Relegated stay tuned: Schalke defeated Aue in a buddy duel

Created: 01/23/2022, 09:55 am

Aue's goalkeeper Martin Männel (M) is on the ground after the goal to 0:5.

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FC Schalke 04 has ended its weak away series and is in contact with the promotion ranks in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Coach Dimitrios Grammozis' team beat FC Erzgebirge Aue 5-0 (2-0) on Saturday and celebrated their first away win since mid-October.

Simon Terodde (36th minute) and Andreas Vindheim (38th) put the guests on course for victory.

Aue - In front of 1000 spectators, Danny Latza (51./63) made the preliminary decision with a brace, Marvin Pieringer (72.) made the final score.

Schalke had the game under control from the start, but Aue didn't shake in the last third.

Only a low ball from debutant Vindheim caused chaos in the penalty area, Terodde somehow got the ball and scored the deserved lead.

Two minutes later the inverted image.

Terodde gets the ball in a transition situation, sends Vindheim and the Norwegian thrashes the ball into the goal.

In injury time in the first half, referee Arne Arnink took back a hand penalty given to Schalke after video evidence.

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Shortly after the restart, Schalke dealt the hosts the next setback.

Substitute Latza was in the right place in the penalty area and only had to put his foot down to score the third goal after a preliminary work by Pieringer.

The 32-year-old was allowed to do it again twelve minutes later, Latza headed in completely unchallenged after a cross from Vindheim.

Pieringer also scored his second goal of the season after Vindheim put the ball into the penalty area again.

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