Schalke rises to second place

The Royal Blues won 3-0 (1-0) at home against SG Dynamo Dresden and are now level on points with leaders FC St. Pauli. The guests played at eye level for a long time, but could not score a goal.

After about 20 minutes, Schalke were able to really put pressure on the Dresden goal for the first time. Reinhold Ranftl crossed into the penalty area, goalkeeper Kevin Bruhl saved it. But Thomas Oegan turned with an extended leg to the rebound and pushed the ball past Dresden (20). Marius Poulter scored the second goal for the Royal Blues in the 78th minute, and Marcin Kaminski made the decision in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

In the 40th minute, Schalke striker Simon Tyrodi almost broke the second Bundesliga goal record. Terodde stood alone in front of the gate – but Bülter’s ward overtook him. This means Terodde will have to share the scoring record with Dieter Schatzschneider for a while, both of whom have scored 153 goals so far.

The guests kept up with the match well over a long distance and were the most energetic team at times. Even after trailing 0-1, he didn’t deter them and they continued to play bravely, especially in the second half. In the end, Dynamo’s attack lacked decisiveness.

The 54,526 fans at the Veltins-Arena can look forward to the return of Danny Latza, who was replaced in the second half. Captain Schalke was absent for several months due to a knee injury.