The German Football Association has suspended Schalke defender Ozan Kabak for five matches for his act in the Bundesliga round 2 match against Werder Bremen.

In one of the episodes, the Turkish footballer played roughly against Bremen defender Ludwig Augustinsson, and then spat in the direction of the opponent, who was already lying on the lawn.

The referee of the meeting missed it and did not punish the Turk in any way, but after the match the moment was revised and a harsh verdict was issued.

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Interestingly, the cobalt defender did not finish that fight anyway - in the 84th minute he earned a second yellow card and left his team in the minority. The match ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of Werder Bremen.

After the match, “Schalke” fired the head coach David Wagner and appointed in his place 41-year-old Manuel Baum, who previously worked with the youth teams of Germany.

Schalke kicked off the new season with two defeats. In the starting round, the Gelsenkirchen team were destroyed by Bayern Munich with a score of 0: 8.