M. Fritz
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90'
+ 4
FINAL WHISTLE!
It's all over and Gladbach deservedly take all three points to leapfrog Bayern into second place in the table. For the second successive week the Foals scored late on to seal the victory, with two substitutes – Kramer and Neuhaus – coming to their rescue here.
Full-time
90'
+ 4
SECOND HALF UNDER WAY
Schalke get the ball rolling again in Gelsenkirchen. No changes to either side at the interval.
90'
+ 1
NEUAHUS SEALS IT!
Hazard squeezes a pass through to Neuahus, who slips as he attempts to shoot, but the ball still loops up off his boot, over Fährmann and into the net. Game over now, surely.
89'
GLADBACH PLAYING KEEP-BALL
The Foals are content to keep possession and run the clock down to see the result over the line. They're passing it about in midfield in a bid to draw Schalke out and open up more space. The hosts can barely get a touch on the ball right now.
85'
WHAT A GOAL!
Gladbach have the breakthrough! Hazard cuts back onto his right foot wide on the left and plays a pass back to the edge of the box. Stindl dummies it for Kramer, who takes a touch to set himself before lashing a volley into the top corner. If Gladbach can hold onto this, they go second!
83'
Substitution
82'
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
Patient build-up play from Gladbach as they shift the ball from right to left around the edge of the box. It comes to Plea, whose attempted cross lands on the roof of the net.
78'
NEUHAUS THE KEY?
Gladbach coach Dieter Hecking makes an attacking change, replacing holding midfielder Zakaria with Neuhaus, who has seven assists in the Bundesliga so far this season. His keen eye for a pass could be crucial to unlocking a packed Schalke defence here.
78'
Substitution
76'
DEBUT FOR MATONDO
Not the easiest of conditions for the new Schalke signing, who arrived during the week from Manchester CIty. Tedesco will be hoping the teenager's pace might help his side nick something on the break.
75'
Substitution
73'
FÄHRMANN TO THE RESCUE!
Bentaleb is booked for a foul on Stindl about 25 yards out. The Gladbach forward dusts himself off and takes the free-kick, firing a powerful effort at goal that Fährmann does well to block.
71'
FIRST SAVE FOR FÄHRMANN
The Schalke goalkeeper is called into action for the first time and does well to stop Stindl's shot on the turn.
68'
TACTICAL CHANGE FROM GLADBACH
Strobl, who was on a yellow card and still throwing himself into tackles, is replaced by Christoph Kramer.
68'
Substitution
62'
HAZARD FIRES OVER
Hazard takes the free-kick, but although he gets it over the wall, he doesn't get the dip on it and the ball sails over the bar.
61'
Substitution
60'
FÄHRMANN COMES ON
Konoplyanka is the man sacrificed by Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco, as club captain Ralf Fährmann comes on in goal. He'll be eager to reclaim the No.1 spot after losing his place in the side to Nübel in recent weeks.
60'
SCHALKE DOWN TO 10 MEN!
Schalke goalkeeper Nübel is sent off for bringing Hazard down on the edge of the penalty area! It's a free-kick for the visitors, who will now seek to make the most of their numerical advantage.
55'
FREE-KICK FOR GLADBACH
Hazard instigates a quick counter, bursting away from Rudy before switching to Plea, who is fouled by Serdar. Hofmann curls in the ensuing free-kick from the left, but his delivery is poor and Schalke can clear.
51'
PLEA SHOOTS
It's end-to-end stuff right now and Plea, who has now switched flanks over to the left, collects a long pass from Ginter, strides forward and takes a pop, but Nübel is equal to it.
50'
CHANCE FOR UTH
Lovely skill from Serdar to backheel the ball into Uth's path in a crowded penalty area. The Schalke striker turns his marker and shoots, but Sommer makes a good save.
47'
FAST BREAK FROM GLADBACH
The visitors drive forward down the right, with Hazard leading the charge. He plays it to Zakaria, whose attempted cross into the middle is blocked and goes out for a corner off Sane. Hoffmann tries his luck from distance when the corner is half-cleared, but his shot flies well over.
Kick-off!
Half-time
43'
GLADBACH TRYING
Stindl with a delightful through-ball for Zakaria, whose attempted cross into the middle is blocked. Following the resultant corner, Ginter gets a header on target, but Nübel makes a comfortable save.
41'
FANCY FOOTWORK FROM UTH
The Schalke forward skips past Ginter by switching the ball quickly from one foot to another and the Gladbach defender receives a booking for his trouble. Caligiuri takes the ensuing free-kick and goes close, curling an effort just wide of the post.
39'
FANCY FOOTWORK FROM UTH
The Schalke forward skips past Ginter by switching the ball quickly from one foot to another and the Gladbach defender receives a booking for his trouble. Caligiuri takes the ensuing free-kick and goes close, curling an effort just wide of the post.
37'
HALF-CHANCE FOR MCKENNIE
Oczipka curls in a looping free-kick from the left and McKennie rises highest to meet it in the box, but he's stretching for it and the ball is just behind him, so he can't get any direction on his header.
32'
NO WAY THROUGH
Gladbach still have more of the ball but with Schalke defending so deeply, they can't find any space in the final third. The hosts, for their part, have not launched a meaningful attack for a good while now.
23'
SCHALKE DROPPING BACK
Having been on the front foot in the early exchanges, Schalke have retreated further down the pitch now as Gladbach grow into the game. The hosts are now allowing their visitors to have the ball and come at them, and you get the sense Gladbach are working up a head of steam.
18'
ZAKARIA MUST SCORE...
... but he doesn't! Stindl finds the midfielder with a clever through-ball to send him one-on-one with Schalke goalkeeper Nübel, who makes a brilliant save to send the ball out for a corner.
16'
UTH HEADS OVER
Bentaleb skips away from a couple of challenges in midfield and finds Konoplyanka on the left. He cuts inside onto his stornger right foot and curls a cross into the box. Uth is first to it but his header under pressure misses the target.
14'
STINDL GOES CLOSE
Lovely build-up from Gladbach as Zakaria feeds a pass to Stindl with the outside of his right boot. Stindl's first touch is excellent and takes him just inside the Schalke box, slightly to the left. He lets fly with a powerful drive, but it's always rising and goes over the bar.
10'
CHANCE FOR CALIGIURI
McKennie tries to thhread a pass through to Uth but it gets blocked. The ball falls to Caligiuri about 25 yards out, but he drags his shot wide of the Gladbach goal. Schalke are enjoying more of the ball at the moment, but that effort aside, they haven't really troubled their visitors yet.
7'
CHANCE FOR GLADBACH!
Hazard bamboozles the Schalke defence, his quick feet and close control taking him pat a couple of challenges. He spies Oscar Wendt in space in the left-hand side of the penalty area, and the defender's first-time shot is blocked by Caligiuri.
3'
EARLY SPARRING
The teams are still feeling each other out at the moment. Gladbach are sitting back and allowing Schalke to come onto them, likely in the hope that they can exploit any space on the counter-attack. After Bayern Munich's defeat earlier today, the visitors know they could go second with a win here.
Kick-off!
HANDSHAKE TIME We're seconds away from kick-off now, as the players go through the pre-game formalities. Captains Daniel Caligiuri and Lars Stindl meet in the middle fot the coin toss and now we're all set to go!
ALMOST TIME!
The players are in the tunnel and are just awaiting the referee's go-ahead before taking to the pitch.
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