Elversberg tops Schalke 04 2-1

GELSENKIRCHEN. Elversberg defeated Schalke 04 to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Elversberg tops Schalke 04 2-1

GELSENKIRCHEN. Elversberg bested Schalke 04 to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Elversberg to strike first with an early goal of Paul Stock at the 7′. Then Jannik Rochelt scored again for Elversberg in the 21′ minute. Eventually, Kenan Karaman reduced the distance for Schalke 04 (35′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 61,110 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Petersen assisted by Jan Clemens Neitzel and Christian Ballweg. The 4th official was Dominik Jolk. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.01 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Schalke 04

1 - 2

Team 1

Elversberg

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 23 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 89
  • 56 Dangerous attack 28
  • 86 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Schalke 04 had a strong ball possession 55% while Elversberg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Elversberg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Schalke 04 shot 23 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Elversberg shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 3 yellow cards (Yusuf Kabadayi, Derry Murkin and Kenan Karaman). Talking about the opposition, Elversberg received 2 yellow cards (Maurice Neubauer and Kevin Conrad).

Match Timeline

Derry Murkin- Yellow
7'
7'
Paul Stock(goal)Manuel Feil
21'
Jannik Rochelt(goal)Paul Stock
Kenan Karaman(goal)Thomas Ouwejan
35'
37'
Kevin Conrad- sub ->Carlo Sickinger
Kenan Karaman- Yellow
45'
52'
Maurice Neubauer- Yellow
54'
Kevin Conrad- Yellow
Danny Latza- sub ->Dominick Drexler
58'
Simon Terodde - sub ->Bryan Lasme
75'
K. Topp- sub ->Lino Tempelmann
75'
Blendi Idrizi- sub ->Henning Matriciani
84'
Y. Kabadayı- sub ->Derry Murkin
84'
89'
Lukas Finn Pinckert- sub ->Paul Stock
84'
Dominik Martinović- sub ->Luca Schnellbacher
89'
Paul Wanner- sub ->Manuel Feil
Y. Kabadayı- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this encounter, Schalke 04 will stay with 13 points like Magdeburg and Hansa Rostock to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Elversberg will have 21 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head record.

Elversberg will host Karlsruher SC on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
6.7
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
6.7
84' 7'
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
6.7
M
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
8.7
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
7.3
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
7.0
75'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.8
58'
M
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
7.1
84'
F
Bryan Lasme 11.France
7.1
75'
F
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
8.4
45' Goals35'
Substitutes
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
6.1
D
Timo Baumgartl  25.Germany
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
7.0
58'
M
Blendi Idrizi 18.Kosovo
6.8
84'
M
Niklas Tauer 21.Germany
F
Simon Terodde  9.Germany
6.7
75'
F
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
6.4
84' 90'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
F
K. Topp 42.Germany
6.4
75'

Schalke 04 started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Ralf Fährmann (6.7), Tomáš Kalas (7.0), Marcin Kamiński (6.7), Derry Murkin (6.7), Henning Matriciani (7.1), Lino Tempelmann (7.0), Ron Schallenberg (7.3), Dominick Drexler (6.8), Thomas Ouwejan (8.7), Bryan Lasme (7.1) and Kenan Karaman (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Danny Latza (7.0), Simon Terodde (6.7), Yusuf Kabadayi (6.4), Blendi Idrizi (6.8), Niklas Tauer, Timo Baumgartl, Justin Heekeren (6.1), Sebastian Polter and Keke Maximilian Topp (6.4).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Derry Murkin for Yusuf Kabadayi (84′), Dominick Drexler for Danny Latza (58′), Henning Matriciani for Blendi Idrizi (84′), Lino Tempelmann for Keke Maximilian Topp (75′) and Bryan Lasme for Simon Terodde (75′).

Best player: Thomas Ouwejan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was Thomas Ouwejan.

His rating is (8.7) with 32 passes (56% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 18 crosses.

Elversberg – Formation

Elversberg
G
Nicolas Kristof 20.Austria
7.1
D
Frederik Jäkel 5.Germany
7.9
D
Hugo Vandermersch 18.France
7.0
D
Carlo Sickinger 23.Germany
6.4
37'
D
Maurice Neubauer 33.Germany
7.0
52'
M
Manuel Feil 7.Germany
7.3
89'
M
Semih Sahin 8.Germany
7.0
M
Jannik Rochelt 10.Germany
7.3
Goals21'
M
Robin Fellhauer 14.Germany
7.3
M
Paul Stock 21.Germany
8.4
89' Goals7'
F
Luca Schnellbacher 24.Germany
7.0
84'
Substitutes
G
Tim Boss 28.Germany
D
Kevin Conrad 4.Germany
6.8
37' 54'
D
Lukas Finn Pinckert 19.Germany
7.0
89'
D
Arne Sicker 26.Germany
M
Paul Wanner 17.Austria
6.7
89'
M
Thore Jacobsen 31.Germany
F
Dominik Martinović 9.Croatia
6.4
84'
F
Joseph Boyamba 22.Germany
F
Kevin Koffi 30.Italy

Elversberg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Horst Steffen played with: Nicolas Kristof (7.1), Hugo Vandermersch (7.0), Carlo Sickinger (6.4), Frederik Jäkel (7.9), Maurice Neubauer (7.0), Manuel Feil (7.3), Robin Fellhauer (7.3), Semih Sahin (7.0), Jannik Rochelt (7.3), Paul Stock (8.4) and Luca Schnellbacher (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Conrad (6.8), Dominik Martinović (6.4), Paul Wanner (6.7), Lukas Finn Pinckert (7.0), Joseph Boyamba, Arne Sicker, Tim Boss, Kevin Koffi and Thore Jacobsen.

Elversberg could not rely on the presence of Kevin Conrad (injured), Paul Wanner (injured), Lukas Finn Pinckert (injured) and Dominik Martinović (injured).

Substitutions

Elversberg made 4 changes: Carlo Sickinger for Kevin Conrad (37′), Manuel Feil for Paul Wanner (89′), Paul Stock for Lukas Finn Pinckert (89′) and Luca Schnellbacher for Dominik Martinović (84′).

Best player: Paul Stock​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elversberg was Paul Stock.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​