Fortuna Düsseldorf Archive

Vitalie Becker: I had no idea what to do!

Vitalie Becker would hardly have been able to imagine better circumstances to net his first professional goal. The academy graduate, who’s donned a Royal Blue jersey since the summer of 2013, put away Schalke’s second to seal the 2-0 win in front of more than 20,000 travelling fans. He had one thought firmly in mind after netting the special strike.

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Kenan Karaman: Proud to reach this special milestone

The match on Friday (5/12) was a particularly meaningful one for Kenan Karaman. And not only because the FC Schalke 04 captain was back at his former club Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he made 72 competitive appearances between 2018 and 2021. For the 31-year-old, the evening in the North Rhine-Westphalia capital also brought up a notable milestone – it was his 100th competitive outing in a Schalke shirt.

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Miron Muslic: It felt like half the stadium was Royal Blue

FC Schalke 04 earned a 2-0 away win in Düsseldorf on Friday night (5/12). After the final whistle, head coach Miron Muslic, Fortuna boss Markus Anfang, director of professional football Youri Mulder and goalkeeper Loris Karius reflected on the 90 minutes at the Merkur Spiel-Arena and the current situation.

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S04 win 2-0 in Düsseldorf

Over 20,000 away fans were in attendance to see FC Schalke 04 win 2-0 at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Friday evening (5/12). Kenan Karaman opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time on what was his 100th appearance for the club, before academy product Vitalie Becker sealed all three points late on with his first goal for the Knappen.

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Soufiane El-Faouzi: We’re all pulling together

Ahead of the Friday night fixture away at Fortuna Düsseldorf (5/12), Schalke’s engine room Soufiane El-Faouzi sat down with us to discuss the impending encounter with his former club, where he played for two years at U23 level. “I’m looking forward to it, it’ll be my first time playing at Fortuna’s main ground. The atmosphere is going to be incredible with 10,000 Schalke fans right behind us,” he said confidently.

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Miron Muslic: We don’t put the work in once a month, we do it every single day

FC Schalke 04’s head coach is expecting a noisy away end on Friday evening (5/12, 18:30 CET), when Schalke visit Fortuna Düsseldorf to kick off matchday 15. More than 10,000 travelling supporters will back the Royal Blues at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. “Their support means everything to us. The fans are our 12th man,” said Miron Muslic.

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Kenan Karaman: We need to play a lot better next week

Jakob Fimpel and Fortuna coach Daniel Thioune reflected on Saturday’s 2-0 defeat in Düsseldorf at the post-match press conference. Kenan Karaman and Ron Schallenberg also gave their thoughts after the game.

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S04 beaten 2-0 in Düsseldorf

FC Schalke 04 lost 2-0 away against Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday afternoon (10/5). Dawid Kownacki (57’) and Myron van Brederode (77’) scored in the second half to secure all three points for the hosts.

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Jakob Fimpel: Important that the lads have a lot of energy

FC Schalke 04 play away against Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday (10/5) at 13:00 CEST. Jakob Fimpel will be in charge of the Royal Blues at the Merkur Spiel-Arena and he has a clear aim for the game: “We are heading there to win the match.”

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Kenan Karaman: I want to lead from the front and help the team

FC Schalke 04’s captain Kenan Karaman has served his suspension for a red card and is available again for Saturday’s away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf (10/5). Ahead of the meeting with his former club, Karaman spoke to the media about topics like the club’s change of head coach and the table.

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Matchdays 31 to 33 scheduled

The DFL confirmed the exact dates and times for matchdays 31 to 33 on Thursday (20/3). As is always the case, all nine games on matchday 34 will be played at the same time.

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Kees van Wonderen: The belief in our own ability keeps on growing

Just like last week at league leaders Paderborn, the Royal Blues put in an impressive performance on Saturday afternoon (14/12) against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Kees van Wonderen and his opposite number Daniel Thioune reflected on an entertaining game at the post-match press conference, with both coaches agreeing that Fortuna goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier was the reason that Schalke only got a point. Captain Kenan Karaman and Paul Seguin also talked about the 90 minutes.

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