Freiburg wins Conference League debut

Berlin, Oct 16 (UNI) Freiburg opened its UEFA Conference League campaign with a 3-2 home victory over Czech side Jablonec. Playing its first match in the competition, the Bundesliga leader made a bright start. Cyriaque Irie and Lukas Kubler both struck the crossbar before Vincenzo Grifo curled an 18-meter free kick into the top-left corner in the 15th minute on Thursday. Freiburg continued to create chances, but Grifo was denied by goalkeeper Jan Hanus and Kubler headed wide. Jablonec then equalized with its only shot of the first half when Antonin Rusek met Jiri Slama's cross and saw his effort…