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Schalke 04
4:1 (2:1)
FC Augsburg
Saturday 05.10.2013, 15:30 • Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen • Bundesliga
     
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    Shots on goal: S04 13, AUG 10
    Fouls: S04 10, AUG 14
    YC: S04 1, AUG 3
    RC: S04 0, AUG 1
    Corners: S04 2, AUG 3
    Possession: S04 54%, AUG 46%.
     
    The referee blows his whistle for full time and a big victory for the home side. Szalai twice, Boateng and Meyer scored to give their team the edge after Molders started it all with an early goal for Augsburg. All in all, it was an interesting match, but with only one winner since Schalke equalized.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+1
    There will be one minute of added time.
     
    89
    The fans' chant has begun as Schalke obviously beat Augsburg.
     
    88
    Kaan Ayhan will replace Adam Szalai who's done enough for the day – two goals.
     
    86
    Goal for Schalke 04! MAXIMILIAN MEYER slides it in as Uchida gets the feed for him in the middle on the edge of the area. Meyer takes it between two defenders and beats Manninger on sight. The young 18-year-old scores his first Bundesliga goal!
     
    85
    We've seen some protests from the stands as the fans were looking for another penalty shot for the home side as they got tripped inside the area, but the referee says play on.
     
    84
    Sead Kolasinac will get into play to replace Clemens.
     
    84
    Ostrzolek is booked for a tackle on Draxler on the right wing.
     
    83
    Arkadiusz Milik will replace Molders in the attack.
     
    82
    Kevin Vogt gets booked for a tackle, it's a yellow.
     
    81
    Aogo sends the ball from the left on the other side, but gets intercepted on the way as Augsburg take over.
     
    80
    My guess is that the game should be over now, but the players could prove me wrong. Though, Schalke could score more, Augsburg will hardly do anything more in the game.
     
    78
    Goal for Schalke 04! As I said it, they score! Finally they're not offside and immediately take it to the net with ADAM SZALAI scoring on the edge of the five-metre area with a sliding tackle as the cross on the ground comes from Aogo on the left edge of the penalty box.
     
    76
    Three times offside out of three attack for Schalke now as they show their eagerness to strike once more.
     
    75
    The game has opened up a bit as both teams try to strike now. Schalke wants to put the period to the game, while Augsburg are seeking at least a point. They've never won in Gelsenkirchen, however.
     
    73
    Raphael Holzhauser will bring some freshness into the game as he replaces Warner, who also has a yellow card.
     
    72
    The ball intended for Szalai ends up on the other side of the pitch as Augsburg try to get back into the game, but Hahn's cross is deflected for a throw in.
     
    71
    Draxler gets the cross in from the left intended for Clemens, but the header is wide of the goal and Manninger will get it back in play.
     
    70
    Ostrzolek takes a hard shot on Hildebrand who didn't have much to do today, and now he stops the shot without having any problems.
     
    68
    Maximialian Meyer will replace Boateng who seems to have picked up an injury.
     
    68
    Kevin Prince Boateng will receive treatment on the pitch as he just fell on the ground feeling pain.
     
    67
    The game has calmed a bit as Schalke don't put a lot of pressure on Augsburg who can't get nearer than 30 metres from their net.
     
    66
    Augsburg play short and middle passes trying to get the ball into the box, but lose it on the left flank as it goes out of play.
     
    65
    Augsburg take the ball away from Schalke and finally keep possession for longer than half a minute trying to build on the attack.
     
    64
    Uchida gets booked for a tackle on Baier running with him on the left flank trying to stop the attack from progress.
     
    63
    Baier makes the pass with the head for a shot from the edge of the area in the middle, though it's deflected.
     
    61
    Kevin Prince Boateng gets a perfect cross into the box and tries a header but directly into Manninger who stops the ball on the ground.
     
    60
    Werner gets a yellow for a sliding tackle on the offense from the back. Unnecessary foul.
     
    59
    Uchida dribbles past three defenders on the right wing and as he was to put the cross in, a sliding tackle from Augsburg's defender saves them the inconvenience.
     
    57
    Schalke build up on the attack again from 40 metres away, Aogo gets the ball on the left and from the verge of the box fires to the right, but is wide maybe half a metre.
     
    56
    Augsburg force a goal-kick as the ball deflects off Clemens into across the goal line on the right near the corner flag.
     
    55
    The corner kick is taken from the left side to the edge of the box on the right, though a shot coming hard is a bit over the bar.
     
    54
    A great through ball from Augsburg to the offense, Hahn runs onto it and takes to the box, but Santana makes it in the dying moments before the shot and gets it out to a corner.
     
    53
    Uchida puts some pressure on the defense trying to kick the ball away, but can't get possession.
     
    52
    The play restarts as both players are able to continue, so Schalke restart.
     
    51
    Baier and Santana collided heads in an air duel so they will receive treatment on the field.
     
    50
    Augsburg finally get some football played in the opposition half as Werner takes a surprise shot from way out, but it's in the end a bit over the bar.
     
    49
    Boateng is fouled at the centre field and Schalke restart quickly, but lose possession as they reach the penalty box. Augsburg burst out but Baier gets stopped with a foul on the left flank in the centre pitch.
     
    48
    Schalke again with the initiative early on though they can't get the ball into the penalty area.
     
    47
    Augsburg start the second half with a corner kick from the left, but Schalke clear the danger in the box.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    We're back for the second half at 16:35 CET, 15:35 GMT.
     
    Shots on goal: S04 6, AUG 7
    Fouls: S04 3, AUG 4
    Corners: S04 2, AUG 1
    Possession: S04 57%, AUG 43%.
     
    No stoppage time from the referee and we'll take a short break, from what seems to be a one-way match. Augsburg had their flash at the beginning but a mistake defensively from Klavan that led to his red card and a penalty seems to be a clutch factor so far. Schalke turned the game around with Boateng and Szalai.
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45
    Julian Draxler dribbles out a defender coming over the left flank and gets a cross into the five-metre area, but Manninger leaves the net on time and gets onto it before the forward could.
     
    44
    A mistake in the passing route from Schalke, so the defense can recover it. Not for long, though. Schalke back on building the attack.
     
    43
    No, nothing of it in the end as Schalke build on the attack once again. They've proven too strong for the guests today.
     
    42
    Augsburg will get the opportunity down the pitch as they get possession and a throw-in inside the 30 metres.
     
    41
    Clemens takes the corner from the left, but it reaches no one of his team mates and is shot out of the box.
     
    40
    Schalke still with the ball, while Augsburg haven't had many opportunites since they scored.
     
    39
    Corner kick for Schalke, Draxler on the play that drew it. It comes from the left.
     
    38
    Nothing interesting in the meantime as Schalke still put pressure on Augsburg's defense.
     
    35
    Draxler and Boateng take the ball to the penalty box, with Draxler sending a through pass to Boateng who can't get it back into the middle from the edge of the area with the goal line.
     
    34
    Another throw-in as Schalke come attacking, Uchida from the right side steps out.
     
    33
    Santana with a great solo effort through the middle slightly towards the left, dribbles out four players but the ball gets out of play for a goal-kick, with protests from the Schalke defender.
     
    32
    Augsburg take the ball away for a moment and fire it far away down the pitch, for Schalke to restart.
     
    31
    Schalke still in possession but can't pose a threat for Manninger from outside.
     
    30
    The corner kick is well taken, gets deflected outside, and is sent back into the penalty area for Callsen-Bracker who is ruled offside, although he was behind the line and thus onside.
     
    30
    Werner tries to send a pass into the middle for Augsburg, but it deflects off the defense and goes for a corner.
     
    28
    Goal for Schalke 04! Schalke turn the game around! A great offensive display by the home side brings them another goal. Neustadter gets a fantastic feed to the middle for Uchida who just forwards the ball from the right to ADAM SZALAI all alone and forgotten in the five-metre area, who sends the ball under Manninger for the lead.
     
    26
    Julian Draxler has the ball in the middle and dribbles past two opposing players, though his shot or cross, whatever it was, is innacurate and gets safely to Manninger's hands.
     
    25
    Neustadter gets the ball on the right flank but accidentaly gets out of the designed play area so Augsburg will have a throw-in.
     
    24
    Uchida tries to put in a cross for Boateng from the right flank, but the defense denies it in the air for a throw-in.
     
    23
    Schalke build on the attack taking complete possession and domination since they scored the equalizer.
     
    22
    Schalke take the long ball down the pitch, but it's too long for Uchida who comes from the defense and their chance goes away.
     
    21
    Schalke get some courage now as they take the ball up and try to take advantage of the early man up.
     
    19
    Neustadter takes a shot from way out, and sees his shot go wide to the left approx. 5 metres away.
     
    18
    Halil Altintop will have to be the victim here as he is substituted for Hong, as the coach wants to close the gap in the defense.
     
    16
    Goal for Schalke 04! KEVIN PRINCE BOATENG puts it in into the left low corner! Manninger guessed the side correctly, but couldn't have got his hands on the ball.
     
    16
    Ragnar Klavan gets ejected from the game for his foul on Szalai and Augsburg are down to 10 men.
     
    15
    Penalty shot for Schalke 04 as Adam Szalai gets fouled and tripped inside the penalty area, the referee shows no hesitation.
     
    15
    Nothing serious on either side as the ball cruises box-to-box, and the shots on goal currently are 0-4 in favour of Augsburg.
     
    12
    Another dangerous opportunity, but the cross goes through the box and out on the left and then passed back to the middle just outside the area where Hahn takes a shot, over the bar.
     
    10
    Goal for Augsburg! They take the lead early in the game with a quick counter. Halil Altintop gets the ball on the left flank, passes it up front and the cross comes immediately to the five-metre area, but it's low so SASCHA MOLDERS has to slide in and tips it into the right post.
     
    9
    A good opportunity on the other side for Schalke as Draxler takes it over the left flank, though the cross is too low and put into the row Z by the defense.
     
    9
    Augsburg try to find the answer and put the ball up front, but go on the attack with only two or three men so can't organize well.
     
    7
    Hoger gets the ball from the middle to the right flank where Clemens awaits for it and tries to feed it into the penalty area, but is anticipated and the pass gets intercepted by the defense.
     
    6
    Uchida gets the ball into the middle for Boateng at the penalty spot, but his shot bounces off a defender and goes out of the penalty area.
     
    5
    Aogo clears the danger on the left side as he intercepts a pass, but Schalke lose it and it's a throw-in for Augsburg.
     
    3
    Altintop steals the ball inside the 30 metre area and runs with it towards the box, but gets intercepted trying to send a pass to Molders in the middle.
     
    2
    Schalke build an attack after two dangerous opportunities in their own zone from Augsburg. Now they have possession and circle around with it.
     
    1
    The first dangerous opportunity of the game as Timo Hildebrand is forced to catch the ball with both hands after a cross into the middle from Augsburg, but nothing serious.
     
    1
    The game is underway as Augsburg have the opening kick-off, but going up front lose the ball.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Schalke 04: Hildebrand – Aogo, Santana, Howedes, Uchida – Neustadter, Hoger – Draxler, Boateng, Clemens – Szalai
    Formation: 4-2-3-1
    Subs: Unnerstall, Hoogland, Matip, Kolasinac, Ayhan, Jones, Meyer

    FC Augsburg: Manninger – Ostrzolek, Klavan, Callsen-Bracker, Verhaegh – Baier – Werner, Altintop, Vogt, Hahn – Molders
    Formation: 4-1-4-1
    Subs: Hitz, de Jong, Philp, Hong, Fetsch, Holzhauser, Milik

    Referees: Fritz – Thomsen, Schaal – Foltyn.
     
    While we wait for the players to come out to the pitch, let's take a look at the lineups for today's game.
     
    Be sure not to miss a minute of the game which promises a lot, goals, action and everything football can offer. We kick-off at 15:30 CET, 14:30 GMT.
     
    Their opponents on the other hand, despite coming in Gelsenkirchen as underdogs, are currently positioned better in the overall standings. They sit in 9th seed with 3 wins and losses respectively addng a point from a draw.

    What's for the scorers, Halil Altintop atops the scoring leaders list with 2 goals, while the others added a goal each for a total of 8 strikes, while they conceded 11. Their current form within the last five matches is 3 wins, a loss and a draw, the latter coming last week against Moenchengladbach.

    They haven't brought in many players, only Altintop from Trabzonsport, who meets his former team mates by the way, and Raul Bobadilla from Basel.
     
    Schalke didn't have the best start to the season through their first 8 matchups. They've managed to record 2 victories, 3 defeats and drew twice. Their current place in the standings is 14, while their opponents, who do come as underdogs, are better placed in the standings.

    They will try to follow their European success against Basel in the UEFA Champions League, where they took a win 0-1 in Switzerland.

    Schalke have gone through some changes bringing in Kevin-Prince Boateng from Milan, Denis Aogo from HSV and Adam Szalai from Mainz. Some players left the club, the biggest name being Tranquillo Barnetta, who departed for Frankfurt.

    Boateng, Huntelaar, Hoger and Szalai all scored 2 goals so far, while Farfan and Matip added one each, for a total of 10 goals.

    Schalke have a goal difference of -6, scoring on 10 occasions, but concedeing on 16.
     
    We bring you a Fixture 8 matchup of the German Bundesliga, Schalke vs. Augsburg.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals: 16. Boateng (pen.), 28. Szalai, 78. Szalai, 86. Meyer – 10. Molders

    Cards:   60. Werner (S04), 64. Uchida (S04) – 82. Vogt (FCA), 84. Ostrzolek (FCA)   16. Klavan (FCA)


    Schalke 04: Hildebrand – Aogo, Santana, Howedes, Uchida – Neustadter, Hoger – Draxler, Boateng (Meyer 68'), Clemens – Szalai
    Formation: 4-2-3-1

    Subs: Unnerstall, Hoogland, Matip, Kolasinac, Ayhan, Jones, Meyer

    FC Augsburg: Manninger – Ostrzolek, Klavan, Callsen-Bracker, Verhaegh – Baier – Werner (Holzhauser 73'), Altintop (Hong 18'), Vogt, Hahn – Molders
    Formation: 4-1-4-1

    Subs: Hitz, de Jong, Philp, Hong, Fetsch, Holzhauser, Milik

    Referees: Fritz – Thomsen, Schaal – Foltyn

    Attendance: 61,973