FC Schalke 04 has not dispelled the fear of an impending relegation battle for the time being, but will continue to rest.
Gelsenkirchen – Accompanied by headlines about the uncertain future of Manager Christian Heidel and discussions about the surprising goalkeeper castling by Ralf Fährmann to Alexander Nübel club with the score 2:1 (1:1) the area over VfL Wolfsburg in the second victory in the series. Before 59.827 viewers double-goalscorer Daniel Caligiuri (8./Foul penalty/78. Minute) for the longed-for liberation.
As with the 3:1 in Stuttgart for the first half of the season completion of the Schalke defy in the first game after the winter break, their major personnel problems, and turned to slipping in the danger zone. Of-the-table in Twelfth place, you have seven points and is ahead by 16. The success of the series, the wolf Burger with last six Bundesliga Games without a defeat was in spite of the temporary compensation by Elvis Rexhbecaj (20.) to the end.
Nübel stop to start
to replace, even before the kickoff, a surprising measure of coach Domenico Tedesco, master Keeper ferryman caused by Nübel, for conversation. And the 22-year-old Nübel justify already in the 4. Minute the carriage, as he parried a Header from Admir Mehmedi in a remarkable manner.
Not only this Parade helped that Schalke caught a perfect Start. Because only three minutes later, referee Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) decided to take a turn for the wolf burgers William Allesandro Schöpf on foul penalty, Caligiuri turned against his former Club for sure.
But the joy of the Schalke had to abandon Guido Burgstaller, amines Harit, Breel Embolo, Nabil Bentaleb and Yevhen Konoplyanka, did not last long. According to a post shot from Mehmedi Rexhbecaj was hit from eight yards with his first Federal Ligator to the earned 1:1 – Nübel no defence had a chance.
Caligiuri punished passive wolves
This compensation was in the North of Germany an additional boost. In the case of a Chance of Yannick Gerhardt (27.), the failed free-standing on Nübel, were you close to the leadership. In spite of the failures of the captain of Josuha Guilavogui and striker Daniel Ginczek, you controlled the action in the first half against the playful limited the hosts to a large extent.
However, after the restart, the Team of coach Bruno Labbadia was suddenly shaken, as a Mark Uth (50.) Goalkeeper Koen Casteels examined and Sebastian Rudy (51.) only a Minute later via a header but the ball only hit the crossbar. However, with increasing time laughed at the game, because both Teams did, especially in the structure of the game difficult. Up on a shot of the wolf burgers Wout can Weghorst on the Schalke goal over the spectators saw in the second half, to see little. Caligiuri punished the VfL-passivity with a fine Curling shot and cared for by new hope for Schalke.
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