Saturday, August 28, 2021
Liberation against Fortuna
Terodde calms Schalke minds
Schalke and Düsseldorf are fighting a rapid battle. This is not least due to the shaky defensive rows. But because the Royal Blues are more effective at the front, they get the first home three of the season. For trainers, Grammozi’s opportunity to take a deep breath.
Bundesliga relegated FC Schalke 04 has ended the coaching discussion for the time being with the first home win of the season. After the 3: 1 (1: 1) in West Schlager against Fortuna Düsseldorf, head coach Dimitrios Grammozis can go into the upcoming international break a little more relaxed.
The reason for this was the working storm duo Marius Bülter and Simon Terodde, who turned the second division fight in favor of the previously ailing Schalke. Bülter met in front of 25,000 spectators after Düsseldorf’s lead by Shinta Appelkamp (12th minute) to 1: 1 (15th), Terodde increased directly after the break to 2: 1 (46th) and shortly before the end after a long Düsseldorf urge phase to the final score .
As a result, the Bundesliga relegated player with seven points from five games reconnected to the top third of the table in the second division. Fortuna, who also started with just one win from the first four games, got stuck in the table early on. Unlike before at Schalke, the patience with the new coach Christian Preusser in Düsseldorf is greater.
Both teams showed an appealing fight and a fast-paced game, in which the defensive rows could not convince. Despite the victory, there is still a lot of work waiting for Grammozis. After the 2-1 lead, there was hardly anything from Schalke. Fortuna pushed for the equalizer but did not have attackers that worked as well as the Royal Blues, who won a little happily given the weak second half. Terodde redeemed Schalke shortly before the end with his sixth goal of the season.
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