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Saturday 19 December 2020
Werder teenager surprised Mainz late
Schalke continues horror series with Stevens
Huub Stevens cannot help Schalke 04 win either: Revier club loses at home to Arminia Bielefeld and continues the series of terror with 29 games without a win. RB Leipzig cannot beat FC Köln. Werder Bremen surprise Mainz at the end, Hoffenheim Gladbach twice.
FC Schalke 04 – Arminia Bielefeld 0: 1 (0: 0)
Centennial manager Huub Stevens also did not finish Schalke 04’s horror series. With the 1997 UEFA Cup winner acting as interim manager, the bottom of the table lost 0: 1 (0: 0) to the promoted Arminia Bielefeld. The Royal Blues have not won in 29 Bundesliga games, Tasmania Berlin’s negative record is just two games away and the risk of relegation is increasing.
With Stevens, who took over Schalke for the fourth time on Friday after parting ways with Manuel Baum, Königsblau conceded a historic defeat: Bielefeld’s victory in Gelsenkirchen was the first since the Bundesliga scandal when Arminia 1-0 on April 17 in 1971 a bribe was paid. Fabian Klos scored the decisive goal (53rd) for Ostwestfalen, who extended their lead over the Gelsenkirchen side to six points. Schalke lost four straight home games for the first time in club history and haven’t scored in their own stadium for 420 minutes. But even after the serious and deserved 0: 1, Stevens refused to declare surrender: “Should we give up? Giving up is the last thing. We keep fighting and hope for a little luck.”
After just one training session, Stevens switched to two positions: Amine Harit and Rabbi Matondo switched to the substitute bench, Hamza Mendyl and Alessandro Schöpf started. Missing forwards were injured Mark Uth (concussion) and Gonzalo Paciencia (knee surgery), as well as goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow (thigh injury). “It doesn’t work without having fun, it’s the same for everyone,” said the Schalke manager of the century, who last saved his club from relegation in 2019. So the 67-year-old had largely relied on conversations. with the insecure players.
The first opportunity came for Bielefeld, who after uncertainties in the defense of Schalke by Christian Gebauer shot for the first time on goal (19th). Arminia goalkeeper Stefan Ortega had to intervene for the first time three minutes later, but Benito Raman’s shot did not hit the mark. However, the goal scenes were rare, fouls, tenacious duels and bad passes determined the duel in the basement.
The newcomer had even more play, and with five corners until half-time, he entered the opponent’s penalty area more frequently. And he almost went ahead: Sergio Córdova hit the inside post, the ball jumped onto the field (44º). After the break, Schalke suddenly had their biggest chance: after a shot from Nassim Boujellab, Bielefeld defender Cedric Brunner forced his goalkeeper Ortega to make a brilliant save (47th). East Westphalia’s lead through Klos was well deserved, with a long cross from Nathan de Medina, the Schalke defense kept a long distance from the Bielefeld striker.
RB Leipzig – 1.FC Cologne 0-0
RB Leipzig’s impressive winning streak in their own stadium was snapped in the final Bundesliga game of the year. Coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team failed to beat 0-0 in a tough game against 1. FC Köln and failed to win at home for the first time this season. At the same time, the Saxons dropped two important points in the title fight. Cologne fought for an important point three days after the painful 4-0 derby against Bayer Leverkusen and gained some air in the relegation battle. Both clubs have to play the DFB Cup on Tuesday (6.30pm). Leipzig competes with FC Augsburg, FC awaits the second division VfL Osnabrück.
Leipzig started with a lot of self-confidence and plenty of possession and scored a goal from Amadou Haidara in the second minute, which was not offside. Poulsen was too lonely as the only nominal tip. The hosts became particularly dangerous when Haidara played long diagonals to Angelino from the right. Cologne, after all with the recommendation of two wins in a row away from home, barely took place at the front. The Rhenish fully concentrated on defensive work and earned respect through a healthy duel.
Emil Forsberg and Dani Olmo from Poulsen and Sabitzer were supposed to bring a new attacking momentum in the second half, but the guests again raised their dense defensive lines in their own half – it was not possible for Leipzig to pass for long except for a Forsberg low shot (55). With Alexander Sörloth, another offensive player entered the field for RB in the middle of the second half. Leipzig increased the pressure again and tried with high balls in the penalty area, but Sörloth also had a difficult time against the unpleasant defenders of the guests, Kampl missed the half of the second half completely free from 15 meters.
FSV Mainz 05 – Werder Bremen 0: 1 (0: 0)
Werder Bremen halted its downward trend and further plunged FSV Mainz 05 into crisis. After four losses in a row, coach Florian Kohfeldt’s team won the crisis match in the penultimate Mainz with a goal from Eren Dinkci (90th) 1-0 (0-0). The Joker scored in his first game in the Bundesliga.
As Bremen ended its nine-game winning streak, the longest with Kohfeldt, the situation for Mainz became increasingly threatening. After matchday thirteen, Rheinhessen has only six points on the tally, Bremen increased the gap to eight points. And right at the start of the new year, the 05er can look forward to a guest appearance at record champion Bayern Munich. Kohfeldt had spoken beforehand of an “absolute fighting game” and in view of the negative streak he said: “Now we have a lot to gain.” The coach had hired his team accordingly, Werder started aggressively and put pressure on the hosts extremely early. After some strong preparatory work from Yuya Osaka, Joshua Sargent (ninth) headed straight into the arms of Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner.
Werder captain Theodor Gebre Selassie celebrated an anniversary and a record at the same time: with his 250th appearance in the green and white jersey, the Czech tied with club legend Claudio Pizarro (Peru) as the foreigner with the most matches. in the Bundesliga. In Mainz, Lichte ordered top scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta to return to the starting line-up after the 0-0 draw at Hertha BSC on Tuesday. After surviving Bremen’s first pressure phase, Mainz entered the game better, but was again dangerous on the other side. After a corner kick, Sargent (26th) headed completely free, but missed the great opportunity to lead miserably. Robin Quaison (34th) provided Mainz’s biggest chance before half-time, his shot just wide of the right post.
Even after the break, the game was open, even if both teams were rarely required. Above all, the Mainz team, who had managed to maintain their class on Matchday 33 against Bremen in the previous season and celebrated their latest home win, were increasingly concerned about safety. Bremen took very little advantage of the increasing possession of the ball, there were no bright ideas before Dinkci scored. Before the short winter break, the two teams still meet in the second round of the DFB Cup. Mainz host VfL Bochum on Wednesday (8.45pm / Sky), Bremen have to play Hannover 96 at the same time.
FC Augsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt 0: 2 (0: 0)
Eintracht Frankfurt have ended their black streak. At FC Augsburg, the Hessians finally achieved a “three” again after nine consecutive games without winning 2-0 (0-0). However, coach Adi Hütter’s team needed the involuntary help of Raphael Framberger, who turned the ball towards his own goal after 53 minutes. Substitute Stefan Ilsanker (86th) scored the second goal in the final stages.
It was the third win of the season for Eintracht, the first since a 2-1 win at TSG Hoffenheim on matchday three. And the success was deserved. In an entertaining and highly varied encounter, Eintracht had most of the game, clearly dominating in the middle through Sebastian Rode and Amin Younes and, above all, through the agile Filip Kostic, abundant opportunities to decide the game. for themselves. Among them, a shot from the post by Erik Durm (37th).
Augsburg had good chances in the especially animated first half. But while Florian Niederlechner aimed directly at goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, Frankfurt defender Tuta was able to solve his mistake in a duel against Niederlechner in dire need. Trapp stopped Alfred Finnbogason’s shot from close range with his foot. After some other good chances from both sides it finally happened: Andre Silva played the ball from the right side into the middle, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw shot at Framberger in an attempt to clear the own goal. In the final phase, Augsburg increased the pressure after a penalty by Tuta against Rubén Vargas (73rd) to no avail. Then Ilsanker struck on the opposite side. While Eintracht may say goodbye to the short winter break, FCA will host RB Leipzig in the second round of the DFB Cup on Tuesday.
