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Statement from the board – S04 reject the possibility of Osnabrück game being moved

VfL Osnabrück announced on Tuesday (30/4) that the city of Osnabrück had issued a temporary order barring the use of their stadium after structural defects in the roof were identified. This therefore put S04’s away game on matchday 32 (4/5) in doubt. The club’s board is now demanding the integrity of the competition is maintained by sticking to the original date of the game, and has offered several alternative suggestions to prevent the game from being postponed.

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Away game in Osnabrück in danger of being postponed due to stadium closure

VfL Osnabrück informed FC Schalke 04 on Tuesday evening (30/4) that the city of Osnabrück has ordered the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke to shut with immediate effect. The local authorities have issued a temporary order barring the use of the stadium after structural defects in the roof were identified during a regularly scheduled inspection.

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Ron Schallenberg: I think we’re well-prepared for the last three games

“It hurts a bit,” said Ron Schallenberg after the 1-1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf, particularly referring to the controversial non-penalty incident in injury time. The Schalke defender doesn’t want to dwell on that however. Schallenberg has analysed the whole picture – and concluded that it’s positive overall.

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Karel Geraerts: If we carry on like this, we’ll be tough to beat

Following a frantic final few minutes at the VELTINS-Arena on Saturday evening (27/4), the controversial call to overturn a penalty for FC Schalke 04 proved to be a hot topic after the final whistle. Everyone involved in the game came to the conclusion, however, that the 1-1 draw between the Royal Blues and Fortuna Düsseldorf was a fair result. Karel Geraerts, Fortuna head coach Daniel Thioune and Kenan Karaman all spoke to the media after the match.

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Tense clash ends 1-1 after penalty overturned in injury time

FC Schalke 04 extended their unbeaten run at home to seven games on Saturday evening, as they drew 1-1 with third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf. Kenan Karaman fired the Royal Blues ahead in the 55th minute, but his strike was cancelled out by Ao Tanaka’s finish twelve minutes later.

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Kenan Karaman ahead of Düsseldorf clash: We’re in a much better place now

The Royal Blues have picked up 14 points from their last six games at the VELTINS-Arena, with Kenan Karaman playing a decisive role in five of those matches. Three more points against Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday night (27/4, 20:30 CEST) would mark an important step towards staying up this season.

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Karel Geraerts: Playing every game to win

FC Schalke 04 will take on Fortuna Düsseldorf in front of a sold-out crowd at the VELTINS-Arena for a prime-time clash on Saturday (27/4, 20:30 CEST). The visitors currently sit third in the table and are on a fine run of form, having won their past six league games in a row with an overall scoreline of 16-1. “We’re coming up against a strong opponent,” acknowledged S04 head coach Karel Geraerts.

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Keke Topp: I had a feeling I’d score

The Royal Blues took a point home to Gelsenkirchen after the 1-1 draw at SV Elversberg on Friday (19th April). “It was a tough game. Elversberg played really well. We’ll take the point away from home,” said Keke Topp, who scored a 59th-minute equaliser for the Knappen.

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Karel Geraerts: We were more energetic in the second half

The Royal Blues came away from Elversberg with a point on Friday (19/4). Both head coaches and Ron Schallenberg spoke to the media about the clash in Saarland after the game. We’ve gathered their most important quotes below.

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Schalke draw in Elversberg after Topp scores

FC Schalke 04 played out a stalemate with SV Elversberg on Friday evening (19/4). The hosts took the lead in the first 45 through Florian Le Joncour’s header, which was cancelled out by Keke Topp’s second-half strike.

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Karel Geraerts: We can’t afford to take it easy

FC Schalke 04 will be hoping to use the momentum from their crucial 2-0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg when they take on SV Elversberg in a competitive away game for the first time on Friday evening (19/4, 18:30 CEST).

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Marius Müller: Take this mentality into the Elversberg game

Two minutes of Schalke 04’s match against 1. FC Nürnberg on Saturday (13/4) could have completely changed the course of the game. Kenan Karaman missed a chance in the 56th minute to make it 2-0 to S04, and then shortly afterwards, Can Uzun sent a curling effort towards the top left corner up the other end – but Marius Müller popped up with a top-drawer save to prevent a Nürnberg equaliser.

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