41′
9:12 p.m
At the moment the guests could be satisfied with a 0:2 at half time. Atik shoots from a central position of 22 meters, Baumgartl blocks with a tackle.
38′
9:08 p.m
It’s been a bitter evening so far for the Knappen, who are now behind 2-0 early on thanks to a controversial referee decision. However, that shouldn’t detract from the fact that Magdeburg is clearly the better team.
35′
9:05 p.m
Tooor for 1. FC Magdeburg, 2-0 by Mo El Hankouri
After a short hop in the run-up, El Hankouri confidently slides it into the bottom right corner. Müller has no chance and doesn’t move at all.
34′
9:05 p.m
Penalty for Magdeburg! Dingert actually gives the penalty, Geraerts and the Schalke supporters are beside themselves.
33′
9:04 p.m
Or is it? Dingert is asked to the screen to watch the scene again.
32′
9:03 p.m
Ito falls in the penalty area in a duel with Brunner after slight contact in the face. The Magdeburgers complain vehemently, but even that isn’t enough for a penalty.
30′
9:00 p.m
Schalke once had a longer period of possession, but Ouwejan ended it with a miserably bad pass. After half an hour, the Magdeburg tour is now absolutely fine.
26′
8:57 p.m
Several FCM crosses find no takers in the penalty area. The home side are now clearly the team that dominates the game, there isn’t much coming from the Royal Blues.
23′
20:54
Ouwejan clears Atik away from the ball with no prospect of winning it. Dingert leaves it at a warning, and Ouwejan gets away with it very well.
22′
20:53
The FCM has over 70% possession of the ball and is not leading undeservedly. Schalke has not yet found any funds.
20′
20:51
Schalke is trying to give a direct answer. Ouwejan’s header from the left corner of the six-yard box whizzes a few meters past the goal.
18′
8:50 p.m
As in the first leg, Gnaka scored the first goal of the game. At that time, the Ivorian put together a double pack.
17′
8:47 p.m
Tooor for 1. FC Magdeburg, 1-0 by Silas Gnaka
Magedburg leads with the first good chance! Condé opens the field with a diagonal ball to the right side to Atik. He drives the ball forward and passes it across the penalty area to Gnaka, who shoots the ball into the left corner from a central position of 14 meters. Nice goal!
15′
8:45 p.m
In the early stages both teams feel each other out. Intense duels characterize the game, and no team has ever brought a properly executed attack onto the pitch.
13′
8:43 p.m
Karaman passes it out to the left to Ouwejan, who quickly finishes from 14 meters on the left. However, the left-footed shot flies far over Reimann’s box.
10′
8:40 p.m
The home team called for a penalty after Seguin easily saved Schuler. But that wasn’t enough.
9′
8:40 p.m
Gnaka has some space on the right at the corner of the penalty area and wants to flick the ball into the far corner with his left. Kalas gets his body in between and clears for the corner.
7′
8:37 p.m
Karaman penetrates the penalty area on the left, and when he finishes from eight meters from a half-left position, a Magdeburg leg gets in the way.
4′
8:35 p.m
The home side started with as much possession as usual, while the clouds of smoke slowly disappeared after a few Bengalos.
2′
8:33 p.m
The Royal Blues quickly work out a corner, which Ouwejan hits at the first post, where Magdeburg can easily clear.
1′
8:31 p.m
After a great choreo from Magdeburg, Dingert whistled to start the game; the guests toasted in front of a magnificent backdrop.
20:29
The referee for the floodlit game in the MDCC Arena is Christian Dingert, who is assisted by Benedikt Kempes and Nikolai Kimmeyer on the sidelines. The teams have already entered the pitch and things are about to begin. Have fun!
8:15 p.m
FCM coach Titz knows about the Royal Blues’ strengths: “They bring power and physicality and are compact. They have high quality up front and are dangerous from set pieces.” Compared to the 2:3 in Berlin, three new players are in the starting line-up: Bell Bell and Condé start in midfield instead of Bockhorn (illness) and Hugonet (red card suspension). Ito also replaces Amaechi (bench) on the wing.
20:02
S04 coach Geraerts can rely on all players apart from the long-term injured Ouédraogo and Greiml and sees no reason to change his starting eleven after the 1-0 win against Wehen-Wiesbaden. Murkin, who is returning from a yellow card suspension, initially takes a seat on the bench. “We want to be dangerous offensively based on our defensive stability,” the Dutchman explained in advance.
7:55 p.m
At least both fan camps should remember the first leg against Schalke well, when the Knappen took a 0-2 and 2-3 lead in an emotional floodlit game and ultimately defeated the FCM 4-3. Schalke recently celebrated two narrow and immensely important home wins (1-0 each against Wehen-Wiesbaden and Braunschweig). Things didn’t go so well away from home in the last two appearances; there were no points in Kiel (0:1) and Kaiserslautern (1:4). Magdeburg was able to get seven points from the last three home games and, among others, defeated Liagprimus St. Pauli (1-0). However, in the last game at Hertha there was a 2:3 defeat.
7:45 p.m
Not much separates 1. FC Magedeburg and Schalke 04 this season. After 22 match days, the Magdeburgers are in twelfth place, one point ahead of the Royal Blues (14th place). A win in the top game on matchday 23 would mean a big step towards staying in the league. With five (Magdeburg) and four (Schalke) points ahead of the relegation zone, both clubs are far from out of the relegation battle. Who can get an exclamation point today?
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