Bremen had a perfect six points before the match but Schalke ripped up the formbook to triumph 2-0 courtesy of goals from German international forward Kevin Kuranyi and substitute Hamit Altintop.
"We are delighted to leapfrog Bremen who are a great team," said Schalke coach Mirko Slomka. "We had so many chances to win the game convincingly but we will take the 2-0. There is no point in getting carried away though as we have only played three games."
A tight game was expected but that was not the case, with Schalke, inspired by their Brazilian playmaker Lincoln, dominating proceedings and only an exceptional display from Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese kept the scorline down. "We never found our game. We were too passive and could not handle Schalke," admitted Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf. "Tim (Wiese) was great for us tonight but there were many who werent." |
