Hertha BSC comes from behind to defeat Schalke 04 in a thrilling match
Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Hertha BSC staged an epic comeback at the VELTINS-Arena, defeating FC Schalke 04 by 2-3 in a match on the 8th round of the 2. Bundesliga. The encounter was marked by intensity, yellow cards and excitement until the last minute.
Schalke started strong, opening the scoring in the 24th minute with a goal from Karaman, assisted by Younes. Mohr extended the lead in the 33rd minute, following an assist from Murkin, to make it 2-0.
However, Hertha did not give up and managed to close the gap in the 9th minute with a goal from Cuisance, assisted by Kenny. The second half continued with the same intensity, with both teams looking for the goal.
Hertha took advantage of a penalty in the 72nd minute, converted by Prevljak, to equalize the score. In the 88th minute, Hertha completed the comeback with a goal from Prevljak, giving the visiting team the victory.
The encounter was characterized by the strict discipline of both teams, which received a total of 8 yellow cards: 4 for Schalke and 4 for Hertha.
Despite having less possession of the ball (45% vs 55%), Hertha managed to be more effective in attack, with 16 shots, 6 of them on target, while Schalke managed 15 shots, 3 of them on target.
Hertha is placed in second position in the table with 16 points, while Schalke remains in 14th position with 7 points.
Substitutions fc schalke 04: at minute 60 L. Tempelmann came in and C. Antwi-Adjei went out., at minute 73 E. Hojlund came in and M. Sylla went out., at minute 73 A. Donkor came in and A. Younes went out., at minute 88 B. Lasme came in and M. Gruger went out.
Substitutions hertha bsc: at minute 69 S. Prevljak came in and I. Maza went out., at minute 69 F. Niederlechner came in and D. Scherhant went out., at minute 84 P. Dardai came in and J. D. Thorsteinsson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Schalke 04
Hertha BSC
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