In a wild game with a stroke of genius by Kenan Karaman and a clear deficit, Schalke 04 prevented the next defeat in the 2nd Bundesliga at the last second – but possibly lost goalkeeper Loris Karius.
In the 3: 3 (1: 2) of the royal blue at SpVgg Greuther Fürth, the keeper, who had only become number one at the end of February, was injured and was only able to leave the place with the help. After the second bankruptcy in a row, Schalke is still stuck in the lower half of the table.
Captain Karaman scored early for the Gelsenkirchener (9th). But Roberto Massimo (11th) and Jomaine Consbruch (26th) turned the game in favor of the Franks before the break – each according to video evidence. Dennis Srbeny increased when the defense of the guests again slept (54.). Shortly before the end, Amin Younes (84th) shortened before substitute Moussa Sylla equalized (90.+5).
“We played badly over long distances, we can count ourselves very lucky that we take a point with us,” said Karaman at “Sky”. He added to Karius: “He thinks he’s bent badly. I hope that he has no serious injury.”
Var vertebrae at 1: 1
Karaman initially put Schalke in the lead quickly: The Turkish international sprinted into Keeper Nahuel Noll in a short back pass from Massimo and fled the ball into the goal from an acute angle. After that it became even more curious: the 1-1 was initially revoked because of the sidelines, after minutes of review of several scenes, the Fürth cheered.
Schalke’s defense, in which the young Argentinian Felipe Sánchez started again since October, wobbled. Karius and the post initially saved, then the unsafe referee Tom Bauer whistled an extremely controversial penalty. Simon Asta had gone to the ground after a duel with Paul Seguin and minimal touch. Karius parried the penalty of Srbeny as well as his margin, but then the ball put the ball over the line. Again the Var Robert Hartmann had to intervene because the Schalke goalkeeper claimed a foul. But the goal counted.
For Karius, it was over before the break: The former Keeper of FC Liverpool, who had given his comeback in German professional football on January 28 after four years, resigned with an injury to the left calf. Justin Heekeren, whom he had suppressed, returned to the goal (45.+4).