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Berlin (AP) - FC Schalke 04 took its last chance: With the first victory in the Bundesliga after the annoying series of 30 unsuccessful games, the Gelsenkircheners averted the setting of the negative record by Tasmania Berlin.
With the returnee and new captain Sead Kolasinac, Schalke won against TSG Hoffenheim 4-0 (1-0).
Matthew Hoppe with a three-pack (42./57./63.) Shot the Schalke almost single-handedly to their first victory since January 17, 2020. Amine Harit (80.) finished with the 4-0.
Tasmania had not won 31 games in a row in the 1965/66 season.
At the same time, the team of the new coach Christian Gross left the last place in the table for the first time since the 8th matchday.
The new bottom is the FSV Mainz 05 after a 0: 2 (0: 1) home defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt's André Silva with two converted penalties (24./72.) Ensured an unsuccessful debut for the new Mainz coach Bo Svensson.
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In the top group, 1. FC Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen each earned one point after they left behind.
With goals from Sheraldo Becker (29th) and Robert Andrich (52nd), the Berliners turned a 0-1 deficit against VfL Wolfsburg, but had to be satisfied with a 2: 2 (1: 1).
Renato Steffen (10th) and Wout Weghorst (66th / foul penalty) scored for Lower Saxony, where Maximilian Arnold saw red after an emergency brake (51st).
Leverkusen came at the same time to SV Werder Bremen to a 1: 1 (0: 0).
After Ömer Toprak's goal in Bremen (52nd), Patrik Schick (73rd) equalized.
The form strong SC Freiburg has increased the relegation problems at 1. FC Köln with a 5-0 (2-0) shooting match.
After the goals of Ermedin Demirovic (18th), Nicolas Höfler (39th), Roland Sallai (59th), Philipp Lienhart (69th) and Lucas Höler (79th) and the fifth win in a row, the Breisgauer consolidated his place in the top ten.
Cologne, on the other hand, slips to relegation rank 16 if Arminia Bielefeld wins this Sunday against Hertha BSC.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach had already defeated FC Bayern Munich 3-2 (2-2) on Friday evening and brought the German record champions their second defeat of the season.
In the late game on Saturday, RB Leipzig was able to take over the championship lead from Bayern with a win against Borussia Dortmund.
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