First Kenan Karaman scored Schalke’s winning goal against Karlsruher SC on Sunday afternoon, and a little later the S04 captain had to go down injured. After the final whistle, the striker gave the cautious all-clear, but he will still be missing next matchday.
“I think it’s not that bad. I felt a little something,” said Karaman after FC Schalke 04’s 1-0 home win on “Sky”. The attacker had a remarkable header in the 72nd minute. The substitution followed five minutes later.
Bitter: The 32-year-old saw his fifth yellow card in the early stages and will have to watch in Elversberg next Sunday.
FC Schalke 04 defends the top
FC Schalke 04 has 55 points and is still at the top of the 2nd Bundesliga table six games before the end of the season.
“We played a great game, dominated the game. The goal was good,” said Karaman, summing up the performance against KSC.
FC Schalke 04 without Dzeko and Katic
FC Schalke 04 will continue to be without Edin Dzeko next weekend, as coach Miron Muslic revealed at the press conference after the 1-0 win. In addition, defense chief Nikola Katic will be out for several weeks due to a knee injury.
Video: Muslic confirms: Dzeko is still missing from Schalke
Muslic had repeatedly invoked the Schalke collective in the past few days. The Austrian clearly praised his team for their performance against KSC.
“The 124 kilometers we ran against the ball are also evidence of our power and intensity against the ball. That’s passion. In addition to our outstanding defense, we had 24 shots on goal. We knew that we would need patience up front, but we had it. We also had the self-confidence that – the way we played – a goal would be scored. I’m very happy with the win and the three points,” Muslic said.
