Bundesliga 2 - Highest win of the season for Schalke: Koschinat's debut fails
A mishap by a Royal Blue home-grown player paved the way for FC Schalke 04's highest win of the season in the relegation battle in the Bundesliga 2 and thoroughly spoiled Uwe Koschinat's start as coach at VfL Osnabrück. Niklas Wiemann, who grew up in Schalke's youth ranks and was a member of the Royal Blues' Bundesliga squad under coach Huub Stevens in 2019, steered the ball into his own net in the 21st minute of a 4-0 (1-0) win for Schalke. The German Football League initially counted the goal not as an own goal, but for Marcin Kaminski. The less obvious 4:0 (70') was therefore deemed an own goal by Florian Kleinhansl instead of a goal by Kenan Karaman. In between, Paul Seguin (49') and Simon Terodde had added to the scoreline with a penalty (63'), which was also awarded by Wiemann.
Schalke's success at the start of the third-last matchday of the first half of the season saw them move up from the relegation zone to 15th place. More importantly, they closed the gap to tenth place to two points. And their lead over penultimate-placed Braunschweig initially grew to eight points, and that over bottom-placed Osnabrück to nine. Koschinat was presented on Thursday as the successor to the suspended promotion coach Tobias Schweinsteiger.
While the VfL coach made four changes to his team on his debut, Schalke coach Karel Geraerts made three changes after the sometimes embarrassing 3:5 in Düsseldorf. Among other things, he introduced goalscorer Terodde from the start for the first time since his debut on October 22. Schalke played with commitment but nervously and were lucky that Osnabrück were frighteningly harmless in attack. The goal immediately after the break calmed Schalke's nerves, with goalscorer Seguin kicking a corner flag in relief. After that, the hosts clearly dominated, Osnabrück surrendered.
Information on the match at bundesliga.de
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- The relegation battle in the Bundesliga 2 was not kind to VfL Osnabrück's new coach Uwe Koschinat, as his team suffered a 4-0 loss to Schalke, a result that included an own goal by Niklas Wiemann.
- Paul Seguin and Simon Terodde, both players for Schalke, contributed to their team's high win of the season in the Bundesliga 2, with Seguin scoring a corner kick and Terodde converting a penalty.
- The mishap by Schalke's home-grown player, Wiemann, who steered the ball into his own net, wasn't recognized as an own goal initially, but attributed to Marcin Kaminski instead.
- Despite the defeat, Koschinat was still presented as the successor to suspended promotion coach Tobias Schweinsteiger of VfL Osnabrück on Thursday.
- Schalke's coach Karel Geraerts made changes to his team for the match against Osnabrück, introducing striker Simon Terodde from the start for the first time since his debut in October.
- VfL Osnabrück, currently in 18th place in the 2. Bundesliga, are in a tough relegation battle, with only Germany's bottom-placed team, FC Gelsenkirchen-based FC Schalke 04, separating them from relegation.
- Marcin Kaminski, a Polish defensive midfielder playing for Schalke 04, has had a busy season, earning two assists in addition to his dubious goal in the victory over Osnabrück.
- The 4-0 win for Schalke narrowed the gap between them and tenth place in the 2. Bundesliga to only two points, providing a much-needed boost in their relegation battle.
- DFL, the German Football League, confirmed that the Florian Kleinhansl's late goal for Schalke was indeed an own goal by Osnabrück's defender, although the initial call caught many by surprise.
- With the win, Schalke also moved up to 15th place in the league standings, temporarily moving past VfL Bochum and VfL Osnabrück in the relegation battle and putting themselves in a better position for the second half of the season.
Source: www.stern.de
