SCH 2:0 HER | Schalke 04 - Hertha BSC (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Schalke – Hertha

2:0 (end)

final

Schalke 04

2:0 (1:0)

Hertha BSC

Friday 28.03.2014, 20:30 • Veltins-Arena (Gelsenkirchen) • Bundesliga

		Schalke was able to score all the three points today, easier than expected. Dortmund has to win if wants to stay in 2nd place. Schalke deserved this win today, but after the 60th minute, they focused only on defence, but it was a masterpiece today. Hertha could not show power, and finally did not score either. Final results: Schalke – Berlin: 2-0! Thanks for attention! ---- (22:23:22)
		Game over.
	90+2	The last half minute is running, game is definitely over for HBSC.
	90+2	Ronny had a solo in the middle, finally at 10 meters, a defender kicked the ball out.
	90+2	Schulz had a getaway on the left side, but his cross did not find team mates, only a defender to clear.
	90+1	Hertha is still leading attacks but mostly no power in those attacks. 2 minutes of extra time.
	90	It could have been an exciting ending of the game if Hertha would have scored now.
	90	Great chance by Hertha! A ball came in from the right side, Ramos could kick it towards the goal of Fahrmann at 6-7 meters, but failed to score, it was higher than target by 2 meters!
	89	Draxler is out, Max is in, the young striker. The last change today.
	88	It looks like the match was over after Huntelaar's goal.
	87	Fahrmann can play the ball after an offside in the middle.
	86	Ronny passed to the right, but a defender stole the ball, in the midfield, Schalke mostly loses ball, but they don't need to hurry.
	86	Five minutes left for Hertha to score two goals, today is not their day.
	85	Obasi left the field, looks to be still a bit injured, Annan entered. Two African players substitute each other.
	84	Schalke is not focusing on attacks recently, only on defence.
	83	Berlin keep on attacking, now a ball kicked in, Fahrmann jumped and grabbed it.
	82	We are into the last 10 minutes. Obasi slightly injured, Annan is ready to come in if needed.
	81	A goal from the nowhere, Langkamp scored with his head in the middle, but the referee denied it due to a foul. Free kick outside!
	81	Corner on the left for Hertha, Kolasinac saved with his head.
	80	Ball reached Jarstein again without any kind of danger. Hertha can build another attack.
	79	Niemeyer fouled Kobiashvili, Matip can play the ball in the middle.
	79	Several inexact passes in front of the opponent zones, Hertha remained offensive, but simply no chance to create big chances yet.
	78	Last change by Berlin, Cigerci left the field, Niemeyer came in.
	77	Huntelaar and Szalai are on the pitch at the same time, dangerous pair at front.
	76	Goretzka got a nice ball on the left, he headed to the other side, Matip missed it only slightly on the right!!
	75	Meyer left the field, Szalai entered.
	74	Hertha is possessing the ball much more in the last few minutes, but still no big chances by them.
	73	Ádám Szalai, former Hungarian national player is ready to enter the field.
	72	Crossball from the left nearly found Allagui on the other side, but he missed the ball by some centimeters.
	71	It's difficult to talk about anything now, nothing serious is happening.
	70	Midfield play is on mostly.
	69	Too long ball for Ronny to the right. Throw in.
	68	And don't forget, Ramos is also a very good forward player and we simply can not see him.
	67	Schalke had a nice idea for today's match how to control Hertha's strikers. Even Ronny can not create good shooting positions, despite he is always very dangerous.
	66	First yellow for Schalke today, Neustadter got it.
	65	It must have a wonder, for Hertha to score two goals today, Schalke is controlling the field.
	64	Schalke lost ball at the opponent zone on the left side.
	63	Schalke is still possessing the ball more than Hertha. It's 56-44% by the time.
	63	Total shots: 10-6.
	62	After more than an hour of play, Schalke is leading the match by 2-0.
	61	Huntelaar got a ball on the left, he shot at 5 meters from a difficult angle, Jarstein showed a great save!
	60	Ronny welcomed the pitch with an imminent shot, it was wide.
	59	Hertha wants fresh men, Skjelbred and Wagner both out, Ronny and Baumjohan in.
	58	Huntelaar got a ball on the right again, but Langkamp saved the situation and it's a goal kick, not a corner.
	58	Hertha can not break the defence of S04, but still trying.
	57	Defence of Schalke is really good today. Now a header came by Wagner in the middle, but way too high from 15 meters.
	56	Finally they have to pass back to Jarstein.
	55	Schulz can take the ball near the halfline.
	54	Huntelaar got a nice ball on the right side, he fired at 12 meters, but it's not successful, missed the target by 4-5 meters.
	53	Skjelbred has a special strenghtening tie on his hand. It causes no problems for him.
	52	Skjelbred passed to Cigerci well and tricky, finally a corner for Hertha on the right.
	51	Long ball by HBSC was too long for Ramos. He's almost invisible today.
	51	Free kick out of danger, Fahrmann grabbed it very easily.
	50	Neustadter fouled in the middle at 25 meters.
	49	Goretzka had a shooting chance at 11 meters in the middle, a defender deflected it with his body! Another scoring opportunity for Schalke!
	48	Obasi is down on the right, free kick for Schalke at 21 meters.
	47	Hertha's situation got much worse already in the 1st minute of the 2nd half.
	46	Goal for Schalke 04! What a quick goal after about 30 seconds! Obasi had a getaway in the middle, passed to the left, HUNTELAAR got the ball and fired immediately into the left side of the goal! 2-0!
	46	Schalke started the second half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		The quality of the game is only moderate. Schalke was more active in the first half, Hertha could reach the opponent zone only sometimes. Schalke – Berlin 1-0 now, stay with us for the 2nd half too! ----
	45+2	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	1 additional minute, both teams are waiting for the break.
	45	Good keeping by Jarstein, Draxler got a pass, but it was slightly long.
	45	I must have mentioned earlier! Ben-Hatira decided to have a great unexpected shot at 18 meters in the middle, it was high by about 15 centimeters!
	44	Hertha simply can not find gap on the defence of S04.
	44	Matip fouled Allagui in the middle, free kick for Hertha.
	43	Hertha in attack, but Meyer got the ball spectacularly.
	42	Ayhan had a second attempt, but that was not as dangerous as the first one, missed the target by 2 meters.
	42	Cigerci fouled Meyer, free kick for Schalke in the middle at 25 meters. It can be threatening.
	41	Most of HBSC attacks are already filtered in the midfield. Schalke is doing a good job there.
	40	Obasi kept the ball inside the pitch, but his ball kicked in was good only for a Hertha player.
	39	We have lack of great attacks except one in the last 8-10 minutes.
	38	Ramos pulled Matip to the ground, free kick, then the 2 players shook each other's hands, nice moment.
	38	Allagui passed to Ben-Hatira to the left, he had an imminent shot at 6 meters, missed the target only slightly! Great effort!
	37	Meyer was not able to control a difficult ball ahead, Jarstein can kick it out.
	36	Pass for Ben-Hatira was too long, Schalke took the ball.
	36	Okay, Wagner is ready to continue.
	35	Sportsmanship is good by Matip. Wagner was lying on the ground and he kicked the ball out of the line.
	34	Cigerci fouled Obasi heavily in the middle, yellow card awarded.
	34	NDjeng needed some first aid, but no problem at all.
	33	After more than half on hour of play, Schalke 04 – Hertha BSC 1-0.
	32	Midfield play is on now, teams do not possess the ball for more than 3-4 passes now.
	31	The speed slowed down a bit, teams focus on defence mostly.
	30	Jarstein needed to ran out a bit and kick the ball out.
	29	Ben-Hatira lost ball on the left, Hoogland can throw it in.
	28	Draxler was looking for the head of Huntelaar but a defender overtook him.
	28	Obasi was fouled at 20 meters, another dangerous free kick can come by S04.
	27	Schalke turned quickly, but Kolasinac lost ball on the left, then Mayer got it back.
	26	Kobiashvili's good crossball to the right, then NDjeng's another cross was headed out.
	25	Defenders headed it out, then Ben-Hatira was fouled, free kick out now.
	24	Free kick for Schalke on the right at 12 meters.
	23	Neustadter had a getaway on the left, but he did not fire, kicked a crossball for Huntelaar, but the attack slowed down, chance missed!
	22	Hertha span up a little bit, but they still need shooting opportunities. Schalke filters well.
	21	Offside by Hertha BSC.
	20	Great ball taking by Goretzka on the left, he is active today so far.
	19	Corner is out of danger, Jarstein grabbed it easily in the middle.
	18	Goretzka had a shot in the middle at 22 meters, corner!
	17	Nice score by Obasi, Hertha now have to attack much more, being in adrift.
	16	Goal for Schalke 04! OBASI had a trick, and it meant a goal! He got away on the right side, everyone counted on the offside of Huntelaar, but Obasi ran on his own to the right and shot into the net! 1-0, nice goal by Schalke!
	16	Hertha is trying to operate with long balls ahead but mainly the destination is a blue player.
	15	Ramos got a gift ball by a defender, Ayhan had the mistake, Ramos had a solo, but lift the ball over the goalie and the goal too!! What a chance for Hertha!
	14	Hertha can not own the ball for more than 10-15 seconds.
	14	Jarstein grabbed the ball easily after a too long pass by Draxler. Meyer was the original target.
	13	Foul by Schalke on the left, at the opponent zone, free kick out.
	12	Meyer had a wrong pass from the left, it could have been dangerous. Schalke is still possessing the ball much more.
	11	Hertha has a little relief now after a slight pressure by the blue team.
	10	Ayhan fired the free kick to the left side of the goal, he hit the goal post totally, it bounced out!!! He missed the target by 1-2 centimeters!
	9	Long preparation before the free kick.
	8	Free kick from a very dangerous position for Schalke. Goretzka was kicked in the middle at 18 meters! It's clearly a good chance for S04.
		Schalke mostly filter the attacks of the visitors already in the midfield.
	7	Too long ball towards Goretzka, Hertha can play the ball on the left.
	7	Jarstein grabbed the ball after a bad throw in by Schalke.
	6	Schalke is trying to attack Hertha on their own half.
	6	Fahrmann grabbed easily the shot of Skjelbred from the left side.
	5	Hertha in attack on the left, Matip kicked the ball out of the line.
	4	Midfield play is on now, free kick for Schalke, Ramos was fouled.
	3	Kobiashvili was the defender to kick the ball out.
	2	Draxler had a shot in the middle at 20 meters, Jarstein touched the ball badly, it bounced in front of him, a defender could save to corner in the very last moment.
	1	Ramos had a getaway on the left side, a defender tackled him.
	1	Schalke 04 is playing in blue, Hertha in red and black.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Schalke 04: Fahrmann -– Hoogland, Ayhan, Matip, Kolasinac -– Goretzka, Neustadter -– Obasi, Meyer, Draxler -- Huntelaar Subs: Hildebrand – Sané, Friedrich, Erdmann, Szalai, Max, Annan Hertha BSC: Jarstein – N'Djeng, Langkamp, Kobiashvili, Schulz – Skjelbred, Cigerci – Allagui, Ben-Hatira – Wagner, Ramos Subs: Gersbeck – Hosogai, Baumjohann, Ronny, Niemeyer, Brooks, Holland Referees: G. Perl -– G. Schalk, M. Emmer.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 16. Obasi, 46. Huntelaar

Cards: 66. Neustadter (S04) – 34. Cigerci (BER)

Schalke 04: Fahrmann -– Hoogland, Ayhan, Matip, Kolasinac -– Goretzka, Neustadter -– Obasi, Meyer, Draxler -- Huntelaar
Subs: Hildebrand – Sané, Friedrich, Erdmann, Szalai, Max, Annan

Hertha BSC: Jarstein – N'Djeng, Langkamp, Kobiashvili, Schulz – Skjelbred, Cigerci – Allagui, Ben-Hatira – Wagner, Ramos
Subs: Gersbeck – Hosogai, Baumjohann, Ronny, Niemeyer, Brooks, Holland

Referees: G. Perl -– G. Schalk, M. Emmer