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Werkself won 3-0 (1-0) at Schalke on Sunday night (December 6, 2020). Peter Eleven Bosz jumps to second place due to success and rises to one point over Bayern Munich. Schalke remain last with just three points and haven’t won 26 matches in a row.
Skrzybski awards penalties
An own goal by Malick Thiaw (10th minute) left Schalke behind, Julian Baumgartlinger (67th) and Patrick Schick (78th) increased Bayer. Steven Skrzybski also missed a penalty for the hosts (71), who worked well and defended themselves, but against this stable tipteam Leverkusen’s were clearly inferior at the end.
Thiaw’s controversial own goal worries Schalke
At Schalke, Michael Langer was placed between the posts for the injured Frederik Rönnow and due to the absence of representative Ralf Fährmann. For the 35-year-old, it was the first Bundesliga game in 13 years.
With the first really good chance to score the match, the Austrian was virtually powerless. Thiaw headed Aleksandar Dragovic in the 10th minute from a corner, with the ball from very close on his own line. All the protests of the “Royal Blues” were in vain, Benjamin Cortus and his considered the Leverkusen man behind Thiaw Team that still in the frame. At least it was a controversial decision.
Soon after, it should have been worse for Manuel Baum’s team. Leon Bailey failed in strong reaction from Langer (11th), Patrik Schick missed a free cross in front of goal (15th). Schalke had big problems and were apparently surprised by the new setback after a good first ten minutes.
Longer holds what can be sustained
The Schalke squad survived this pressure phase from the dynamic Leverkusen squad unharmed and worked their way back into the game through tough duels, loud communications and attempted shots. The referees rightly refused to recognize a goal from Nassim Boujellab after a good half hour. Mark Uth had previously been marginalized. Bayer’s leadership at the break was well deserved, but S04 had earned at least hard work points and was good in the game.
Leverkusen started the second half again, but Langer saved several good long-range shots and was Schalke’s best player of the day after an hour. S04 The offense hardly took place at all, but it didn’t allow any real top-class players either. The few attempts at relief were mostly nipped in the bud. After a corner kick from the left, Baumgartlinger finally scored in the 66th minute with a good header from the six-yard box into the far corner to make it 2-0, which was already up in the air.
Bayer increases
The game seemed to be over, but Schalke had another chance to come back. After a foul by Daley Sinkgraven on Suat Serdar there was a penalty for Royal Blue, but Lukas Hradecky felt the corner and saved Skrzybski’s penalty in the shooter’s lower left corner. Schick then made the final decision with a full shot after a quick change (78 °). The victory was good in terms of height, Leverkusen controlled the game continuously, the brave Schalke almost never had a real chance.
“It hurts a lot. There was commitment and will. From my point of view it was a foul before 0-1, but it was brutally difficult to decide.”Schalkes Langer said after the game in “Sky“.
Both opponents will return to action in the league next Sunday (December 13, 2020). Schalke will visit Augsburg, Werkself will host the Europe team after their home game against Slavia Prague on Thursday (10 December 2020) League then 1899 Hoffenheim.
