Sports chaos and curiosities
Rostock’s player only saw red half an hour after his foul
Status: 10.12.2023 | Reading time: 3 minutes
Schalke 04 won a game in Rostock that was marred by riots. After a 30-minute break there was also a strange red card. Kiel won the top game in Düsseldorf, Nuremberg ended its crisis in Elversberg.
FC Schalke 04 used their long majority in a game marred by riots and defeated their table neighbors FC Hansa Rostock. With the 2-0 (0-0) win on Sunday, Schalke climbed to 13th place in the second division. The game was interrupted for almost half an hour. Schalke supporters had broken through the boundary to the home area and set off pyrotechnics. Almost 20 minutes after the break, the players returned – and warmed up again.
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Rostock’s Junior Brumado was shown the red card quite late after a tip from the video assistant because he caught Schalke’s Blendi Idrizi with his elbow immediately before the break. Referee Nicolas Winter had initially shown him a yellow card about half an hour earlier.
In front of 27,250 spectators in the Ostseestadion, Idrizi (72nd) and Kenan Karaman (86th) scored for Schalke. Schalke’s Tobias Mohr (45th + 36th) provided the only playful highlight of the first half with a free kick that hit the crossbar. In the second half, Schalke became more aggressive when they had the majority, and Idrizi took the deserved lead. Karaman increased the score with a counterattack goal shortly before the final whistle.
Kiel draws level with St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel has drawn level with league leaders FC St. Pauli on points. The second-placed team won the top game at rival Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 (1-0) and has now also collected 32 points after 16 games. Lewis Holtby scored the goal for the guests’ sixth away win in the 18th minute. Fortuna has already suffered its third home defeat and is fifth in the table, five points behind Kiel.
The hosts didn’t get off to a good start in front of 31,042 spectators in the Düsseldorf EM Arena. Although the red card for a foul against Düsseldorf’s Felix Klaus was converted into a yellow card after a video check in the eleventh minute, seven minutes later Holtby scored with a header to make it 1-0 for Kiel. Fortuna only got better into the game late in a mediocre game and was unlucky that Yannik Engelhardt only hit the crossbar (74th minute). Kiel’s Fiete Arp even missed the 2-0 on a counterattack.
Nuremberg celebrates late in Elversberg
1. FC Nürnberg has ended its small crisis in results and is back in sight of the expanded top group. After the last three competitive defeats, the “club” won 1-0 (0-0) at SV Elversberg on Sunday and now, like the promoted team, has 24 points in its account. Daichi Hayashi scored the winning goal for the Franconians in the 83rd minute.
Both teams largely neutralized each other and initially acted without any danger. The greatest excitement in the first half was caused by the Nuremberg fans, who threw objects such as rolls of paper onto the grass and also hit “Club” goalkeeper Christian Mathenia in the head. However, the 31-year-old was able to continue playing without any problems.
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In stoppage time, the guests had an unexpected chance to take the lead. Benjamin Goller suddenly had free rein after a defensive mistake by the newcomer, but his lob only landed on the top edge of the crossbar.
After the change, the home team played more courageously and had their first opportunities. Luca Schnellbacher hit the crossbar with a lob. Shortly afterwards, Semih Sahin and Paul Stock were each denied by Mathenia, who reacted well, but then limped off the pitch injured after 68 minutes. Carl Klaus moved between the posts for him. In the final phase, Nuremberg got into the game better and won through Hayashi. The Japanese scored from close range after an assist from Jan Gyamerah.
