Alessandro Schoepf (L) and Augsburg’s German defender Felix
Uduokhai vie for the ball during the German first division football
Bundesliga match FC Augsburg 1907 vs FC Schalke 04 in Augsburg,
southern Germany, on December 13, 2020. POOL
Bundesliga crisis club Schalke saw their winless run
extended to 27 games on Sunday after Augsburg forward Marco Richter
snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in a 2-2 draw overshadowed by a
serious injury to Mark Uth.
Richter’s late header crowned a heartbreaking evening for
Schalke, who remain on course to equal Tasmania Berlin’s notorious,
54-year-old Bundesliga record of 31 games without a win.
Schalke’s misery was compounded by concerns for Uth, who was
stretchered from the field unconscious after a clash of heads with
Augsburg defender Felix Uduokhai in the 10th minute.
“It was a very worrying moment with Mark. He will stay in
hospital overnight and we are crossing our fingers for him,”
Schalke technical director Sascha Riether told Sky.
The striker was treated on-field for around 15 minutes before
being carried from the pitch attached to a drip and wearing a neck
brace.
Schalke later confirmed that the 29-year-old was “stable and
responsive” and on his way to the hospital, but both sets of
players were left visibly shocked by the incident.
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After the game resumed with a 15-minute delay, Augsburg took the
lead from a corner in the 32nd minute, Suat Serdar accidentally
heading the ball into his own net.
Uduokhai later clashed heads with another Schalke player, Nassim
Boujellab, who played on with bandages on his head.
Schalke came out fighting in the second half, and Benito Raman
levelled the scores with a delicate chip over goalkeeper Rafal
Gikiewicz on 52 minutes.
Augsburg’s Florian Niederlechner was sent off for a second
yellow card several minutes later after colliding with Schalke
defender Salif Sane in another aerial duel.
Serdar redeemed himself shortly afterwards as he fired a low
cross towards Boujellab, who smashed the ball past Gikiewicz to
give Schalke the lead.
Yet Richter dashed hopes of a first league win since January 17
when he flicked a Michael Gregoritsch cross past Ralf Faehrmann two
minutes from time to save a point for 10-man Augsburg.
The draw leaves Schalke bottom of the league, with just four
points from 11 games this season.
AFP
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