Schalke 04 scored 4 times in the second half to beat battling Hanover 96 5-4 for their win since November and climb to 5th in a dazzling restart to the Bundesliga season on Friday following a four-week winter break.
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It was not until Lewis Holtby, who is joining Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the seson, restored a two-goal margin two minutes from time Schalke wrapped up the three points.
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'' It was a real spectacle for the fans , they had fun but for me as a coach it was not that comfortable '' said Schalke coach Jens Keller, relieved to have made a winning Bundesliga debut on the Schalke bench after taking over in December, just before the break.
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'' I thouught we had wrapped it up after our 2-0 lead. This game was difficult on the nerves '', Keller told reporters.
Good one for Schalke for this achievement. The win came on time for the football club