Highlights
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ALL SQUARE
Hamburg will be the happier of the two sides at taking a point. They took the lead after 77 seconds through Glatzel's header, but Schalke took control of the game thereafter, and ended with 29 shots to HSV's eight. Itakura's late equaliser, his second goal of the season, was the least they deserved from a spirited away performance.
Full-time
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LATE GOAL SPECIALISTS
Schalke's strike was their 13th in the final 15 minutes of their matches this season. HSV conceded for just the second time in that period this term.
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THREE MORE MINUTES
We're into stoppage time now. If anyone's going to get a winner it looks like it'll be Schalke. HSV are really clinging on by their fingernails now...
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
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Substitution
89'
Substitution
87'
SCHALKE LEVEL!
The Royal Blues have their 13th corner of the game. HSV struggle to clear their lines and it comes to Bülter at the back post. He executes a lovely Cruyff turn and cuts the ball into the middle, where Itakura prods it over the line from close range!
86'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
86'
ROUTE 1 TIME?
Schalke bring on Sane, normally a central defender, for the final few minutes. It looks like he's going to play up front though, putting his 6'5" frame to use in the air as the search for an equaliser continues.
85'
Substitution
79'
POUNDING ON THE DOOR
The last time HSV allowed an opposing team as many shots on their goal in a single game (it's now 25 and counting) was in March 2016, in a 3-2 defeat away to Schalke in the Bundesliga. That day the Royal Blues had 26 attempts.
75'
BATTENING DOWN THE HATCHES
HSV bring on a defensive-minded player in Muheim for attacker Alidou as they double down on defending their lead in the closing stages.
74'
Substitution
72'
EQUALISER IN THE AIR?
Goal attempts
3off target
3on target
17off target
5on target
68'
KITTEL HITS THE POST!
The home side go close to getting a second as Kittel shoots from a tight angle from the right. It smacks the outside of the post and bounces clear though, much to the relief of the Schalke players.
67'
SCHALKE WORKING HARD
65'
NEXT OPENING
Zalazar gets behind the Hamburg defence and crosses from the right byline. He finds Churlinov in the middle, but his shot on the turn is blocked before it reaches the goal.
64'
CHANCE FOR JATTA!
The attacker chests the ball down at the back post and pokes it towards goal, but Fraisl darts off his line to smother.
62'
Substitution
61'
DOUBLE CHANGE
Schalke need a goal, so head coach Grammozis brings on Bülter and Aydin in a bid to force the issue with around half an hour left to play.
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Substitution
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Substitution
58'
RISKY BUSINESS
Hamburg almost get caught out again when trying to play the ball out of the back. Three Schalke players are on the prowl and very nearly win the ball. there's a gasp from the crowd, but HSV ride their luck again. They may not be so fortunate next time.
52'
CHURLINOV MUST EQUALISE... BUT NO!
HSV try to play the ball out of the back but Johansson's pass to Schonlau allows Churlinov in to tackle. He only has the goalkeeper to beat and is roughly 10 yards out, but somehow he shoots wide of the post. He grabs his head in anguish - he knows it should be 1-1 now.
49'
GLATZEL CAUSING MISCHIEF
The HSV striker find a pocket of space in the left-hand side of the Schalke area. He's looking for a gap to shoot, but is crowded out by two defenders.
46'
UNDER WAY AGAIN
Hamburg get the ball rolling in the second half.
Kick-off!
HSV BY A NOSE
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Half-time
41'
ALIDOU A WITHIN A WHISKER
Alidou cuts onto his right foot from the left and pings a low shot at goal from just outside the box. It's well struck, but just a couple of inches the wrong side of the post.
39'
WIDE FROM RANFTL
Zalazar does brilliantly in midfield to turn and open up the game, finding Ranftl arriving in space to his right. The Schalke No.27 gets a shot away but makes a bit of a hash of it, and slices well wide from 12 yards out.
37'
ZALAZAR HAS A GO!
The Schalke midfielder takes aim from about 20 yards, slipping as he pulls the trigger. It seems destined for the bottom corner, but Johansson dives low to his left to tip it out for a corner.
35'
REIS GOES CLOSE!
Thiaw's attempted clearance from a cross from the right falls straight at the feet of HSV midfielder Reis, about 25 yards out. He doesn't hesitate and instantly gets a shot away. It's fizzing towards goal and has Fraisl worried, but it whooshes just over the crossbar.
32'
HSV BIDING THEIR TIME
The hosts have slowed down the tempo in the last few minutes, aware that they have no need to push things. They're trying to draw Schalke out and then hit them on the break, but the visitors are well organised so far.
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
25'
GLATZEL GOES CLOSE!
Jatta tears into space down the right and floats a deep cross into the box. It comes to Kittel, who flicks a pass into Glatzel. The HSV striker gets a shot away on the turn, but Fraisl dives to his left to tip it wide.
20'
SituationNo penalty
ReviewHandball?
DecisionNo penalty
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THE DEFINITION OF EFFICIENCY
Goal attempts
0off target
1on target
4off target
1on target
18'
JOHANSSON ALERT
The HSV goalkeeper has to be on his toes as a Schalke cross from the right is deflected towards the near post by one of his own defenders. He scrambles down to his left very well though, and tips the ball wide for a corner.
15'
FIRST GLIMPSE FOR SCHALKE
Ouwejan darts into the HSV box on the left and gets a shot away under pressure. He slices it just wide of the near post - but that's the closest Schalke have come so far.
AERIAL POWERHOUSE
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9'
MIDFIELD TUSSLE
Schalke seem to have collected themselves following that early setback and are trying to get forward. It's tough to make headway though, as HSV are packing the midfield.
6'
HSV HAVE PREVIOUS
It's the second time this season that Hamburg have found the net in the second minute, having also done so in the 2-0 win away to Werder Bremen on Matchday 7.
2'
DREAM START!
Kittel swings in a brilliant corner from the right and Glatzel, standing completely unmarked on the penalty spot, guides a superb header in at the back post! Game on!
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HERE WE GO!
The ball is rolling at the Volksparkstadion!
Kick-off!
NO CHANGES TO EITHER SIDE
Hamburg start a third straight game with the same 11 players, while Schalke are also unchanged from their big win over Nuremberg last week. Whoever wins today will go third in the table, level on points with second-placed Darmstadt.
HOME FORTRESS
The Red Shorts are looking to make it four Bundesliga 2 home wins on the bounce tonight and will have fond memories of their last meeting against Schalke on the opening day of the current campaign. Back in July, the Dinos ran out 3-1 winners at the Veltins-Arena with Robert Glatzel, Moritz Heyer and Bakery Jatta all scoring in the second half to turn the game in Hamburg’s favour.
SCHALKE "RARING TO GO"
Schalke coach Dimitrios Grammozis insisted his team was, “raring to go,” as they look to follow up their impressive 4-1 Matchday 17 win against Nuremberg with another solid performance this evening. “Our tackling, compactness and aggressive pressing will all be important factors,” the one-time Hamburg midfielder said.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams’ head-to-head record is almost as close as their placing in the 2.Bundesliga table, where tonight’s hosts - in fifth place - edge their rivals only on goal difference. Overall, the Dinos are on 42 wins to Schalke’s 40 in this fixture, while there have been 24 draws.
HAMBURG STARTING XI
Johansson - Heyer, Vuskovic, Schonlau (c), Gyamerah - Reis, Meffert, Kittel - Jatta, Glatzel, Alidou
HAMBURG SUBS
Oppermann, Muheim, David, Kinsombi, Doyle, Suhonen, Kaufmann, Wintzheimer, Meißner
SCHALKE STARTING XI
Fraisl - Thiaw, Itakura, Kaminski - Palsson (c) - Ranftl, Zalazar, Idrizi, Ouwejan - Pieringer, Churlinov
SCHALKE SUBS
Wienand, Sane, Matriciani, Flick, Rzatkowski, Aydin, Mikhailov, Bülter, Dadashov
WALTER EAGER FOR THE CHALLENGE
Speaking ahead of tonight’s game, HSV coach Tim Walter said his players were relishing the prospect of facing a team, “who were runners-up in the Bundesliga three years ago". “We need these challenges against the best sides in the league in order to improve,” the 46-year-old tactician explained. “[Schalke] have very good players against whom we want to compete,” he added.
HELLO AND WELCOME!
Welcome to this evening’s coverage of what looks certain to be an incident-filled encounter between two heavyweights of German football who are both vying to make it back to the Bundesliga big time. Locked together on 29 points and with just one place separating them in the second tier, Hamburg and Schalke are ready for battle at the Volksparkstadion.