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Schalke's Kenan Karaman (r.) in a duel with Paderborn's Ilyas Ansah
Photo: Bernd Thissen / dpa
In the second Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel can benefit from Hamburger SV's renewed slip-up: KSV won its home game against Karlsruher SC 1-0 (0-0) and, as second in the table, now has a five-point lead over relegation place three which HSV holds.
Schalke 04 also wanted a cushion against relegation - the traditional club, threatened with relegation, played in a wild game against SC Paderborn 3:3 (2:0) and is five points ahead of 16th place. Wehen Wiesbaden and Hannover 96 separated 1: 1 (1:0).
A club from Schleswig-Holstein has never played in the Bundesliga.
Holstein Kiel is preparing to change that: in 2018 and 2021 the club narrowly failed in relegation, this year they are aiming for direct promotion.
Things are looking good after 25 match days: At the beginning of the second half against KSC, the Kiel team increased the pace, Shuto Machino from a tight angle (46th minute), Timo Becker with a header (47th) and Machino again, whose shot was short was blocked in front of the goal line (49th), opened the second half powerfully.
Coincidence also helped us take the lead: a long-range shot from captain Lewis Holtby was deflected in such a way that Patrick Drewes could only look behind the Karlsruhe goal (57').
The KSC tried to equalize, but Kiel took the lead over time.
Schalke had won all of their last three home games.
This series broke against promotion aspirants Paderborn, but it didn't look like it for a long time: Filip Bilbija had the ball played to his elbow by Schalke's Kenan Karaman from a short distance, referee Robert Kampka decided on a hand penalty - and was not sent to the VAR for review screen requested.
A tough decision against Paderborn, which Karaman took the lead (32').
After the break, Bryan Lasme increased, moving from the left wing to the middle and scoring with a curling shot (50').
The remarkable volley from Aaron Zehnter (60th) was the starting signal for Paderborn's comeback.
Schalke's Tomas Kalas also caused a hand penalty, David Kinsombi placed it weakly, but the ball still slipped through Marius Müller's fingers (78th).
With a lot of calm in front of the goal, substitute Sebastian Klaas completely turned the game around (86th), before Schalke's joker Keke Topp put the ball in front of himself with his heel and completed the strong individual action with a low shot to make the final score (90th + 1).
With a win against newly promoted SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Hannover 96 could have drawn level with the "big" HSV from Hamburg, but coach Stefan Leitl's team was unable to win for the third time in a row.
Wehen's top scorer Ivan Prtajin took the lead from close range (33'), the guests were only able to equalize through Andreas Voglsammer, who scored with a header two minutes after coming on as a substitute (54').
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