FC Schalke 04 gave away a 2:0 lead against SC Paderborn and had to be satisfied with a 3:3 draw in the end.

2:0, 2:2, 2:3, 3:3: The 61,500 fans in the Veltins-Arena saw a crazy game in the encounter between FC Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn. It was obvious that Schalke were determined to go one better after their brilliant performance against league leaders FC St. Pauli.

However, the visitors from Paderborn made life difficult for the Gelsenkirchen side – both at the time of the 2-0 win and even more so afterwards.

“In the end, both clubs have to accept the result. It feels a bit more like a defeat – but perhaps Lukas Kwasniok also feels that way. But I will take the positives from this game. We showed mental strength, came back and scored the 3:3. After the Magdeburg game, everyone would have signed the four points against St. Pauli and Paderborn. Of course we shouldn’t have let the 2-0 lead slip, but I’m still proud that the team came back,” said Schalke coach Karel Geraerts.

Paderborn’s Lukas Kwasniok had a similar view. He analyzed at the press conference: “The spectators got their money’s worth, six goals were scored. All in all, we’re satisfied with the point. We have a young, developing team – and the way they fought back after going 2-0 down and turned the game around was perhaps not to be expected. We’re delighted with the performance and the point. “

Schalke moved five points clear of relegation 16th place with the point, while Paderborn are just two points behind third place.

“Paderborn did well in the second half, we’ll take the point with us now. We have to keep the positive feeling, we’ve picked up four points from the last two games against good teams,” said Schalke striker Simon Terodde at the end