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Schalke Stages Comeback to Defeat Fürth in Thrilling Encounter
FC Schalke 04 staged a dramatic comeback against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in a thrilling match played at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in Fürth. The game, part of the 27th round of the 2. Bundesliga, ended with a 4-3 victory for the Gelsenkirchen side.
Fürth started strongly, taking the lead through Massimo in the 11th minute. A missed penalty by Srbeny in the 26th minute didn’t deter the home side, who extended their lead with a goal from Consbruch in the same minute. Schalke, however, opened their account thanks to a goal from Karaman in the 9th minute. The first half ended with a 2-1 lead for Fürth.
The second half was a back-and-forth affair. Srbeny scored Fürth’s third in the 54th minute. However, Schalke responded with two late goals: Younes in the 84th minute and Sylla in the 90th, securing a hard-fought 4-3 win. The match was marked by its intensity, with several yellow cards for both teams. Schalke dominated possession (63%) and had 11 shots, 4 of them on target. Fürth, despite the loss, created chances with 13 shots, 8 of them on target.
Substitutions fc schalke 04: at minute 45 J. Heekeren came in and L. Karius went out., at minute 46 A. Barkok came in and J. Bachmann went out., at minute 66 A. Donkor came in and F. Sanchez went out., at minute 66 M. Sylla came in and P. M. Ba went out., at minute 76 A. Younes came in and C. Antwi-Adjei went out.
Substitutions spvgg greuther fürth: at minute 68 N. Futkeu came in and D. Srbeny went out., at minute 68 M. John came in and J. Consbruch went out., at minute 71 M. Meyerhofer came in and S. Asta went out., at minute 86 N. Giesselmann came in and R. Massimo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
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