Bundesliga: FC Augsburg prevails over Schalke 04 after recovering from a 0-2 deficit
GELSENKIRCHEN. FC Augsburg had a fantastic comeback against Schalke 04.
GELSENKIRCHEN. FC Augsburg had a striking comeback against Schalke 04. Schalke 04 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
FC Augsburg remained in 10 people after M. Berisha received a double yellow card in the 71′. Anyway, FC Augsburg still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Arno Blos and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15 degrees Celsius or 58.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
Schalke 04 was in firm control of the ball 56% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, FC Augsburg found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Schalke 04 shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
FC Augsburg received 5 yellow cards (M. Bauer, M. Berisha, F. Niederlechner, E. Demirovic and R. Gumny). On the opposite side, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (S. Terodde and M. Bulter).
M. Berisha (FC Augsburg) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (71′).
After this encounter, FC Augsburg will have 9 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will stay with 6 points like Hertha BSC to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
E. Demirovic
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22'22'
E. Demirovic
M. Berisha
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30'30'
M. Bauer
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33'33'
S. Terodde
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34'34'
S. Terodde
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35'35'
M. Bulter
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35'35'
M. Berisha
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46'46'
R. Zalazar
M. Bulter
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53'53'
L. Greiml
S. van den Berg
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63'63'
T. Krauss
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67'67'
M. Aydin
H. Matriciani
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68'68'
F. Niederlechner
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71'71'
M. Berisha
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72'72'
F. Jensen
F. Niederlechner
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73'73'
E. Demirovic
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74'74'
R. Gumny
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77'77'
A. Hahn
R. Gumny
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81'81'
K. Karaman
D. Drexler
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81'81'
T. Mohr
T. Ouwejan
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84'84'
M. Pedersen
E. Demirovic
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Augsburg will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 8th of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).
Schalke 04 will play away with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 8th of October with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8 draws).
FC Augsburg: Formation and Lineups
FC Augsburg adopted the 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Frank Kramer chose to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz , Robert Gumny , Maximilian Bauer , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Iago , Carlos Gruezo , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , André Hahn , Ermedin Demirović , Florian Niederlechner and Mergim Berisha .
Substitutes
FC Augsburg made 2 changes: F. Niederlechner for F. Jensen (72′) and E. Demirovic for M. Pedersen (84′).
Top player: Ermedin Demirović
Probably the most impressive player in FC Augsburg was Ermedin Demirović.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (47% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Schalke 04: Formation and Lineups
Also Schalke 04 adopted the 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
On the opposite side, Enrico Maaßen played with: Alexander Schwolow , Henning Matriciani , Sepp van den Berg , Maya Yoshida , Thomas Ouwejan , Tom Krauß , Florian Flick , Dominick Drexler , Marius Bülter , Sebastian Polter and Simon Terodde .
Substitutes
Schalke 04 made 5 changes: M. Bulter for R. Zalazar (46′), S. van den Berg for L. Greiml (53′), H. Matriciani for M. Aydin (67′), D. Drexler for K. Karaman (81′) and T. Ouwejan for T. Mohr (81′).
Top player: Dominick Drexler
Probably the most impressive player in Schalke 04 was Dominick Drexler.
His rating is with 27 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
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