Before the game kicked off, Schalke was only two points behind Hertha BSC in the table. Even though the capital club has been able to consolidate and improve in terms of play in recent weeks, the points have not come. The game between the two teams, which are primarily concerned with staying up in the league this season, was all the more important.

But instead of an upward trend for royal blue in terms of points, the first half was only slightly better in terms of general appearance. Two of S04's goals were disallowed for offside positions. In the end, the hosts from Berlin scored the three very important points with a 2-1 win.

A few minutes after the restart, Hertha scored the opening goal. A long-range shot by Lucas Tousart, which Alexander Schwolow should have saved without any problems, found its way into the goal. In the 85th minute, Schalke scored the equalizer through Florent Mollet. Almost as a direct countermove, the Berliners increased the final score to 2:1.

Due to the defeat and the points of the competition, the Gelsenkirchen team ended the eleventh matchday in last place in the table. Six points from these games is an extremely meager yield.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as S04 loses even without Kramer: Schalke reactions to Hertha's 2-1 win.