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18:10
It’s a very competitive game. Currently, neither team manages to take control of the game.
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18:07
Yellow card for Marius Bülter (FC Schalke 04)
Bülter also gets yellow after the formation of the pack.
34
18:07
Yellow card for Mergim Berisha (FC Augsburg)
Rexhbeçaj makes a lot of Terodde’s foul. This leads to a pack formation, at the end of which Berisha gets a yellow card.
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18:06
Yellow card for Simon Terodde (FC Schalke 04)
Terodde knocks Rexhbeçaj to the ground rather unnecessarily right after the kick-off. There is a yellow card for that.
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18:04
Goal for FC Schalke 04, 1: 2 by Simon Terodde
Suddenly Schalke comes to the goal. A long ball from Gouweleeuw lands in the foot of Ouwejan, who immediately picks up the pace. The Dutchman crosses from the left half field to Terodde, who puts it directly on Drexler. Drexler plays back on Terodde. The captain converts from ten meters with his left foot. A well played goal.
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18:03
The result plays into the hands of the Augsburgers. The guests can now use their counterattack strength. Schalke has not really come in front of the goal so far.
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18:00
Schlager has let a lot go by so far. Schalke haven’t understood that yet. Again and again, royal blue players simply go down and then wonder why there is no whistle.
26
17:58
S04 plays well around the penalty area. But in the danger zone it’s over. So far, Augsburg has only allowed a little.
23
17:55
Schalke is actually not that bad in the game. But the fast Augsburg attacks are simply much more dangerous than the Schalke offensive game. In addition, Demirović has shown an outstanding performance so far.
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17:53
Tooor for FC Augsburg, 0:2 by Ermedin Demirović
Augsburg makes the second goal with the second degree. Hahn plays a great diagonal ball down the left wing. Berisha plays exemplary for Demirović from the left. The striker stays cold in front of the goal again. He puts the ball to the left of the right post. A counter from the textbook.
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17:49
Schalke is getting better and better now. The miners keep getting into the last third.
16
17:48
Drexler has the first good chance for S04. Schwolow hits a long ball that lands on the left in Drexler’s run. The Schalke withdraws directly. But the ball was difficult to take. He puts the conclusion over the gate.
15
17:47
Polter falls to the ground after a duel with Bauer in the penalty area. The striker demands a penalty. However, Schlager lets the game continue and the VAR does not report either.
14
17:45
Krauss has graduated from Schalke for the first time. He pulls flat from 23 meters with the right. Gikiewicz holds on to the ball.
11.
17:43
The lead for Augsburg is fine. The Fuggerstädter have been the more active team so far. Above all, Demirović always causes danger and Schalke cannot prevent the flanks.
9.
17:41
Tooor for FC Augsburg, 0:1 by Ermedin Demirović
Augsburg takes the lead early. Bülter loses the ball in the build-up game. Hahn then hits a cross from the right onto the second post. Matriciani unintentionally extends a header for Demirović, who is completely free. The striker takes his time and deliberately throws the ball into the far corner with his right.
8th.
17:40
Demirović brings another good cross into the middle from the left. At the second post Hahn comes to the ball just before the goal and puts it across again. Schwolow catches the filing in front of Niederlechner.
5.
17:37
The first few minutes offer no football highlights. The two teams feel each other out.
2.
17:34
Augsburg appears on the offensive for the first time. Demirović crosses well into the middle from the left. A defender clears with his head.
17:15
The match referee between FC Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg is Daniel Schlager. The 32-year-old banker has whistled for the home side four times and the guests five times in his career. Today he is assisted by Arno Blos and Christian Bandurski. Florian Exner is the fourth official and Tobias Welz and Christian Fischer are squatting in the Cologne basement.
17:09
The FC Augsburg players used in the current competition are on average 26.6 years old. So far, however, they have not been particularly accurate. The Swabians have only scored five goals in seven games. In view of this, twelfth place in the table is a good result – VfL Bochum only scored five goals and is last in the tableau with a measly point.
17:05
Attention in halftime 2! FC Schalke have conceded a total of 15 goals this season, 11 of them in the second half. This is the “peak value” in the league comparison. In addition, the miners have already used 24 players this season – as many as Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin. The average age of these players was around 27 years. This means that the promoted team is also one of the clubs in the league with a rather older squad. Incidentally, this also applies to today’s opponent.
16:52
After a win against the big FC Bayern, Augsburg’s trainer Maassen saw and had no reason to change the starting line-up. None of the eleven players was injured, and no one was suspended. So today the next threesome is supposed to come with the same staff.
16:48
In the Revierderby, Schalke’s coach called up Tobias Mohr and Jordan Larsson, but the duo has to make do with a place on the reserve bench for the time being. Sebastian Polter and Thomas Ouwejan are in the starting XI instead. Cédric Brunner and Marcin Kamiński are still on sick leave and therefore have to pass.
16:40
Augsburg made a reasonably good start to the season out of a horrible start to the season over the past two matchdays. With the victories against Bremen and Bayern, the Fuggerstadt team suddenly found themselves in the middle of the table. Another success today against Schalke and the relegation zone is a long way off. While it’s still early in the season, the performances of the past two games are fueling hopes for a worry-free season. The storm trio of Niederlechner, Demirović, Berisha and keeper Gikiewicz were particularly convincing recently.
16:38
Schalke got off to an acceptable start to the season. You are no better, but also no worse than expected. The last three match days before the international break gave hope. Four points were scored and the derby against BVB kept S04 open for a very long time. Extremely important points could be scored today against the direct competitor from Augsburg. A win would put Frank Kramer’s team ahead of Augsburg in twelfth place.
16:21
Hello and welcome to the conclusion of the 8th matchday of the Bundesliga. Today at 5:30 p.m. FC Schalke 04 welcomes FC Augsburg.