Highlights
T. Reichel
90'
+ 5
WHAT A GAME!
Schalke take the points, but plenty of pride for the way Darmstadt played and, on most other days of the week, they would have been celebrating with three points from a dramatic five-goal thriller.
Full-time
90'
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.
89'
CLOSE AGAIN!
How does that not go in! Manu's shot is blocked and Honsak hits the loose ball into the side-netting!
88'
FANS BOUNCING
They think it is all over, as the visiting fans bounce up and down in joy, a fair amount of beer and chocolate getting the washing machine treatment in a few bellies there.
83'
TIRED?
81'
DARMSTADT STILL PROBING
It is one-way traffic with Darmstadt desperate to find a way back into this game. They need three goals in ten minutes. impossible? Not in a game like this!
78'
Substitution
76'
Substitution
72'
DON'T BELIEVE ME?
Goal attempts
11off target
6on target
4off target
7on target
71'
TIEEEEETZ!
How many matchballs are there to go around? Tietz very nearly completes his hat-trick and files a request for one of his own. Odd though it may sound, Darmstadt are very much still in this...
70'
TERODDE WANTS A MATCHBALL TOO!
Terodde gets cleant through on Behrens' goal, but he shoots straight at the Darmstadt goalkeeper. No matchball for him to keep (at least not yet).
69'
EXPECTATION VS REALITY
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
2
2.44
2.26
5
Goals
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS
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64'
Substitution
64'
Substitution
64'
Substitution
63'
WAS THERE AN ANGLE FOR THAT?
You know when everything is going right when you score from a seemingly impossible angle, and that is what Bülter has just done from a position where everybody was expecting a cross. Not Bülter! That is his hat-trick!
61'
TWO CARDS, CALM RESTORED
The referee shows one yellow card to each team and the action (and boy is it action!) resumes.
60'
HANDBAGS
The tension is rising and after another injury-enforced break, there is a bit of a rumpus in front of the Schalke bench.
56'
CROSSBAR!
Schalke close to a fifth, with Zalazar striking an effort against the top of the crossbar. Surely at least one more goal coming here!
48'
THAT ONE COUNTS!
Bülter doubles Schalke's lead, taking advantage of a lapse in concentration by Pfeiffer to chest the ball past the last line of the Darmstadt defence and then tuck it in from close range!
47'
TIETZ SCORES, BUT FLAG IS UP!
Tietz thinks he has completed his hat-trick, but the offside flag is rightly raised and Darmstadt are still behind!
46'
MORE DRAMA?
The second half starts and can it live up to that first one?
Kick-off!
45'
+ 8
WHAT. A. HALF!
Five goals, two injuries, a yellow card to a coach – could there have been any more in that action-packed first half? What a pity we had to hear the half-time whistle.
Half-time
45'
+ 5
EFFICIENT GUESTS
Goal attempts
8off target
4on target
1off target
4on target
45'
+ 2
ZALAZAR FROM HALF WAY!
An audacious attempt from Zalazar from the halfway line is not a bad strike either, with Behrens backpedalling and happy to see it miss the target.
45'
NEXT MAN DOWN
Bülter is now down receiving treatment, as we soon find out how much stoppage time will be played at the end of a half we don't want to see end.
43'
BÜLTER BELTER!
Bülter has put Schalke back in front, and he has done all of the hard work himself, dribbling forward before hitting a shot which, thanks to a deflection, beats Behrens!
HEADS!
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37'
PENALTY SHOUT
Manu gets a nudge in the back from Palsson as he enters the penalty area, but there is nothing doing according to the referee.
37'
CHANCES, CHANCES, CHANCES
Goal attempts
7off target
4on target
0off target
3on target
34'
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO...
...Tietz can do too! The Darmstadt forward rises in Terodde style to net his and Darmstadt's second of the game with a header. Game back on, and something suggests there are going to be more goals to come too!
30'
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.
29'
TERODDE DOUBLES UP!
What. A. Striker. Terodde is there again to give Schalke the lead, showing commitment and that unique eye for goal to head in!
DIVING HEADER
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26'
DARMSTADT DISAPPOINTED
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
1
1.87
0.89
1
Goals
25'
LONG BREAK
Isherwood also has to leave with Sobiech coming on, and after a delay of almost five minutes for both players to be treated, we are underway again.
24'
LATZA TREATED
Latza is still lying on the floor near the Schalke bench, receiving treatment after a clash - he's not going to be able to continue and Palsson comes on.
24'
Substitution
23'
Substitution
20'
END-TO-END STUFF
There is no time to catch your breath, with both teams intent on attacking and producing an exciting spectacle for the fans, though perhaps Lieberknecht would disagree.
15'
LIEBERKNECHT BOOKED
The Darmstadt coach was not happy with something in the build-up to Schalke's equaliser, and he is shown the yellow card.
13'
TERODDE RESPONDS!
Schalke's first attack of the game and Terodde heads it in from close range, turning in a header from Bülter to bring Schalke back level!
11'
SECOND TIME OF ASKING!
Tietz puts Darmstadt in front! Her first shot is parried, but the ball comes back to him and he slots the ball in at the second time of asking!
4'
EVEN CLOSER FOR SKARKE!
Another big chance for Darmstadt with Skarke's effort tipped over the crossbar!
4'
TIETZ CLOSE!
First chance for Darmstadt with Tietz firing over - good start from the hosts!
Kick-off!
KICK-OFF!
We are underway in Darmstadt!
THE STAKES
With St. Pauli slipping up on Saturday, Schalke can pull three points clear of the northern Germany team they face on May 8 with a win today. Darmstadt, on the other hand, would move above the Royal Blues with a win, and they could move to the summit too, if Werder Bremen fail to beat Nuremberg in another of Sunday's early-afternoon kick-offs.
SCHALKE SUBS
Fährmann, Vindheim, Sane, Palsson, Flick, Ranftl, Idrizi, Can Aydin, Mikhailov
SCHALKE STARTING XI
Fraisl - Matriciani, Thiaw, Kaminski, Calhanoglu - Itakura, Latza (c) – Drexler, Bülter, Zalazar – Terodde
DARMSTADT SUBS
Kroll, Isherwood, Ronstadt, Karic, Müller, Riedel, Mehlem, Honsak, Celic
DARMSTADT STARTING XI
Behrens - Bader, Sobiech, P. Pfeiffer, Holland (c) - Manu, Kempe, Gjasula, Skarke - Tietz, L. Pfeiffer