Schalke surprises Paderborn: 4: 2 victory and air in the relegation battle!

Schalke 04 überrascht mit einem 4:2-Sieg gegen Paderborn und sichert sich wichtige Punkte im Abstiegskampf der 2. Bundesliga.
Schalke 04 surprises with a 4-2 win against Paderborn and secures important points in the relegation battle of the 2nd Bundesliga. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Schalke surprises Paderborn: 4: 2 victory and air in the relegation battle!

In an exciting duel between the 2nd Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04 surprisingly beat the leaders SC Paderborn 4: 2 and collected important points in the relegation battle. The Schalke showed an impressive performance and ended the Success series of the Paderborn team, which was previously undefeated five games in a row. Paderborn started strongly and took the lead early through Koen Kostons (11th minute), but Schalke countered quickly. Moussa Sylla equalized in the 22nd minute, and shortly before the break, Kenan Karaman even brought the Gelsenkirchener into the lead with a precise shot (43rd minute). This catch -up was more necessary than ever, since Schalke previously lingered on the relegation places, but now climbed to 13th place through the victory, like laola1.at reported.

In the second half, Felix Götze managed to equalize the SCP (52nd minute), but the Schalke remained dangerous and again took the lead through Karaman (69th minute) and Janik Bachmann (88th minute), which made the shock moment perfect for the Paderborn. Despite the defeat, the SC Paderborn remains at the top of the table with 27 points, followed by SV Elversberg, which climbed second place against 1. FC Nürnberg with a narrow 2-1 win. After an early deficit by Jens Castrop (14th minute), the Saarlanders turned the game through goals from Tom Zimmerschied (44th minute) and Muhammed Damar (53rd minute), like Transfermarkt.de reported. The FCN, on the other hand, remains in the 12th place without winning in the last five games.

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