At stake was a ticket to the quarterfinal of the national cup, where Hertha really wanted to get. The Berlin club scored two goals and made a serious bid to advance further.

However, Hertha did not have enough strength to keep the winning score, and in extra time Schalke came forward, using the removal of the opponent.

Note that the debut ball was chalked up by Polish striker Krzysztof Piontek, bought from Milan.

Schalke - Hertha 3: 2.

Goals: Kaliguri, 76, Arit, 82, Raman, 115 - Kepke, 12, Piontek, 39 Schalke: Nyubel - Kaliguri (Miranda 90), Todibo (Kabak, 46), Nastasich, Ochipka - Shef, Mascarel, Buzhelyab (McKenney,.

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