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final
Schalke 04
3:1 (1:0)
Eintracht Braunschweig
Saturday 22.03.2014, 15:30 • VELTINS-Arena • Bundesliga
     
    This match looked one sided from the beginning. Schalke was very dangerous in their attacks and their deffence was better as well. Braunschweig didn't have so many attacks and they were usually stopped by the great deffence of Schalke. The home team takes three points and the away team is going home with a zero. (18:26:43)
     
    Game over.
     
    90+3
    Goal for Schalke 04! And it is obvious Schalke is going to win this match! ADAM SZALAI scores a goal at the end of the match.
     
    90+2
    One minute left in this match and Braunschweig is trying to score another goal but Schalke deffends very well.
     
    90+1
    Schalke is vary passive and trying not to make any mistake that could cost them three points.
     
    90
    The referee adds 3 minutes to this half.
     
    89
    Braunschweig is trying to equalize this match but Schalke is not giving them a chance.
     
    88
    The man who scored the first goal in this half is leaving the pitch! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is replaced by Adam Szalai.
     
    86
    Another yellow card goes to Theuerkauf (BRA) who fouls. It was very close and it could have been a penalty shot!
     
    85
    Very dangerous foul by Correia (BRA) onto Boateng (SCH) and he receives a yellow card for that.
     
    84
    Fahrmann (SCH) had to save the situation for Schalke after a very close shot by Elabdellaoui (BRA).
     
    82
    Goal for Braunschweig!BENJAMIN KESSEL scores a goal after a pass from Elabdellaoui and the goal goes to him!
     
    80
    Changing on the side of Schalke, Julian Draxler is leaving the pitch and the man replacing him is Anthony Annan!
     
    77
    After very close shot by Braunschweig, Schalke took the control of the ball and counter attacked. Their counter attack was unsuccessful however.
     
    Today's attendance is 61 973 spectators.
     
    74
    Another changing in this match and now it is on the Braunschweig side. Dominick Kumbela is leaving the pitch and Damir Vrancić is going to try to change the score of this match.
     
    72
    Very fast action by Huntelaar (SCH) and Goretzka (SCH) didn't work out and Huntelaar is unhappy that the referee didn't call a foul onto him.
     
    71
    Max Meyer is leaving today's match and the man to replace him is Chinedu Obasi!
     
    69
    Schalke seems to be very pumped up by those two goals and they're controlling the ball.
     
    68
    Another free kick for Schalke from a very hard position but Boateng (SCH) misses the goal after a promising shot of Draxler (SCH).
     
    66
    Goal for Schalke 04!KLAAS-JAN HUNTELAAR hit the head shot from a free kick and Davari (BRA) went to the other side of the goal than the shot went. Beautiful action by Schalke.
     
    64
    Davari (BRA) saves the situation after the corner kick. His performance is good today even though his team is losing.
     
    63
    Schalke was close to score another goal but they turned it into a corner kick only.
     
    62
    In this half are the players of Braunschweig much more dangerous than in the previous one but the deffence of Schalke is still not giving them any bigger chance.
     
    60
    Good chance by Schalke but Matim (SCH) didn't hit the goal by his head.
     
    58
    And another shot by Draxler (SCH) but Davari (BRA) saved the situation.
     
    58
    Schalke deffended the corner kick and now has a throw-in.
     
    57
    Fast counter attack by Braunschweig and they won a corner kick in by this situation.
     
    56
    Schalke made only a corner kick from free kick and even the corner kick didn't work out for them very well and Braunschweig managed to deffend.
     
    55
    Free kick for Schalke.
     
    53
    It looks like it wasn't just a spasm and the medic showed to the coach that Bellarabi is not able to play anymore in this match and he's got to be replaced and the man to go in is Omar Elabdellaoui.
     
    50
    Bellarabi(BRA) probably had a spasm and had to walk on the side of the pitch to walk it of.
     
    49
    Huge chance by Jan Huntelaar but the pass was very hard and he was unable to shoot.
     
    48
    Very bad pass by Ayhan(SCH) but they managed to deffend and had to pass to their goalkeeper.
     
    46
    Braunschweig tried to surprise Schalke with an early attack but didn't succeed and Schalke took the ball on Braunschweig's half of the pitch.
     
    46
    Schalke starting the second half by a kick-off.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    We haven't seen much from Braunschweig. Schalke showed their dominance and controlled the first half. Their attacks were much more dangerous and Davari had to save Braunschweig many times
     
    2nd half starts approximately at 16:32.
     
    45+1
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45
    The referee adds one minute to the first half of this match.
     
    44
    Three players fell on grass after the corner kick of Schalke and the ball went to the audience.
     
    43
    Meyer won a corner kick for Schalke.
     
    43
    First half is soon to end and both teams look a bit tired.
     
    41
    First changing in the match and it is for Braunschweig. Marc Pfitzner is going out of the pitch and for last 4 minutes of the first half comes with fresh legs Orhan Ademi.
     
    40
    And a second yellow card goes to Karim Bellarabi who stepped onto foot of Boateng.
     
    38
    We have a first yellow card and it's going to go for Saed Kolasinac (SCH). and Braunschweig is taking a free kick.
     
    38
    Good shot by Meyer(SCH) but fast reaction by Davari(BRA).
     
    37
    Braunschweig pushed the home team and they had to pass to their goalkeeper.
     
    35
    A big chance by Huntelaar(SCH) but Davari saves the situation for Braunschweig.
     
    33
    Braunschweig isn't showing us any bigger chance at the moment and the match is under control of Schalke.
     
    30
    Foul by Kubela(BRA) on a half of the pitch and he dislikes with the referee's decision.
     
    28
    Both teams play very aggressively but deffence on each side is doing its job.
     
    27
    Meyer tried to surprise Davari by shooting a little lower shot but didn't hit the goal. Nice try by him.
     
    24
    Free kick for Schalke, beautiful long shot went a bit far, hit the goal but didn't go in.
     
    23
    Correia had to stop Schalke's counter attack shooting the ball on a throw-in for Schalke.
     
    22
    Corner kick for Braunschweig didn't work out very well and they have a throw-in.
     
    19
    Braunschweig doesn't like this score and is trying to answer by a goal. But Schalke's deffence is just too good and won't let them.
     
    17
    Goal for Schalke 04! LEON GORETZKE hits a beautiful long shot into the left hand corner of Davari's goal.
     
    17
    Corner kick for Schalke.
     
    16
    Schalke's attacks seem to be much more promising and controled than attacks of Braunschweig.
     
    13
    After a good chance by Schalke Braunschweig managed to counter attack and they can play a corner kick.
     
    12
    Schalke are controling the ball and giving Braunschweig no chance for an attack.
     
    9
    Huntelaar misses a very good chance but Schalke continue with a pressure.
     
    7
    First foul of the match and a free kick for Braunschweig but Jan Hochscheidt was unable to hit the ball perfectly and Ralf Fahrmann saved the situation.
     
    6
    Good shot by Kevin-Prince Boateng, but the ball went too high and missed the goal.
     
    5
    Boateng was in a chance but missed the head shot and the ball ended in space for spectators
     
    4
    First corner of the match for Schalke.
     
    2
    It could have been a first goal chance but Dominick Kumbela was offside.
     
    1
    Braunschweig starting today's match with a kickoff.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Schalke 04: Fahrmann – Hoogland, Neustädter, Matip, Kolasinac – Boateng, Ayhan, Meyer, Draxler, Goretzka – Huntelaar
    Subs: Annan, Erdmann, Hildebrand, Max, Obasi, Sobottka, Szalai

    Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Perthel, Correia, Bičakčič, Kessel – Boland, Theuerkauf, Pfitzner – Bellarabi, Hochscheidt, Kumbela
    Subs: Ademi, Dogan, Elabdellaoui, Kratz, Later, Nielsen, Vrancić

    Referees: Wolfgang Stark.
     
    Last mutual matches:

    Braunschweig – Schalke 2:3
    Braunschweig – Schalke 2:1
     
    Last 5 matches

    Schalke 04

    Augsburg Schalke 1:2
    Schalke Hoffenheim 4:0
    Bayern Schalke 5:1
    Schalke Mohuč 0:0
    Leverkusen Schalke 1:2

    Eintracht Braunschweig

    Braunschweig – Wolfsburg 1:1
    Stuttgart – Braunschweig 2:2
    Braunschweig – Moenchengladbach 1:1
    Norimberk – Braunschweig 2:1
    Braunschweig – Hamburk 4:2
     
    Home team finds themselves after twenty five played matches on a 3. place with fourty seven points and actual form of : W, W, L, D, W. Away team aren't so good with points, they find themselves on a 18. place with actual form of D, D, D, L, W.
     
    Good afternoong to you all, let me welcome you on the 26. round match of German Bundesliga between two teams Schalke 04 and Eintracht Braunschweig.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.
    Commentary by

    Jan Franek

    CZ@JanFranek12

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 17. Goretzke, 66. Huntelaar, 90+3. Szalai – 82. Kessel

    Cards:   38. Kolasinac (S04) – 40. Bellarabi (BRS), 85. Correia (BRS), 86. Theuerkauf (BRS)

    Schalke 04: Fahrmann – Hoogland, Neustädter, Matip, Kolasinac – Boateng, Ayhan, Meyer, Draxler, Goretzka – Huntelaar
    Subs: Annan, Erdmann, Hildebrand, Max, Obasi, Sobottka, Szalai
    Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Perthel, Correia, Bicakcic, Kessel – Boland, Theuerkauf, Pfitzner – Bellarabi, Hochscheidt, Kumbela
    Subs: Ademi, Dogan, Elabdellaoui, Kratz, Later, Nielsen, Vrancić
    Referees: Wolfgang Stark
    Attendance: 61973