The Schalke substitute Breel Embolo cut back into the box and Knoche deflected the ball into his own net for the game’s only goal as the visitors moved up to 49 points with seven games left. Ten minutes earlier Schalke’s keeper Ralf Fährmann had saved a penalty to keep them in the game. Hamburg, the only club to have played in the Bundesliga every season since the league’s creation in 1963, are seven points away from the relegation play-off spot occupied by Mainz 05, with just seven games left. Everything looked to be going well for the former European champions and their new coach, Christian Titz, when Douglas Santos put them ahead in the 25th minute. But Hertha struck twice in seven minutes in the second half, with goals from Valentino Lazaro and Salomon Kalou, to snatch the three points.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 21:47 UTC