The fact that Steven Skrzybski of all people scored Kiel’s winning goal against Schalke somehow fits in with S04’s misery.

FC Schalke 04 lost 1-0 at Holstein Kiel, with Steven Skrzybski scoring the winning goal for the “Kieler Störche”.

Skrzybski, of all people, has to be mentioned at this point. The 31-year-old played for Schalke in the 2020/2021 season and is a big fan of the club. 32 games, four goals, five assists: but Skrzybski was no longer good enough for S04 and went to Kiel.

And that’s where he performed, just like this season. 18 appearances, seven goals and two assists are impressive. However, the fact that he became the match-winner against Schalke of all teams did not seem particularly pleasing

Skrzybski could only rejoice for a short time and was already thinking about “his Schalke” the second moment. He said on Sky: “We were longing for a win. We came close against Magdeburg recently. I’m happy that we won and played to nil again. “

Skrzybski on Schalke: “What is possible for me, I pursue very much. Everyone knows what the club means to me. My job in this game was to play well for Holstein Kiel. But from now on I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for Schalke. It’s something special for every opponent when you play against Schalke. “

Kiel coach Marcel Rapp, meanwhile, was delighted that Holstein recorded their first three-pointer in 2024 and have now established themselves at the top: “That was a really good game from us. We were in it right from the start. The only thing we can criticize ourselves for is not taking our chances. Otherwise, it was a really good performance.”

And there was also plenty of praise for Schalke fan Skrzybski, who scored on the volley against Schalke. Rapp: “Steven can take balls like that, I know that. I see that in training. It’s nice that it’s now worked in the game too.”

Kiel are in second place with 39 points after 21 games and travel to SC Paderborn next weekend. SV Wehen Wiesbaden await Schalke in their home arena