Schalke surprises leader Paderborn and refuels hope in the relegation battle!

Schalke surprises leader Paderborn and refuels hope in the relegation battle!

Paderborn, Deutschland - In an exciting game, FC Schalke 04 defeated the SC Paderborn with a clear 4: 2 and thus stopped its upward trend in the 2nd Bundesliga. After a weak performance in the previous week, where Schalke lost to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the team presented itself in best form on Friday evening and collected important points in the relegation battle. Schalke trainer Kees van Wonderen was pleased with the committed performance of his players, who laid 25 goal shots during the game, unlike Paderborn, which could only take five opportunities. Captain Kenan Karaman was the hero of the evening with two goals (43rd and 69th minute), supported by goals by Moussa Sylla (23rd) and Janik Bachmann (88.) href = "https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/region-nrw/schalke-ueberrascht-in-paderborn-und-sieg

Despite the defeat, the Paderborn leaders remain leaders, but the pursuers can now move on at the weekend, which keeps the race for the climb exciting. The goals of Koen Kostons (11th) and Felix Götze (52nd) were not enough to prevent the loss. Paderborn's coach Lukas Kwasniok admitted that despite the previous successes, his team did not show the necessary mentality to pass Schalke, such as Transfermarkt

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