FREIBURG, Germany - Japan attacker Yuito Suzuki scored his fifth goal of the season as Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 at home to stay near the top of the German Bundesliga on Sunday.
Suzuki's pass led to Freiburg's 55th-minute opener as Union Berlin midfielder Rani Khedira netted an own goal at Europa-Park Stadion before the lively 25-year-old doubled the hosts' lead in the 67th minute.
Derry Scherhant won the ball inside his own half and drove forward before playing the ball to Suzuki, who calmly chipped the ball past opposing keeper Frederik Roennow.
Suzuki, who began the season with a hat-trick in the opening game, had last scored in mid-September.
Japan forward Keisuke Goto came on in the 68th minute and won a penalty, but Vincenzo Grifo saw his shot saved with six minutes to go.
Freiburg sit third in the table on 19 points, two points behind leaders Bayern Munich and second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
