{
  "id": 15445654,
  "title": "Schick continues to score as Leverkusen hand Freiburg first defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/schick-continues-to-score-as-leverkusen-hand-freiburg-first-defeat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:18:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/schick-continues-score-leverkusen-hand-161821762.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick scored both goals as the team secured a 2-1 victory over SC Freiburg, marking Freiburg's first defeat of the season. Schick's goal came in the 76th minute after a low cross from Ibrahim Maza, who had earlier equalized for Freiburg in the 14th minute. Schick has now scored in each of his last six Bundesliga matches, setting a club record and tying him with Werder Bremen's Niclas Füllkrug for the league's top scorer tally of six goals. Schick expressed his delight about the club record while highlighting the team's improved performance and reduced mistakes. Freiburg's Derry Scherhant was the first to put his team ahead in the 14th minute, but Leverkusen equalized five minutes later. Despite their best efforts, Freiburg could not find a winning goal in a tightly contested match that saw both teams displaying their capabilities against a strong opponent. The result created a four-way tie at the top of the Bundesliga table, with champions Bayern Munich leading Borussia Dortmund on goal difference and Freiburg and Leverkusen one point behind.",
  "summary": "Patrik Schick continued his run of scoring in every Bundesliga season match when he fired Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-1 victory over Freiburg, who suffered their first defeat on Sunday. Schick converted a low cross from Ibrahim Maza in the 76th minute after the two had combined for Maza to score the the equalizer five minutes after Freiburg's opener from Derry Scherhant in the 14th.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Maza, Schick help Leverkusen beat Freiburg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maza-schick-help-leverkusen-beat-freiburg",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Maza and Schick help Leverkusen clip Freiburg's wings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maza-and-schick-help-leverkusen-clip-freiburgs-wings-15458703",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:21:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Maza and Schick help Leverkusen clip Freiburg's wings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maza-and-schick-help-leverkusen-clip-freiburgs-wings",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:41:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}