Schalke 3-0 Hertha Berlin
Goals: 1-0 Stark (o.g. 38'), 2-0 Rekik (o.g. 48'), 3-0 Kenny (85')

Schalke's new bold, possession-based playing style under David Wagner almost got them into trouble in the early stages of the game, as Hertha's high pressing forced them into mistakes. Vladimir Darida and Dodi Lukebakio were very nearly the beneficiaries, but the former dragged his shot from the edge of the box wide of the target, before Alexander Nübel saved a fierce drive from Lukebakio. The hosts had posed very little threat in the final third, but nevertheless took the lead shortly before the break when Daniel Caligiuri's cut-back from the right was diverted into the net by Hertha defender Niklas Stark. Guido Burgstaller should have made it two moments later, but he blazed over an open goal after robbing Stark of the ball on the edge of the six-yard box.

The Austrian forward made amends of sorts early in the second half, latching onto Weston McKennie's pass before shrugging off his defender and firing a shot at goal that was inadvertently bundled over the line by Karim Rekik. The visitors thought they had pulled a goal back almost instantly, but Vedad Ibisevic's effort was correctly disallowed for offside. Hertha boss Ante Covic responded by making three attacking substitutions in a bid to find a way back into the game, but aside from a Rekik header from a free-kick that tickled the roof of the net, they never seriously troubled their hosts. Instead, it was Schalke who found the net again, Jonjoe Kenny drilling in a superb goal from the edge of the box to seal the points late on.

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