while Obermair also impressed for Paderborn with his first-half equaliser.
Both players finished with two of the highest individual performance ratings in the match.
