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Thomas Reis’ rescue mission at FC Schalke 04 began with a 0:2 (0:1) home defeat against SC Freiburg. The match report.
That he would take on a difficult task gave Thomas Rice already at his presentation. The new head coach saw how difficult it would be FC Schalke 04 last night in the home game against the Sc freiburg. The Royal Blues showed great fighting spirit, but were defeated by two goals from Vincenzo Grifo earned with 0:2 (0:1). With this result they were actually well served.
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Schalke – SC Freiburg 0:2
The new coach, Reis, entered the arena three minutes before kick-off – because he wanted to see the fans’ choreography, which was well worth seeing, and soak up the atmosphere as coach of the home team. He lost his last game with VfL Bochum 3-1 at Schalke six weeks ago.
Reis immediately caused a surprise: goalscorer Simon Terodde sat on the bench, under predecessor Frank Kramer that was unthinkable. In the storm center he trusted Sebastian Polter – mainly because both had worked well together in Bochum. Kenankaraman, arrived from Besiktas at the end of August and made his starting debut on the right flank in midfield. stayed in the gate Alexander Schwoloweven if he had often slipped up recently.
The first half was a tired affair. Schalke – that was Reis’ first focus in the three training sessions after taking office – concentrated solely on closing all the gaps on the defensive and winning as many duels as possible. Freiburg, still active in the Europa League on Thursday evening, seemed sluggish, patiently pushed the ball towards each other, but rarely developed a goal threat. In the first 45 minutes there were only two opportunities worth mentioning – Freiburg’s Ritsu Doan pushed the ball from a good position into Schwolow’s arms (25′), Schalke’s Kerim Calhanoglu shot over it (35′). All 61,115 spectators were prepared for a boring 0-0 at the break when Freiburg successfully combined for the first time in the first minute of injury time through Schalke’s half. Grifo was completely free in the penalty area and flicked the ball into the corner, Schwolow was powerless. For the first time, Reis experienced the feeling of being behind that has been common for fans for weeks.
This interim result had a significant impact on the course of the game. Freiburg came out of the dressing room alive and ready to play, while Schalke looked shocked. The guests quickly created great opportunities. In the 51st minute, Wooyeong Jeong was all alone in front of the empty goal, but shot wide (51st), three minutes later Lukas Kübler shot Schalke’s Henning Matriciani – that was more difficult than scoring a goal.
In the 62nd minute the overdue 0:2 fell. Calhanoglu had hit Jeong in the foot in the penalty area, according to the video images, referee Christian Dingert awarded a penalty. Grifo stepped up and scored – that decided the game.
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Freiburg now conserved their strength, coach Christian Streich changed his top performers successively. Schalke now played more purposefully forward, but they lacked quality and self-confidence in all areas of the offensive game. The standard situations were a nightmare, the attempts to counter almost always ended in bad passes, and the attempts to press didn’t work either. Only Tom Krauss (77th) and Tobias Mohr (82nd) had chances.
Schalke 04 remains last after losing to Freiburg
Most of the time, however, the game rippled along tiredly until the final whistle. 20 good minutes were enough for the Freiburgers, Schalke lost their seventh competitive game in a row and only scored four goals during this time. The Royal Blues remain last. Despite the change of coach.
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