English
FC Schalke 04 defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 in a tense match at the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, corresponding to matchday 16 of the 2. Bundesliga. The match, refereed by Florian Heft, was characterized by Schalke’s superiority in possession (59%) and shots on target (9 compared to 3 for Fortuna). Despite Fortuna committing more fouls (10 against 7), it was the home side that saw more yellow cards: four for Fortuna (Johannesson, Haag, Fridriksson, and Sobottka), and one for Schalke (Bachmann).
Fortuna took the lead in the 62nd minute with a goal from Dawid Kownacki. However, Schalke responded with two goals in just one minute: first Sylla in the 72nd minute and then a quick equalizer for the home team. Schalke dominated the game and ultimately secured the victory, despite Fortuna’s strong defense. The win leaves Schalke in a good position in the table, while Fortuna will need to analyze their performance.
Substitutions fortuna düsseldorf: at minute 58 J. Niemiec came in and V. Fridriksson went out., at minute 74 M. Zimmermann came in and G. Haag went out., at minute 85 T. Rossmann came in and E. Iyoha went out., at minute 86 D. Pejcinovic came in and M. van Brederode went out., at minute 86 J. Quarshie came in and M. Sobottka went out.
Substitutions fc schalke 04: at minute 73 E. Hojlund came in and M. Aydin went out., at minute 74 I. Hamache came in and C. Antwi-Adjei went out., at minute 82 A. Gantenbein came in and M. Sylla went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Schalke 04
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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