2nd Bundesliga on Friday
Schalke wins again – a late shock for Hannover
December 5, 2025 – 8:48 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Next win for FC Schalke: The Ruhrpott club also has the upper hand at Fortuna Düsseldorf. The game in Münster ends dramatically for Hannover 96.
FC Schalke has extended its lead in the 2nd Bundesliga. The “Knappen” won 2-0 (1-0) at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Friday evening. Meanwhile, pursuers Hannover 96 lost a 2-0 lead Muenster. Two goals from the home team in stoppage time led to a 2:2 (0:1).
In front of 51,500 spectators in the sold-out Düsseldorf Arena, Kenan Karaman (45th + 2 minutes/foul penalty) and Vitalie Becker (81st) scored the goals for the guests. Former Fortuna professional Karaman previously had the best chance to score with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. The strong Düsseldorf goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier was at the post.
The recently disappointing hosts showed one of their better games, had the league leaders well under control for almost half and also had a first-class goal opportunity through Florent Muslija (17th). But a foul by Tim Oberdorf on Nikola Katić led to a penalty for Schalke, which Karaman converted in his 100th competitive game for Gelsenkirchen.
After just over an hour, the Düsseldorf team had to continue playing when they were outnumbered because Oberdorf was shown a yellow-red card for repeated foul play. Becker set the final point with the 2-0.
Goal scorer Benjamin Källman in the 41st minute and substitute Daisuke Yokota (73rd) scored for the guests in front of 10,642 spectators. Münster, which is further in the middle of the table, hit back late. Oliver Batista Meier scored with a penalty kick (90+1), Zidan Sertdemir even equalized (90+6).
Shortly before the end of an extremely tough first half, the Hanoverians took the first real chance of the game to take the lead. Münster’s defenders Paul Jaeckel and Mikkel Kirkesov neither went to the ball properly, Källman headed towards the goal alone and converted safely. It was the Finn’s ninth goal of the season.
It was also a fairly even game in the second half. A good quarter of an hour before the end, Yokota scored from close range to make it 2-0 for Lower Saxony. Batista Meier shortened the score for Münster after a foul by Ime Okon, before Joker Sertdemir scored with a low shot to make it 2-2.