At Schalke, little went forward until Kerim Calhanoglu crossed the near post from the left. Bülter extended and Terodde headed in the middle.
Nice goal from Verhoek
After that, it all happened in quick succession: Rostock’s Ingelsson fit perfectly into Verhoek’s run during a counterattack, who managed to accept the ball demandingly and complete it confidently. Almost in return, Schalke’s hard-working full-back Calhanoglu crossed again from the left – and Terodde was there again with his head.
After a performance-based 2:2 at the break, it only took ten minutes for Rostock to take the lead for the third time. Breier was lucky that Calhanoglu deflected his, which was still untenable.
It then took Schalke a long time to reply again – but was then able to rely on Terodde again. As with the other goals before, the second division record hunter used a cross from the left, this time by Marcin Kaminski, with a header. With 19 goals, the 34-year-old is at the top of the second division goalscorers list.
When everyone was already expecting a draw, Rostock’s Fröling beat.
New sponsor introduced
Before the game he had FC Schalke its new shirt sponsor presented as a replacement for the Russian state-owned company Gazprom. As expected, the Royal Blues agreed to work with Vivawest.