Schalke 04 vs. 1. FC Union Berlin: Schalke 04 beats Union Berlin 3–1 after late goals

Gosens opens the scoring

Schalke 04 took the lead against 1. FC Union Berlin in the 25th minute when Gosens scored. Schalke had to make an earlier change after Dejan Ljubicic was hurt following a challenge by Rothe; Dina Ebimbe replaced him in the 21st minute.

Schalke came close to adding another goal before halftime. Rothe cleared Aouchiche’s shot off the line in the 33rd minute, and Ronnnow blocked Adamu’s close-range attempt two minutes later. Gosens’s goal remained the difference at the break.

Aouchiche extends the lead

Aouchiche scored shortly after halftime from Adamu’s pass, putting Schalke two goals ahead. An initial offside decision was reversed after a VAR review, and the goal stood.

Union had chances to respond in consecutive minutes. Karius saved Schafer’s first-time shot in the 54th, and Rothe headed against the crossbar in the 55th. Both chances left Schalke’s lead intact.

Chances continue in the second half

Karius later denied Rothe in the 75th minute. At the other end, Ronnnow saved an attempt by Adamu in the 79th, and Marin Ljubicic hit the post in the 87th. The score stayed unchanged through those exchanges.

Skarke scores before Wober finishes it

Union cut the deficit in the sixth minute of added time. Rothe sent the ball across goal for Skarke, who scored to make it 2–1. Wober then cleared the ball ahead of Skarke two minutes later.

In the 13th minute of added time, Hwang’s pass set up Wober for Schalke’s third goal. Schalke finished with a 3–1 win after the two teams traded goals late in the second half.