Schalke, having minutely defeated his neighbor on the tournament standings - Mainz, already really claims a place in the zone of the league of Europe, from which Gelsenkirchentsev now separates only 4 points.
Ukrainian midfielder Schalke Eugene Konoplyanka again did not qualify for the match.
Mainz - Schalke 0: 1 Goal: Kolasinats, 50.
Mainz: Leszl-Donati, Bungert, Andre Ramallo, Brosinski-Gbamen, Lutz (Muto, 82) -Oztunali, Bojan Krkic (Quaison, 61), Khayro Samperio (De Blasis, 61) -Cordoba.
Schalke: Fermann - Kerer, Hevedes, Badstuber, Kolasinac - Gorecka (Bentalaleb, 46), Istanbul - Shepf, Meyer (Kalijauri, 62), Chupo-Moting - Burgstaller (Di Santo, 83).
Warnings: Jairo Samperio, Bungert - Burgstaller, Badstuber, Shepf, Chupo-Moting.