Bundesliga
March 12, 2010
Schalke 04
2 - 1
VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga
19:30 GMT, March 12, 2010
Veltins-Arena
Referee: Lutz Wagner
Schalke go top
Scoring Summary
| Schalke 04 | VfB Stuttgart |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira (46') | Serdar Tasci (50') |
| Kevin Kuranyi (55') |
Teams
| Schalke 04 | VfB Stuttgart |
|---|---|
| 1 Manuel Neuer | 1 Jens Lehmann |
| 5 Marcelo Jose Bordon | 5 Serdar Tasci |
| 4 Benedikt Höwedes | 6 Georg Niedermeier |
| 32 Joel Matip | 21 Christian Molinaro |
| 2 Heiko Westermann | 35 Christian Träsch |
| 18 Rafinha | 28 Sami Khedira |
| 10 Ivan Rakitic | 32 Zdravko Kuzmanovic |
| 21 Lukas Schmitz | 23 Alexander Hleb |
| 12 Peer Kluge | 13 Timo Gebhart |
| 22 Kevin Kuranyi | 18 Cacau |
| 17 Jefferson Farfan | 29 Pavel Pogrebnyak |
| Substitutes | |
| 14 Gerald Asamoah | Khalid Boulahrouz 4 |
| 7 Junmin Hao | Ciprian Marica 9 |
| 9 Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira | Ricardo Osorio 3 |
| 11 Alexander Baumjohann | Roberto Hilbert 19 |
| 33 Mathias Schober | Alexander Stolz 12 |
| 28 Christoph Moritz | Sebastian Rudy 16 |
| 34 Besart Ibraimi | Julian Schieber 39 |
| Substitutions | |
| Alexander Baumjohann for Joel Matip (45) | Sebastian Rudy for Timo Gebhart (73) |
| Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira for Jefferson Farfan (45) | Ciprian Marica for Alexander Hleb (81) |
| Christoph Moritz for Peer Kluge (85) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Benedikt Höwedes (28) | Georg Niedermeier (17) |
| Rafinha (70) | Serdar Tasci (72) |
| · Squads: Schalke 04 | VfB Stuttgart | |
Schalke moved to the top of the Bundesliga table for at least 24 hours with a home victory over Stuttgart.
Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi struck the winning goal after 56 minutes following a frantic 10-minute period when all three goals in the game were scored.
Edu Goncalves opened the scoring for the hosts less than a minute after his introduction as a half-time substitute before Serdar Tasci equalised after 50 minutes.
Kuranyi had the final say, however, to move Schalke a point ahead of Bayern Munich, who can regain top place when they host relegation-haunted Freiburg tomorrow.
Schalke had the first chance on goal after 14 minutes when Jefferson Farfan collided with defender Georg Niedermeier and the ball broke to Kuranyi who curled a shot that skidded past the right-hand post.
Despite the early chance, Stuttgart controlled the majority of the first-half possession and almost went ahead on 35 minutes when Pavel Pogrebnyak was sent through one-on-one with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
The Russian picked his spot but Neuer was up to the task, making a superb reaction save to keep the scores level.
The second half began with a flurry of goals and Edu claimed the opener with his first touch after coming on for Farfan at half-time.
A quick passing move between Peer Kluge and Kuranyi set up Edu to roll his shot past an exposed Jens Lehmann.
The lead lasted just four minutes as Timo Gebhart's pin-point cross found defender Tasci at the far post to head home from inside the six-yard box.
Schalke then reclaimed their lead in the 56th minute thanks to the Bundesliga's leading goalscorer Kuranyi.
A well-worked free-kick and an ill-advised attempt from the away defence to play Kuranyi offside allowed the 28-year-old striker the easiest of finishes for his 14th league goal of the season.
Schalke should have made the points safe 10 minutes later when Kuranyi burst clear and rolled a pass across the six-yard box only for Edu to blast his shot over the crossbar.
Stuttgart poured forward to find an equaliser and almost got it when Molinaro's 89th-minute shot was blocked on the line.