Raul (l.) and Ekici: two small in the header duel © SID-IMAGES/AFP/PATRIK STOLLARZRunner-up Schalke 04 comes out in the Bundesliga on the grey average. Duel master 1. FC Nurnberg becomes a 1: 1 (1-0) had to settle, the refund for the embarrassing 1: 2-bust at the bottom was not Borussia Monchengladbach. The Club may, however, after a defeat in their last five games further from the Europapokal…
Runner-up Schalke 04 comes out in the Bundesliga on the grey average. Duel master 1. FC Nurnberg becomes a 1: 1 (1-0) had to settle, the refund for the embarrassing 1: 2-bust at the bottom was not Borussia Monchengladbach.
The Club may against dream further after a defeat in their last five games of Europe. Schalke plays on Wednesday (8.30 P.m.) in the DFB Cup semi-final with Bayern Munich for his last chance on a place in international business.
In the 37. Minute used the first opportunity of the guests Jens Hegeler keeping used. After national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer blocked a shot by Mehmet Ekici forward and slept the entire Schalke defense, the 23 year old 1 0 dusted off. When applying the becomes benefited from a blackout of Nuremberg defence. Sergio Escudero was stuck with his solo already, since the ball came to Raul, who scored his 11th goal of the campaign (52.).
61.431 Viewers had bored in the first half with a damaged game without highlights. Fehlpasse on both sides were happenings, combinations of more than four stations had rarity.
After all Nuremberg keeper Raphael Schafer had to intervene a few times: the keeper parried A shot by Raul (7) but just as surely as a header of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (31.).
The Nurnberger brought about nothing offensive up to opening goal at all. The attacks of the Franks were mostly finished well before the Schalke penalty area. Life in the game came only after the break. The hosts were especially playful much stronger with Ebbe of star Julian Draxler after 55 minutes. Schafer had to prevent twice behind with Puremotion - first with a header by Raul (61.), then with a shot of Huntelaar (63.). But then the Schalke attack swing waned. The Nuremberg as Christian Eigler in the 82 were unlucky. Minute header hit the crossbar.
Schalke coach Felix Magath had again been before kick-off a surprise. Escudero, committed last summer for 2.4 million euros, came to his first Bundesliga use. The last overtaxed Lukas Schmitz as left-back seniors for the Spaniards. In the short term winger turned out Jefferson Farfan an adductor injury.
Club coach Dieter Hecking had its top goal Julian Schieber (meniscus Einriss) also replaced as the native Gelsenkirchen Ilkay Gundogan (hairline foot). So Christian Eigler as a sole striker had to act.
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