FC Schalke can dream of the Westfalenpokal. In the semi-final, there was a clear 3:0 against BVB.
Last year, FC Schalke 04 won the Westfalenpokal for U19 juniors. In the final, they beat Borussia Dortmund 3:1 at the Parkstadion.
This year, the derby was already in the semi-finals – FC Schalke won again – this time with 3:0 (1:0). SC Paderborn now awaits in the final.
About the match: Coach Norbert Elgert’s team started more actively, but without being really forceful. BVB had the first real opportunity. In the end, Dortmund’s goal scorer Julian Rijkhoff missed from five metres.
After 35 minutes, Schalke’s attacker Keke Topp scored the 1:0 – but after BVB’s goalkeeper Robin Lisewski made a mistake, the jubilation lasted only for a short time, because the referee’s assistant had decided on offside.
The last scenes before the break also belonged to the Königsblauen. First Yannick Tonye failed to beat Lisewski, then Kelsey Meisel missed the ball decisively – the next opportunity was lost.
BVB coach Mike Tullberg reacted at half-time. He brought on three new players, a sign that he was not happy with the first half.
But things did not get any better from Dortmund’s point of view. After a lively start to the second half, FC Schalke struck. After Maxwell Gyamfi’s preparation, Tonye was in the right place and scored to make it 1:0 (65th).
Five minutes later they almost equalised, but Rijkhoff just missed the 1:1. The Knappen did better again. Substitute Semin Kojic scored the decisive goal nine minutes before the end. Four minutes later, Kojic even scored a brace. At the latest, BVB was truly beaten.
SC Paderborn, who surprisingly beat VfL Bochum 2-1 in the first semi-final, now awaits Schalke in the final.
For BVB it remains a season without a title. In the Youth League, BVB lost to Hajduk Split in the quarter-finals, in the final of the German championship, BVB lost to FSV Mainz 05 4-2 after extra time, and in the DFB Cup, BVB lost to FC St. Pauli in the round of 16.
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