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Fortuna Düsseldorf defeats FC Schalke 04 in thrilling encounter at Merkur Spiel-Arena
Düsseldorf, Germany – Fortuna Düsseldorf secured a 2-0 victory over FC Schalke 04 in a matchday 33 clash of the 2. Bundesliga, played on May 10th, 2025, at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf. The match, refereed by Michael Bacher, saw Fortuna Düsseldorf dominate possession (52%) and shots on target (8 to Schalke’s 2).
An early offside goal was disallowed for Fortuna Düsseldorf at the 13th minute. However, the home side took the lead in the 57th minute through Dawid Kownacki, assisted by Shinta Appelkamp. Schalke received two yellow cards before halftime, while Fortuna received one in the first half and a second after the break. The second goal arrived in the 78th minute courtesy of Marcel van Brederode, assisted by David Schmidt, securing the victory for Fortuna. Despite their efforts, Schalke struggled to create significant goal scoring opportunities. Fortuna Düsseldorf’s superior shooting accuracy and possession proved decisive in the match.
Substitutions fc schalke 04: at minute 60 P. M. Ba came in and C. Antwi-Adjei went out., at minute 60 M. Aydin came in and A. Younes went out., at minute 81 E. Hojlund came in and D. J. Murkin went out., at minute 81 A. Donkor came in and T. Bulut went out.
Substitutions fortuna düsseldorf: at minute 69 E. Iyoha came in and G. Haag went out., at minute 69 D. Schmidt came in and D. Kownacki went out., at minute 81 V. Fridriksson came in and M. van Brederode went out., at minute 86 K. Affo came in and S. Appelkamp went out., at minute 86 A. Hoffmann came in and N. Gavory went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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FC Schalke 04
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