Hallescher FC vs Schalke 04, 2026-27 German Cup, First Round

· German Cup

Hallescher FC

45': Vin Kastull
90'+1': Niclas Stierlin

FT - ET
2 - 5

Schalke 04

62': Dejan Ljubicic
81': Edin Dzeko (P)
98': Moussa Sylla
105'+1': Junior Adamu
117': Edin Dzeko

About

Hallescher FC are hosting Schalke 04 at Leuna-Chemie-Stadion, Halle, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Timeline

13': Timo Becker (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 13'
45': Vin Kastull (Hallescher FC) Goal at 45'
45': Junior Adamu (Schalke 04) Substitution at 45'
48': Lennard Becker (Hallescher FC) Yellow Card at 48'
54': Niklas Landgraf (Hallescher FC) Yellow Card at 54'
62': Dejan Ljubicic (Schalke 04) Goal at 62'
63': Pascal Schmedemann (Hallescher FC) Substitution at 63'
64': Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04) Substitution at 64'
64': Robin Gosens (Schalke 04) Substitution at 64'
71': Soufian Benyamina (Hallescher FC) Yellow Card at 71'
75': Stanley Ratifo (Hallescher FC) Yellow Card at 75'
76': Bocar Baró (Hallescher FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Max Kulke (Hallescher FC) Substitution at 76'
81': Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04) Penalty - Scored at 81'
85': Osman Atilgan (Hallescher FC) Substitution at 85'
85': Emilio Stobbe (Hallescher FC) Substitution at 85'
85': Mert Can Ayhan (Schalke 04) Substitution at 85'
88': Mert Can Ayhan (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 88'
90'+1': Niclas Stierlin (Hallescher FC) Goal at 90'+1'
98': Moussa Sylla (Schalke 04) Goal at 98'
105'+1': Junior Adamu (Schalke 04) Goal at 105'+1'
105': Satoshi Tanaka (Schalke 04) Substitution at 105'
117': Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04) Goal at 117'

Statistics

S04		HAL
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
9	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	6
74.2	Possession	25.8
26	SHOTS	10
12	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
697	Accurate Passes	160
817	Passes	275
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
9	Blocked Shots	0
19	Effective Tackles	8
24	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
25	Clearances	56

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Leuna-Chemie-Stadion
Location: Halle, Germany
Attendance: 14,000

Line-Ups

Hallescher FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
32	Luca Bendel (GK)
27	Vin Kastull
5	Burim Halili
31	Niklas Landgraf
23	Marius Hauptmann
25	Lennard Becker
13	Niclas Stierlin
43	Julien Damelang
11	Fabrice Hartmann
30	Stanley Ratifo
90	Soufian Benyamina

Hallescher FC Substitutes:

Bocar Baró, Emilio Stobbe, Felix Langhammer, Pascal Schmedemann, Moritz Schulze, Osman Atilgan, Robert Berger, Lucas Ehrlich, Max Kulke.

Schalke 04 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Loris Karius (GK)
4	Hasan Kurucay
25	Nikola Katic
33	Vitalie Becker
5	Timo Becker
6	Ron Schallenberg
23	Soufian El-Faouzi
24	Adil Aouchiche
29	Junior Dina Ebimbe
9	Moussa Sylla
21	Dejan Ljubicic

Schalke 04 Substitutes:

Edin Dzeko, Satoshi Tanaka, Robin Gosens, Mert Can Ayhan, Luca Vozar, Janik Bachmann, Kevin Müller, Junior Adamu, Maximilian Wöber.

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