Schalke Claims Top Spot with Late winner Against Paderborn
GELSENKIRCHEN,โ GERMANY – Schalke 04 secured first โฃplace in the โleague withโค a โข2-1 victory over Paderborn on Saturday,โ sealed by a โขwinning goal from Bryan Lasme in theโ 86th minute. schalke now hasโ 31 points, guaranteeing them the top โฃposition atโ the end ofโ the matchday. Paderborn remains in second โplace with 29 points, but could be overtaken by SV Elversberg. Hannover 96 jumped to third place after a 3-0 win against Karlsruhe SC.
The match began with โa twelve-minute period of silence โin theโฃ stands, a protest against planned security โmeasures in german stadiums.โค Early in the game, a penalty was initially โawarded to โคPaderborn following a duel between โCalvin Brackelmannโฃ and Schalke’s Moussa Sylla, but the decision was overturned after video review, with the referee determining theโ foul occurred โฃoutside the penalty area.
Paderborn took the lead with โa goal from โCurda, โคwho headed the ball past Schalke goalkeeper Loris Karius. Though,โข Schalke quickly responded before halftime with a goalโฃ from โKaraman, leveling the score.
Sylla appeared to score for Schalke after the break,โ but the โgoal was โdisallowedโ dueโ to an offside call. Lasme, returning from a long injury break, ultimately secured the โwin for Schalkeโข with his 86th-minute goal.
