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The scene of the prelude: In the afternoon the news made the round that Ralf ferryman would lose his place between the posts of Schalke 04. Alexander Nübel is the new goalkeeper. Nübel actually started against VfL Wolfsburg. "We felt that Ralle is not clear in the head," said coach Domenico Tedesco about his former number one. After warming up, the 30-year-old ferryman went to 22-year-old Nübel and hugged him. Long. Heartache in royal blue.

The scenes of the game: Just five minutes after kickoff, Nübel showed why Tedesco made him the new number one. After a cross from Wolfsburg's Yannick Gerhardt headed Admir Mehmedi the ball from five meters to the gate. With a lightning-fast reaction Nübel steered the ball over the bar. When Nübel held on once again in the first half in one-on-one with Renato Steffen (27 '), the fans chanted his name in the stadium.

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Alexander Nübel

The result: Schalke defeated Wolfsburg 2: 1 (1: 1). Click here for the game report.

But not exhausted: Schalke is doing very well with scoring successes this season. It takes a penalty to take the lead. Wolfsburg's William kicked Alessandro Schöpf on the foot, referee Manuel Gräfe pointed to the penalty spot. Daniel Caliguri scored the lead (8th minute) - and the Schalke had exhausted their Torkapazitäten actually. Only in four rounds Schalke scored more than one goal. Responsible for the fifth was Caliguri. With a remarkable shot he hit the winning goal (80.).

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Elvis Rexhbecaj (right)

Elvis lives: After the first lead it seemed as if Schalke had the game under control. Rail. Because the tour lasted only twelve minutes. Steffen hit a cross from the right side to the second post, where Mehmedi still failed at the post. Elvis Rexhbecaj converted the margin to equalize (20). Rexhbecaj is the first Elvis in the Bundesliga to score.

1 - Elvis #Rexhbecaj is the 1st player named Elvis to score a #Bundesliga goal. King. @VfLWolfsburg_US # S04WOB pic.twitter.com/5oJMAAWzNi

- OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) January 20, 2019

Unrest 04: With many ball contacts of Sebastian Rudy a murmur went through the stadium. Even when Schalke were in the lead, the game calmed down so as not to unnecessarily lose the ball, the Schalke crowd seemed dissatisfied. If Schalke should have been quiet at some point, then it is already over.

The hopeful: Nübel has won his first game as goalkeeper of Schalke 04. He is a proof of the turn of the century in the Schalke squad. In addition to Nübel and Weston McKennie, also strong against Wolfsburg, Ahmed Kutucu and Haji Wright were joined by two other promising talents. On the other hand, aging stars like Naldo leave the club. Schalke's latest trend is positive. The trend of the youngest.

Schalke 04 - VfL Wolfsburg 2: 1 (1: 1)
1: 0 Caligiuri (8th, penalty)
1: 1 Rexhbecaj (20th)
2: 1 Caligiuri (78.)
Schalke: Nübel - Caligiuri, Salif Sane, Nastasic, Oczipka - Stambouli, Rudy - Uth (90th Wright), McKennie (90th + 1 Serdar), Schöpf - Skrzybski (90th + 3 Kutucu)
Wolfsburg: Casteels - William, Knoche, Brooks, Roussillon - Arnold - Gerhardt (87th Malli), Rexhbecaj (72nd Brekalo) - Steffen (84th Klaus), Weghorst, Mehmedi
Spectators: 58,827
Referee: Grafe
Yellow Card: McKennie -