Schalke climb to second place

By Daily Sports on November 20, 2017

Schalke 04 climbed to second place in the Bundesliga table following the Royal Blues 2-0 victory over Hamburg on Sunday.

Goals by strikers Franco di Santo and Guido Burgstaller sealed the German side place in the number two spot.

Under 32-year-old head coach Domenico Tedesco, Schalke are unbeaten in seven games dating back to September, and the home win in Gelsenkirchen moved them second behind leaders Bayern Munich.

"It's a great moment for the whole team, we have worked really heard in the last few weeks," said Schalke midfielder Max Meyer.

Schalke took the lead at the sold-out Veltins Arena in front of 62,271 supporters when Ukraine midfielder Yevhen Konoplyanka was fouled in the area and Di Santo converted the resulting penalty on 17 minutes.

Hamburg had an appeal for handball against Schalke defender Thilo Kehrer turned down by the video assistant referee (VAR) just after the break.

The hosts sealed the deserved win after some good work in the area when Konoplyanka found Burgstaller in space and the Austria international fired home from close range 12 minutes from time.

"We are just taking it one game at a time," added Meyer.

"We won't be favourites in Dortmund and it'll be a 50-50 game."

Hamburg are just above the relegation places, but at the other end of the table Schalke and RB Leipzig are six points behind defending champions Bayern, who beat Augsburg 3-0 in Munich on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski scored twice. © AFP

•Photo shows Schalke 04 players in action.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 20, 2017


 

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