In the match of the 14th round of the German Bundesliga Schalke at home played in an effective draw against the worst team of the current season of Cologne (2-2).

Cologne approached this match in the status of a clear outsider, typing in the first 13 games, only two points, while Schalke leads for the time being a successful fight for a place in the zone of the Champions League.

"Cobalt" came forward not without the help of Eugene Konoplyanka, which the back of the head brought to the meeting with the goalkeeper Kalijururi, and he gave in a blow to Burgstein - 1: 0. However, at the beginning of the second half, the score was equal - Ozcan's head extended the flight of the ball after filing with a free kick, and Girassi delivered the final blow.

Konoplyanka left the field in the 70th minute of the game, and after another two minutes Schalke again came forward - the defender managed to block the first attack Harita, but the finishing did not cope any.

But it took only five minutes, as Girassi designed the double, confidently realizing the penalty kick, appointed for the game by hand. The ball, by the way, would fly far above the gate, do not play the player Schalke hand.

Already in the third added minute, Osaka left Cologne with ten men, receiving a second yellow card, but the owners did not have time to take advantage of the numerical advantage.

After this match Schalke takes the third position in the standings, behind the second place by one point, and from the first to seven. Cologne remains in last place, and their backlog from the safe 15th place is nine points.

In the next round Schalke will go on a visit to Borussia M, and Cologne will try to take points in a home match against Freiburg.

Schalke - Cologne 2: 2 Goals: Burgstaller, 36, Harit, 72 - Girassi, 50, 77 (penalties) Schalke: Farmann - Istanbul, Naldo, Nastasic (Shopf, 82) - Kalijuri, McKenney (56 Goretzka), Mayer, Ochkopka - Harit, Burgstaller, Linnet (Embolo, 70) Cologne: - Horn - Olkowski, Mere (Bissek, 46), Sorensen, Horn, Raush-Joyich (Clemens, 72), Lehmann, Ozjan - Osako, Girassi (Handwacker, 82 ) Warning: Osaka Deletion: Osako, 90 + 3.