Zdravko Kuzmanovic scored with a sure hand converted penalty (15th minute) before 39 000 spectators in the sold-out Mercedes-Benz Arena, the goal of the day. Schalke's defender Benedikt Höwedes received for his defensive hand lying on the ground after a shot by Tamas Hajnal also the red card (14).
Pogrebnyak comeback
Pavel Pogrebnyak gave
VfB after recovering from broken ribs his comeback in the storm center. Schalke coach Felix Magath offered on this position, surprising the young Mario Gavranovic, who came to his fifth season, the first use. Compared with the victory in the Cup semi-final with Bayern Munich also Luke Schmitz replaced at right-back Hans Sarpei.
Höwedes' Platzverweis threw Magath human simulations at an early age to the ground. "Six Degrees" Joel Matip had to close the resulting gap in the center of defense. Despite the lower number rendered the "Royal Blues" clever resistance and always came back to counterattack. Gavranovic (38th) and Raul (43) failed to head balls just under. Matip had been awarded the first good chance after six minutes.
Magath goes into the break three times
Stuttgart played amazingly self-confident, provided, however, always unnecessary playback errors. In the majority failed VfB addition, more and more consistently attacking on the flanks. So there was Georg Niedermeier out to highly-placed header before the break, the only noteworthy chance of the game.
went after the break Magath high risk personnel and brought in Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Edu and Hao Junmin at a stroke three fresh players. May The coach responded so well to the forces of wear from the Bayern game and the upcoming quarter-finals in the Champions League against FC Valencia.
The Stuttgart could hardly capitalize on their numerical superiority. Schalke defended continue to be sent and used to counter any occasion. In addition, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was the usual safe support: he prevented in a 1:1 situation with ease, the 0-2 (57th). However, also had new giant fortune when he got the ball in the follow-up yet to take on the line after he had shot at Christian Gentner's first goofed (70).
equal three times prevented Schalke then in the 79th Minute on or shortly before the second line VfB results. On the other side prevented VfB keeper Sven Ulreich with a superb save the 1-1 (87).
Source: Stuttgart-nachrichten.de
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