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Hallescher FC — FC Schalke 04: 2:5, DFB Pokal

DFB Pokal
Hallescher FC W20 Jan · Home Germânia Halberstadt · 4:0W24 Jan · Away Tasmania Berlin · 4:0L28 Jun · Home Gornik Zabrze · 1:2L3 Jul · Home Schöningen · 1:4L17 Jul · Away Lokomotive Leipzig · 0:2L24 Aug · Home FC Schalke 04 · 2:5
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FC Schalke 04 L16 Aug · Home Real Madrid · 0:3W24 Aug · Away Hallescher FC · 5:2L30 Aug · Away FC Augsburg · 0:3D5 Sep · Home Bayern Munich · 0:0W11 Sep · Away Union Berlin · 3:1D20 Sep · Home SV Elversberg · 0:0
Venue: Erdgas Sportpark City: Halle

In the DFB Pokal game on 24 August 2026, FC Schalke 04 beat Hallescher FC 2:5. Match numbers: shots on target 5:12, corners 3:9.

Match report

Schalke 04 claimed a 2:5 victory over Hallescher in the Round of 64 of the DFB Pokal at Ergas Sportpark on Sunday evening. The match stretched into extra time after Hallescher had levelled at 2:2 through Niclas Stierlin's goal in the 90th minute plus one.

Vin Kastull gave the hosts an early lead with a strike on the half-hour mark, but Dejan Ljubičić equalised for Schalke shortly after halftime. Edin Džeko restored the visitors' advantage from the penalty spot in the 81st minute before Stierlin's late response set up a dramatic finish.

Moussa Sylla broke the deadlock in extra time with a goal in the 98th minute, and Junior Adamu doubled his tally within a minute to put Schalke in control. Džeko sealed the result with his second goal of the match in the 117th minute, completing a comprehensive comeback.

Schalke were dominant in possession at 74 per cent and created seven big chances compared to Hallescher's two. The visitors registered 12 shots on target with an expected goals figure of 4.18, while Hallescher managed five shots on target and 0.7 expected goals. Schalke's 146 attacks dwarfed Hallescher's 90.

The result means Schalke progress to the next round of the competition. Hallescher's recent form included losses to Lokomotiv Leipzig and Schönningen, while Schalke had suffered defeats on their European tour against Real Madrid and Atalanta. The visitors will now look to build momentum ahead of their league campaign.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 26 – 74
Shots on target 5 – 12
Shots off target 5 – 5
Expected goals 0.70 – 4.18

Match events

  1. 13' FC Schalke 04 Yellow card Timo Becker
  2. 45' Hallescher FC Goal Vin Kastull
  3. 46' FC Schalke 04 Substitution Eric Ebimbe off: Junior Adamu
  4. 48' Hallescher FC Yellow card Lennard Becker
  5. 54' Hallescher FC Yellow card Niklas Landgraf
  6. 62' FC Schalke 04 Goal Dejan Ljubičić
  7. 63' Hallescher FC Substitution Fabrice Hartmann off: Pascal Schmedemann
  8. 64' FC Schalke 04 Substitution Vitalie Becker off: Robin Gosens
  9. 64' FC Schalke 04 Substitution Nikola Katić off: Edin Džeko
  10. 71' Hallescher FC Yellow card Soufian Benyamina
  11. 75' Hallescher FC Yellow card Stanley Ratifo
  12. 76' Hallescher FC Substitution Lennard Becker off: Max Kulke
  13. 76' Hallescher FC Substitution Soufian Benyamina off: Bocar Baro
  14. 81' FC Schalke 04 Penalty Edin Džeko
  15. 85' Hallescher FC Substitution Stanley Ratifo off: Emilio Stobbe
  16. 85' Hallescher FC Substitution Niklas Landgraf off: Osman Atılgan
  17. 85' FC Schalke 04 Substitution Dejan Ljubičić off: Mertcan Ayhan
  18. 88' FC Schalke 04 Yellow card Mertcan Ayhan
  19. 90+1' Hallescher FC Goal Niclas Stierlin
  20. 98' FC Schalke 04 Goal Moussa Sylla assist: Edin Džeko
  21. 105+1' FC Schalke 04 Substitution A. Aouchiche off: S. Tanaka
  22. 105+1' FC Schalke 04 Goal Junior Adamu assist: Moussa Sylla
  23. 106' FC Schalke 04 Goal J. Adamu assist: M. Sylla
  24. 106' FC Schalke 04 Substitution Adil Aouchiche off: Satoshi Tanaka
  25. 117' FC Schalke 04 Goal Edin Džeko

Statistics

26 Possession, % 74
5 Shots on target 12
5 Shots off target 5
0.70 Expected goals 4.18
2 Big chances 7
90 Attacks 146
3 Corners 9
11 Fouls 11
10 Free kicks 11
4 Offsides 4
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
10 Goal kicks 6
36 Throw-ins 39
All statistics
18/4045% Aerial duels 22/4055%
36 Backward passes 118
0 Blocked shots 9
56 Clearances 25
5/1828% Crosses 9/3824%
10/2343% Dribbles 3/3100%
0.30 Expected assists 2.28
115 Failed passes 120
6 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Interceptions 8
5 Key passes 15
23/7531% Long passes 37/7549%
35 Passes into the final third 178
166 Passes in the opposition half 534
127 Passes in own half 321
0.50 Shot accuracy 0.46
2 Shots from outside the box 7
8 Shots inside the box 19
8/1362% Tackles 19/2479%
275 Total passes 817

Line-ups

Hallescher FC

Starting XI
# Player number
32 Luca Bendel 32
5 Burim Halili 5
23 Marius Hauptmann 23
27 V. Kastull 27
31 N. Landgraf 31
11 F. Hartmann 11
13 N. Stierlin 13
43 Julien Damelang 43
30 S. Ratifo 30
90 S. Benyamina 90
Substitutes
# Player number
33 Moritz Schulze 33
2 Robert Berger 2
24 Pascal Schmedemann 24
34 Felix Langhammer 34
17 Max Kulke 17
9 Bocar Baro 9
10 Osman Atılgan 10
18 Lucas Ehrlich 18
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FC Schalke 04

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Loris Sven Karius 1
4 Hasan Kuruçay 4
5 Timo Becker 5
25 Nikola Katić 25
33 Vitalie Becker 33
6 Ron Schallenberg 6
21 Dejan Ljubičić 21
23 Soufian El-Faouzi 23
24 Adil Aouchiche 24
9 Moussa Sylla 9
29 Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe 29
Substitutes
# Player number
22 Kevin Müller 22
8 Robin Everardus Gosens 8
39 Maximilian Wöber 39
43 Mertcan Ayhan 43
13 Satoshi Tanaka 13
14 Janik Jay Bachmann 14
38 Luca Vozar 38
10 Edin Džeko 10
20 Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 20
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