Sylla brings S04 back
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The leader Hamburger SV missed the securing of the league with a 2: 2 (2: 1) in the top game of the 2nd Bundesliga at FC Schalke 04. The pursuer 1. FC Köln can pass on Sunday with a win against Prussia Münster. The Hamburgers did not even benefit from an early dismissal for the Schalke Kenan Karaman.
The attacker had hit Jonas Meffert’s ankle after 70 seconds. Because referee Harm Osmers needed the video evidence, he referred Karaman in the 3. minute of the field. Although Ron Schallenberg (15th minute) brought the Schalke in the lead with 1-0 despite the outnumbered, but Hamburg’s Emir Sahiti (41., 43.) initially turned the game with two goals before the break. However, the guests missed shooting the third goal. Towards the end, they lost control again and still had to accept the 2-2 equalization by Moussa Sylla (81st).
After the previous defeats, both trainers had changed their starting formation: Schalke coach Kees van Wonderen in three positions, HSV coach Merlin Polzin even five. A week after the 2: 4 against relegation candidate Eintracht Braunschweig, the Hamburgers seemed unsettled despite the early Schalke dismissal and were difficult to get into play.
In front of 62,077 spectators in the sold -out Schalke Arena, they ultimately did not use their numerical superiority to victory. After an hour, the game had to be interrupted for around five minutes because the Hamburg fans massively lit pyrotechnics and rockets, which also flew on the audience and the field. As a result, the Schalke became braver again and came to a acclaimed compensation in the 81st minute through Sylla.