Bad setback for Schalke in the company direct resurgence. The Royal Blues lose 1: 2 at Kellerkind Düsseldorf. Despite the victory, it stays in 16th place for the time being.
But one thing is clear: Schalke is not going up like that – and Düsseldorf isn’t going down!
Daniel Thioune’s coaching debut. Christian Preuss’s successor only changes to two positions at Fortuna. Brings goalscorer Rouwen Hennings and Khaled Narey (became a father in the 0-1 draw in Kiel). And the changes are game-changing…
The preliminary decision after 56 minutes: Narey cross, Hennings is in front of the box – 2:1, the clipper’s tenth goal of the season. Schalke really hurts in the promotion race.
Fortuna got off to a strong start. Daniel Ginczek failed to hit the post, Jordi de Wijs’ follow-up shot got stuck (9′). After a great counterattack, Narey shot over it – if you miss things like that, it usually takes revenge!
The ice-cold shower for Fortuna promptly after 42 minutes: Schalke’s first really dangerous attack on the right, cross from Rodrigo Zalazar. Simon Terodde still misses, but Blendi Idrizi slides in at the far post to give Schalke the lead out of the blue.
But suddenly Fortuna can meet again!
After 429 minutes without a goal, Narey used a buck from Marcin Kaminski to make it 1-1 (47th). It’s like salvation – and for Schalke a bad setback in the promotion race. Minutes later, Rouwen Hennings still has two great chances, but the Düsseldorf striker still fails…
But in the end, Thioune cheers!
