Bundesliga

Schalke messes in Mainz

The “Royal blue” must be in the race for a place in the Champions League, a defeat against an unexpected competitor to plug in. The FSV Mainz 05, in contrast, is happy about three important points.

Mainz Julian Baumgartlinger (2.v.l.) celebrates after his winning goal with Yunus Malli (l.) and Jhon Cordoba

Schalke 04 is a little off course in the direction of pinnacle of the football off-message: After winning two documents, the “Royal blue” at the beginning of the 21. Game day of the Bundesliga, while FSV Mainz 05 with 1:2 (0:1) and missed to jump on the third place in the table, the direct participation in the Champions League is entitled. Gaetan Bussmann (33. Minute) and Julian Baumgartlinger (79.) provided with their first Bundesligatreffern for the third of three of the Mainz in a row. Both Teams now have 33 points on the account and prove for the time being, the places four and five. The first goal of the Moroccan Younes Belhanda (46.) was for Schalke too little.

“I had in the dream can’t imagine that Julian Baumgartlinger score a goal. I’m happy for him, especially. Both teams have often neutralized. We have it but really well made,” said the Mainz Manager Christian Heidel at the television station Sky. Schalke’s goalkeeper Ralf ferryman had the power of the Mainz acknowledge: “Over 90 minutes it is Mainz have done it better. You have your chances of freezing”.

Heidel for Heldt?

Manager Christian Heidel: from Mainz to Schalke?

In the run-up to the game, it was almost exclusively about gone, that Heidel in the summer, probably his Schalke counterparts Horst Heldt inherit. Heidel is supposed to be in Gelsenkirchen a Vierjahresvertrag with a salary of two million euros per year. The 52-Year-old, who is actually up to 2017 to the FSV is bound to will until the end of February a decision about his future.

“The fact is, and this is why the so long that, after 24 years in Mainz, my duty is to ensure that in Mainz, Germany, everything is regulated,” said Heidel before the kick-off for Sky: “Such a step only if you are 100 percent convinced.”

Fair Home Win

In front of about 32,000 spectators at the Mainz Arena, the hosts had the first big Chance of the game. The Colombian Jhon Cordoba failed to ferryman (6.). The guests did, especially on the Defensive is no good impression. Still have Schalke in the lead. The completion of Leon Goretzka was harmless (12.). After that calmed down the game. Up to a 30. Minute happened, not much more. Then took left-sided defender Bussmann, after a good saves corner from the distance of a heart and is met by a Dropkick to leadership.

The first goal by Younes Belhanda (r.) is to submit the Schalkern not

Only 31 seconds after the page break celebrated Schalke’s Belhanda to be Tordebüt in the elite classes. The loan of Dynamo Kiev took advantage of the disorder in the Mainz Defensive, with their thoughts still in the cabin seemed to be. After the hit pushed the score on the leadership, but also the Mainz remained after a brief moment of shock dangerous. With increasing playing time, was the game becoming more and more hectic. In this Phase, were the hosts of the second hit is closer than Schalke. Baumgartlinger rewarded the effort with his header. Had Schalke not answer any more.

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