SO Schalke can forget the promotion!
The relegated go down in Regensburg completely deserved 1: 4 – and after only four match days already has the first earnings crisis …
After the 1-1 draw against Aue, royal blue starts with two fresh forces: Flick and Ranftl rotate in for Mikhailov and Aydin. For the loan players Churlinov (from Stuttgart) and Itakura (Manchester City), who are signed on during the week, the starting line-up comes too early, both of which are initially still on the bench with the leaders. How well Schalke can use them is immediately clear.
9.Minute: Although Regensburg delivers when Fährmann kicks off, the keeper decides to briefly play center-back Flick. Otto chases him the ball in the penalty area, lays it down for the best – and it hits him from 20 meters to lead into the net.
Ironically the best! The loan from Bremen has a black and yellow past, kicked eleven years for arch rivals Dortmund …
Regensburg plays like a candidate for promotion, Schalke does not even show mediocrity. The team of coach Dimitrios Grammozis (43) is practically non-existent, leaving way too many chances behind.
In the second half, Breitkreuz (55th) followed up with a free kick in the fall for leaders Regensburg, Otto (73rd) with a header and Singh (86th) put the lid on. Striker Terodde (81st) meets Churlinov’s submission only for a consolation goal.
Only four points from four games – Schalke’s false start is perfect!
Also because an ex-Dortmunder helped a lot …
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