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Frankfurt / Main (AP) - Returnees Luka Jovic celebrated a fairytale debut at Eintracht Frankfurt and gave the Hessians three points against Schalke 04 when they said goodbye to captain David Abraham.
The Serb scored twice in the 3: 1 (1: 1) against FC Schalke 04 - first in the 72nd minute, then in stoppage time.
Previously, André Silva (28th) gave the home side the lead, which Matthew Hoppe (29th) immediately equalized.
Jovic had only come on ten minutes before his first goal.
The Royal Blues' hopes for a lasting upswing have faded again.
After the first win against TSG Hoffenheim (4: 0) and the end of the negative streak of 30 Bundesliga games, Schalke went back to the Bundesliga game as losers and bottom of the table.
With the fourth victory in a row, the Frankfurters are on course for the European Cup.
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The Frankfurt professionals were initially not only inspired by their recent successes.
At the same time they wanted to give their captain David Abraham a good farewell after more than five years on the Main and a fitting reception for the surprise returnee Jovic.
Abraham ended his engagement at his own request and returned to his home country Argentina.
The 23-year-old Jovic is on loan from Real Madrid, where Eintracht sold him in 2019 for around 60 million euros.
More motivation is not possible.
The hosts started energetically and powerfully, while Schalke hardly developed any initiative and could be happy not to fall behind early.
But Eintracht midfielder Aymen Barkok (3rd / 7th) missed two big chances with shots from 14 meters.
The guests were lucky with a header from Martin Hinteregger (24th) after a corner from Amin Younes, in which the ball hit the post.
Four minutes later, however, Silva used a pass from Erik Durm more consistently.
From the penalty spot he scored to make it 1-0 and his twelfth goal of the season.
But the joy about the lead was short-lived: In return, Hoppe prevailed against Hinteregger and scored the equalizer with a shot through the legs of Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp.
The American had shone with three goals against Hoffenheim.
This chance remained for Schalke and 1: 1 until the break - thanks to 04 goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann, who brilliantly blocked a shot from Durm in the 42nd minute.
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In the second half, the Royal Blues were much more active, while the Frankfurters lost the game a little.
Only with the substitution of Jovic after a good hour came more train into the game of unity and the turn.
After Filip Kostic presented Jovic with an ice cold shot to make it 2-1.
Before the kick-off, a "kicker report" caused unrest at Schalke that the board of directors would look for a successor to sports director Jochen Schneider in the short to medium term.
“You have to ask the board of directors.
Unfortunately, I can't answer the question, «said Schneider to the TV broadcaster« Sky ».
«I'm doing my job.
That's what I can influence.
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