Bundesliga Stories: Di Matteo Comes To Schalke

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Man, I thought you were gonna pull off the clean sheet there for a minute

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2014-15 DFB-Pokal
Round #2
28 October 2014
Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen


FC Schalke 1-1(4-1p) Greuther Fürth

Scoring Summary
49' Julian Draxler - S04
72' Ilir Azemi - GF


Schalke Advance On Penalties
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Defeat Plucky Greuther Fürth In DFB-Pokal Tie


Greuther Fürth GK Wolfgang Hesl earned man of the match despite the loss

It's never easy with this club. FC Schalke and 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth needed a penalty kick shootout on Tuesday to settle their round two DFB-Pokal tie, and Di Matteo's men converted all four of their spot kicks while GK Christian Wetklo came up with two huge stops to earn the hosts a 1-1(4-1p) victory and a place in the 3rd round come Christmas Eve.

Box Score

Oct 28, 2014 - Greuther Fürth vs FC Schalke 04
TEAM	1	2	ET	SCORE
Greuther Fürth ()	0	1	0	1(1)
FC Schalke 04 ()	0	1	0	1(4)

Team Stats Comparison
Greuther Fürth		FC Schalke 04
50%	Possession	50%
11	Shots	17
5	Shots on Target	9
28	Tackles	34
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
45%	Shot Accuracy	52%
81%	Passing Percentage	78%

Extended Match Highlights

2014-15 DFB-Pokal
Round Two Results
28-29 October 2014

28 October 2014
FC Nuremberg 2-0 FC Köln
Borussia Dortmund 5-1 FC St. Pauli
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 FC Kaiserslautern
FC Ingolstadt 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
FC Schalke 04 1-1(4-1p) Greuther Fürth
Hannover 96 2-1 Red Bull Leipzig
Karlsruher SC 2-1 Darmstadt
Werder Bremen 1-0 1899 Hoffenheim

29 October 2014
FSV Mainz 05 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-0 SV Sandhausen
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg
FC Augsburg 4-0 VfR Aalen
FSV Frankfurt 0-2 1860 Munich
Hamburger SV 1-1(5-4p) Hertha Berlin
SC Freiburg 3-1 Union Berlin
SC Paderborn 2-1 FC Bayern Munich

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by moose141

The BunDucksLiga absolutely slays me hahahaha, have to say that I couldn't help it and cheated to watch the final already. As for your actual squad, it seems like you seem to be picking up an inordinate number of sendings off lately, definitely need to clean it up to help stay solid in the league, as that challenge was absolutely brutal. Losing late on after fighting off with 10 men for basically the whole match is a horrible break and hopefully doesn't kill morale. Quality performances in the Champions League have kept you fighting on though, hopefully you can finish top of the group and escape the Reals and Barcelonas that plague Schalke IRL in the Round of 16.

Yeah, three red cards, not good, and not something that I usually do either. The Matip red was an out an out error, I kind of wanted a professional foul, slow him down kind of but I hit the slide tackle by accident. As for the game, I Was spent afterwords, pissed off at myself, and rather disgusted. Then right after I go into the Cup game and well, you'll see. Like I Said below, nothing comes easy for this club.

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2014-15 German Bundesliga
League Table
1 November 2014

2014-15 Bundesliga Table: 1 November 2014
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1. FC Bayern Munich	9	7	1	1	22
2. Borussia Dortmund	9	6	3	0	21
3. Eintracht Frankfurt	9	5	4	0	19
4. Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	5	3	1	18
5. Borussia Monchengladbach	9	5	2	2	17
6. VfL Wolfsburg	9	4	3	2	15
7. 1899 Hoffenheim	9	3	5	1	14
8. FC Schalke 04	9	3	3	3	12
9. Hertha Berlin	9	2	4	3	10
10. FC Köln	9	2	4	3	10
11. Hamburger SV	9	3	1	5	10
12. FSV Mainz 05	9	1	5	3	8
13. SC Freiburg	9	2	2	5	8
14. Werder Bremen	9	2	2	5	8
15. Hannover 96	9	1	4	4	7
16. FC Augsburg	9	1	3	5	6
17. VfB Stuttgart	9	1	3	5	6
18. SC Paderborn	9	1	2	6	5

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2014-15 DFB-Pokal
Round Three Draw
23-24 December 2014

23 December 2014
FC Ingolstadt vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn vs. SC Freiburg
FC Kaiserslautern vs. Werder Bremen
1860 Munich vs. Hannover 96

24 December 2014
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Karslruher SC
Borussia Dortmund vs. FSV Mainz 05
FC Schalke 04 vs. FC Nuremberg
Hamburger SV vs. FC Augsburg

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2014-15 German Bundesliga
Match Day #10
1 November 2014
Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen

FC Schalke 1-0 FC Augsburg

Scoring Summary
43' Jefferson Farfán - S04

Schalke Struggle Through 1-0 Victory Over Augsburg


Jefferson Farfán provides Schalke's lone bit of magic

Beset by injuries, inconsistent form, and a relentless fixture list, Roberto Di Matteo's Schalke side overcame all of that and more as they scratched and clawed their way to a 1-0 victory over an increasingly desperate FC Augsburg side on the strength of a 43rd minute goal from Jefferson Farfán, his first of the campaign.
For Schalke, the win is their first home league win of the campaign, and their fourth in the league overall as they improve their record to a rather pedestrian 4-3-3 on 15 points, level with both Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg smack dab in the middle of the table.
For Augsburg the situation is much more dire, as they now reside in a disappointing 17th place at 1-3-6.

Box Score

Nov 1, 2014 - FC Augsburg vs FC Schalke 04
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
FC Augsburg (1-3-6)	0	0	0
FC Schalke 04 (4-3-3)	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
FC Augsburg		FC Schalke 04
48%	Possession	52%
14	Shots	10
4	Shots on Target	4
22	Tackles	21
6	Fouls	3
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
6	Corner Kicks	1
28%	Shot Accuracy	40%
86%	Passing Percentage	80%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds Of Bundesliga

1 November 2014
FC Köln 0-0 SC Freiburg
FSV Mainz 05 1-1 Werder Bremen
Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 1899 Hoffenheim
FC Bayern Munich 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
FC Schalke 04 1-0 FC Augsburg
Hamburger SV 1-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Hannover 96 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Paderborn 0-1 Hertha Berlin
VfB Stuttgart 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg

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2014-15 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage: Match Day #4
4 November 2014
Cristal Arena, Genk

KRC Genk 0-0 FC Schalke


Stalemate In Rainy Belgium Moves Schalke One Step Closer To Advancement


Long night at the office for Benedikt Höwedes

On a night where neither side had much of a cutting edge, KRC Genk battled FC Schalke to a spirited but ultimately goalless 0-0 draw here at rainy Cristal Arena in Belgium in their round four UEFA Champions League group stage match-up.

Box Score

Nov 4, 2014 - FC Schalke 04 vs KRC Genk
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
FC Schalke 04 (2-1-1)	0	0	0
KRC Genk (1-3-0)	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
FC Schalke 04		KRC Genk
55%	Possession	45%
12	Shots	10
4	Shots on Target	5
18	Tackles	20
4	Fouls	2
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
33%	Shot Accuracy	50%
80%	Passing Percentage	82%

Extended Match Highlights

2014-15 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage: Match Day #4 Results
4-5 November 2014

4 November 2014
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 FC Porto
CSKA Moscow 1-2 FC Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona 4-0 Fenerbahce SK
FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Napoli
KRC Genk 0-0 FC Schalke 04
Manchester City 0-0 AS Roma
Paris Saint Germain 3-0 Ajax
Sporting CP 1-0 Chelsea

5 November 2014
FC Twente 2-2 Olympiakos
Galatasaray 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Juventus 1-1 Atlético Madrid
Liverpool 1-1 Real Madrid
Olympique Marseille 2-0 FC Basel
RSC Anderlecht 0-1 Arsenal
SL Benfica 2-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Zenit St. Petersburg 0-1 AS Monaco

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2014-15 German Bundesliga
Match Day #11
8 November 2014
Schwarzwald Stadion, Freiburg

SC Freiburg 1-3 FC Schalke

Scoring Summary
25' Kevin Prince Boateng - S04
38' Max Meyer - S04
40' Kevin Prince Boateng - S04
48' Admir Mehmedi - SCF

First Half Blitz Seals Victory For Schalke


RB Atsuto Uchida reacts to an early miss

Despite being without an out an out striker, FC Schalke turned in another impressive road performance, defeating SC Freiburg by the score of 3-1 here at Schwarzwald Stadion.
Back footed for most of the first half, Schalke exploded to life midway through the stanza, getting goals from Kevin Prince Boateng, Max Meyer, and Boateng again during a hellacious fifteen minute span which saw them build up a stunning 3-0 halftime lead.
Following the break, the hosts struck quickly, pulling one back on a spectacular strike from Admir Mehmedi to make it 3-1, unfortunately though for the home side they would get no closer, eventually falling by that same 3-1 scoreline.

Box Score

Nov 8, 2014 - FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
FC Schalke 04 (5-3-3)	3	0	3
SC Freiburg (2-3-6)	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
FC Schalke 04		SC Freiburg
49%	Possession	51%
5	Shots	14
3	Shots on Target	2
24	Tackles	16
2	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
75%	Shot Accuracy	14%
74%	Passing Percentage	83%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds In Bundesliga

8 November 2014
1899 Hoffenheim 1-1 FC Köln
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 FC Bayern Munich
FC Augsburg 2-1 SC Paderborn
Hertha Berlin 0-2 Hannover 96
SC Freiburg 1-3 FC Schalke 04
Werder Bremen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart