Schalke lost Thursday’s friendly match at Borussia Mönchengladbach. However, there was plenty of praise from the Gladbach coach after the game.

FC Schalke 04 played a friendly match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday afternoon. The match was played on the side pitch at the stadium in front of 1,500 spectators and ended in a 0-2 defeat.

Nevertheless, coach Miron Muslic’s team made a good impression. Against the Bundesliga team, the Royal Blues created several good scoring opportunities, especially in the first half, but were unable to capitalize on any of them. Compared to previous games in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second-placed team has clearly shown the direction in which it wants to develop its play. “It was a good test for us against a robust team that is in very good physical condition and also has a lot of confidence,” Seoane told Sky after the game. “I think that we weren’t as consistent defensively, especially in the first half, and allowed one or two too many chances. Maybe they weren’t crystal clear chances, the finishes weren’t that clear, but we still allowed far too many.”

And the S04 defense, which has been impressive in the four games in the 2nd division so far, also caused his team serious problems. And that despite the fact that only Timo Becker was playing from the regular defense. “In contrast to the last Bundesliga game, we created few chances and found few combinations, but we were much more efficient in front of goal and scored two goals.”

Seoane paid Schalke the respect they deserved, as the result did not reflect the course of the game. “I’m pleased that we also played a friendly without conceding and scored two goals, but the performance wasn’t what the result might suggest,” admitted the BMG coach. And so the miners can take a lot of positives from this friendly defeat.