Schalke 04 proved to be stronger than Borussia (E)
The excellent for Schalke 04 season continues with a 2-0 win over Borussia (Dortmund) in the Bundesliga`s 30-round regional derby. The miners, who made it from 0:4 to 4:4 in the autumn, confirmed their superiority and realized two beautiful hits after the break through Jeffen Konoplianka (50 u0026 rsquo;) and Naldo (82 u0026 rsquo;). So the team of discovery among coaches Domenico Tedesco continues to be second in position with 4 points ahead of Bayer (Leverkusen) and Dortmund. This is the first success for the royal cups in the ruur derby since 2014. On Wednesday, the Gelsenkirchen team can also qualify for the German Cup final because it takes Eintracht (Frankfurt) to a semi-final match.The surprise in Schalke`s lineup was the inclusion of Konoplianka, for whom the bench was left Franco di Santo.
The Borussia ranks out of the absence of Mario Goetze who sat in the reserve and then appeared in just four minutes.
The match via footballtipster started with a mistake by Tilo Keerer, after which Christian Pulisic to punish the hosts, but Ralph Feerman was quicker and clearer. The miners were on a bare goal in the 6th minute when Alessandro Schoopf shot low in the corner and forced Roman Buckry to show his best to reflect.
There was a clear superiority in the game of `king-sons, ` but without serious danger. Even in the 24th minute, Marco Reus was near a Borussia goal from a free kick. Schalke 04 had a good chance in the 26th minute when Keerer found himself uncovered in the penalty area but did not hit the door with his head.
The house pressure did not stop until the end of the first part, when a diagonal shot of Konoplyanka was to stop for a while in the net.
The Ukrainian was in the swing and in the 50th minute he finally hit the goal - 1:0. He ended an attack that started from a mistake by the captain of the `yellow-black` Marcel Schmelzer. After about an hour the Dortmund team looked ahead and started to bend equally. In the 66th minute, Royce was not far from the goal but his shot was blocked.
The visiting team continued to push and again Royse was in a good position but did not hit the outline of the goal in the 76th minute. Only five minutes later, Mishi Batshuay reminded he was on the pitch, but he was not right. Shortly thereafter, the striker was injured.
And at this point of `yellow-black` superiority on the stage came the experienced Naldo. Schalke`s defender again demonstrated his strength in the static position by hitting the 2:0 ball with a powerful kick from a free kick. So the Brazilian already has 7 goals in the Bundesliga during the campaign, this being the No. 1 among all champions in the championship. By the end Borussia failed to reach even one goal.
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